Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae and jazz.
Winehouse performing live in July 2004
Winehouse at the Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts in 2007
Winehouse with Mick Jagger at the Isle of Wight Festival on the Isle of Wight, England where she sang "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" with the Rolling Stones on 10 June 2007.
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position."
Celine Dion's Falling into You, the 1997 winner, also won Album of the Year.
Steely Dan's Two Against Nature, the 2001 winner, also won Album of the Year.
Norah Jones' debut album, Come Away with Me, won this award and Album of the Year in 2003.