ONE year ago today, Amy Winehouse's body was discovered in her north London apartment, forever silencing one of R&B's most powerful voices.

The British soul singer was found dead in her Camden home on July 23, 2011. She was just 27 years old.

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Coroners later confirmed that the Rehab singer, who had battled drug and alcohol addiction for several years, had died of alcohol poisoning.



A posthumous compilation of her previously unreleased recordings, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, was released in December last year.

The album skyrocketed to number one in the UK upon its release and has sold 1.7 million copies so far.

In the year since her death, Amy's dad Mitch has started a charity in her name and penned a book, Amy, A Daughter, that details their relationship. Proceeds from the memoir go towards the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

"I've finally managed to get a sense of how brilliant she was. Hopefully, I will be able to sit and listen to her music and watch videos someday, because that's how I want to remember her," he told MTV News.