The video describes her as "a wasted talent" referring to her as a "drugged up star"

Several questions also bring up interesting points about her star image.

Jonathan Ross mentions how she "sounds common", to which Amy explains she was offered elocution lessons but they didn't stick with her.

He also brings up how she was managed by ... who also managed S-club seven and the Spice Girls, going onto ask if they tried to mould her into something else. She responds with a joke and then explains that she has her own style and writes her own songs, giving them very little room to add to this.

In general these questions and the responses from Amy give the impression of a witty, down to earth and authentic star. the following stripped back performance supported only by an acoustic guitar also demonstrates her extreme musical talent

She speaks openly about her addiction in her reluctance to go to rehab and can be seen as her seeing her piece on the media discussions of her addiction.

the lyrics also demonstrate her desperation with lines such as "i dont ever wanna drink again, i just need a friend'

constructed using hundreds of hours of archival footage, much of it take from home footage, aswell as interviews with those close to her. It provides an intimate portrayal that ultimately shifts much of the blame onto the people around her that exploited her, primarily her father, Mitch Winehouse

this is by no means to say that there was no sympathy for her during her life and around the time of the death, by the documentary seems to speak her side of the story in a powerful way

the following quotes taken from the article speak to the disgusting way Amy was reported on:

"one of the world’s tiniest pop stars is crouched next to a garbage pail"

"a plastic bag to hold her cosmetics"

"Her soda spilled inside her fake Louis, he says, pointing at the beaten-up mock Lois Vuitton purse atop the rubbish."

"the scars that cover her left forearm come from wounds she inflicted on herself ages ago, though they look considerably fresher than that"

"ratty beehive"

"an assortment of old-school pinup-girl tattoos, some with their tits hanging out"

"She’s not above putting on an exaggerated pout when she doesn’t want to do something, and stomping off when that doesn’t wor"

At no point in the article is an ounce of concern shown for her, instead they practically mock her appearance and flaws

one photo is captured "Shambolic Existence"

"emaciated tattooed limbs, the jungle of a black beehive weave and the hallucinatory glow of her transparent green eyes."

"All around her, Winehouse’s home is in disarray: discarded bags of crisps, crumpled nuggets of tinfoil, beer bottles, lingerie boxes and scattered old credit cards tell of a long night that hasn’t ended in weeks, maybe months."

the above cover photo was captioned: "Bad state: Amy earlier this week with acne on her face"

This is also reflected in her image with her iconic beehive hairdo

Interestingly it puts forward the idea of "how Amy's style became a physical manifestation of the things that she loved the most in life.", those being "Innocence & Romance", "Drama", "Love" and memories of "Another Time".

It serves as an interesting insight to the perception of her star image and public persona

The title was also in reference to one of her idols, Frank Sinatra, and shows how Amy was open about her musical influences

The album was met with great critical success and secured her as a legend in the British Music Industry

-Brit Awards: Won Best British Female Solo Artist and nominated for Best British Album

-Grammy Awards: Nominations for Album of the year

and won Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album as well as Best New Artist for Winehouse and Song of The Year for the single 'Rehab'

The instrumentation seamlessly combines aspects of 50s jazz through its choice of diminished guitar chords and use of saxophone and trumpets, with the undeniably contemporary R&B beat.

Similarly the lyrics reflect her humorous and, at times, crude attitude with lines such as:

"Feel like a lady, and you my lady boy"

"I'm not gonna meet your mother anytime
I just wanna grip your body over mine"

"I got really into Motown girl groups. I liked Otis Redding from 14 or 15, but I listened to hip-hop and jazz for so many years. It goes jazz, soul, Motown, then hip-hop. Obviously, I've gone in the middle."

She sites more specific examples of influence from legendary musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk and Aretha Franklin.

In general media depictions appeared much more positive and affectionate than the scandalous depictions that began to dominate from around 2006 onwards

It also describes the way in which she was "emblematic of the ways that the entertainment and media industries fail young stars"

This becomes most apparent when comparing how the same media outlets speak so differently about at the time of release and after her death

Some such quotes include:

"her look-how-messed-I-am public persona"

"But Winehouse's slow public wreck isn't just an unfortunate thing that's happening to someone who happens to be a star, it's part of her act"

The article sickeningly ends with the statement: "Frank comes off as the first chapter in the Romantic myth of the poet who feels too deeply and ends up killing herself for her audience's entertainment. And that is some bullshit."

This presents another direct example of how media outlets shifted from exploitative and degrading to sympathetic upon her death.

The essence of the article is perhaps best encapsulated in the hypocrisy in: "The way media dotes over its tortured male artists while undermining the personal struggles of women who suffer the same"

Once again, the article demonstrates a change in attitude from Pitchfork

A point raised which is valuable to examining Amy Winehouse is its discussion of fan identification through lyrics that reflect details of the personal lives of the singer, a recurring theme of this portfolio

Perhaps most applicable to the case of Winehouse is how the word diva often seemed loaded with negative and misogynistic connotations.

They write how the "'Diva' description could mean criticism of 'diva--like behaviour" or, in more positive or neutral understandings "that the diva is a singular and stand-out presence – worthy of debate, impressively tough, unavoidably fierce"

She states the authenticity she believes her music carries and also openly discusses a recent break-up

Released just 3 days after her passing, it exemplifies how even in death, her love life was an incredibly prominent aspect of media coverage about her.

He discusses Winehouse's position in relation to the allegations, describing how "the papers' bad-taste documenting of her downward spiral bordered on cruelty"

It also speculates on whether she had cheated on him

This Article speculates about her break up with the boyfriend Reg Traviss after he was "seen holding his ex-girlfriend Raven Isis Holt's hand while they partied in London in the early hours of Sunday morning."

Similarly it discusses how class plays apart in this, discussing how "The term ‘chav’ has been used recently to label certain celebrities who are seen to embody a lack of taste and accomplishment". This is certainly the case in the manner that the press often commented on her appearance