Amy Winehouse, 27, who has been found dead at her home in Camden, north London, was a talented singer songwriter whose career was marred by substance abuse.

She pulled out of a comeback tour last month after a disastrous appearance at her first gig.

She joins the long list of performers who died at age 27, Brian Jones (1969), Jimi Hendrix (1970), Janis Joplin (1970), Jim Morrison (1971) en Kurt Cobain (1994)