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How to Sing Like Amy Winehouse

Rock and R&B singer Amy Winehouse sold millions of CDs in the mid-2000s, including the best-selling "Back to Black" which featured the catchy, controversial song "Rehab." Noted for her rich, soulful voice, unconventional style and sometimes out-of-control personal life, Winehouse caused a sensation and received mostly positive reviews from critics. Here's how to emulate her rhythm and blues style.

Instructions

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      Learn how to sing soul and blues from the heart. Listen to and imitate singers like Martha Reeve, Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin. Take that style and fuse it with a modern, world-weary attitude.

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      Sing lyrics about heartbreak, cheating and sexy shoes. Turn the art of rock lyric writing into poetry with songs like "Wake Up Alone" and "Me and Mr. Jones." Show a propensity for emotional warbling and lyrics that belie your age.

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      Draw from your real-life experiences to write powerful songs like "Rehab." Record the diatribe against being forced into alcohol and drug rehabilitation and turn it into your most famous and lauded song.

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      Use your distinctive stage presence to further accentuate the power of your songs. Wear your jet-black hair in an updo, draw on cat-eyes and wear vampy high heels.

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      Meld the low, smoky tones of a jazz chanteuse with some of the lesser known girl group vocalists of the 1960s. Emphasize this combination to get your vocal sound on songs like "Me and Mr. Jones."

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