was the singer part of any band?
Yes, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Amy Winehouse
In July 2000, she became the featured female vocalist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra; 
who had hits rehab and back to black Amy Winehouse who is this person? She was an English singer and songwriter. what genre of music was she associated with? Soul, rhythm and blues and jazz how did the first mentioned origin? Originated in the African American community throughout the United States - "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying". what are the views of denominations on this type of music? UNANSWERABLE what was the english singer's debut album? "Frank" who is the producer for this album? Island Records
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Amy Winehouse [SEP] 1997–2005: Career beginnings and "Frank"
After toying around with her brother Alex's guitar, Winehouse bought her own when she was 14 and began writing music a year later. Shortly afterwards she began working for a living, as an entertainment journalist for the World Entertainment News Network and also singing with local group the Bolsha Band. In July 2000, she became the featured female vocalist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra; influenced by Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington, the latter of whom she was already listening to at home. Winehouse's best friend, soul singer Tyler James, sent her demo tape to an A&R person. She signed to Simon Fuller's 19 Management in 2002 and was paid £250 a week against future earnings.