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"One day after Amy Winehouse&amp;apos;s tragic death, her family has issued a statement regarding the 27-year-old singer&amp;apos;s untimely passing.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Our family has been left bereft by the loss of Amy, a wonderful daughter, sister, niece. She leaves a gaping hole in our lives,&amp;quot; the Winehouse family tells Us Weekly in a statement. &amp;quot;We are coming together to remember her and we would appreciate some privacy and space at this terrible time.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe &amp;quot;You Know I&amp;apos;m No Good&amp;quot; singer is survived by her father, Mitch, her mother, Janis, and her older brother, Alex. Winehouse&amp;apos;s father was in New York City when he learned of her death. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m getting on the next plane back. I&amp;apos;m coming home. I have to be with Amy,&amp;quot; he reportedly said. &amp;quot;I can&amp;apos;t crack up for her sake. My family needs me. I&amp;apos;m devastated; it&amp;apos;s such a shock.&amp;quot;\r\nPHOTOS: Amy Winehouse&amp;apos;s tumultuous life\r\nJanis believed her daughter&amp;apos;s death had been &amp;quot;only a matter of time&amp;quot; when they met just 24 hours earlier. &amp;quot;She seemed out of it,&amp;quot; Janis said. &amp;quot;But her passing so suddenly still hasn&amp;apos;t hit me.&amp;quot;\r\nWhen their visit was over, Winehouse said: &amp;quot;I love you, mum.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;They are the words I will always treasure,&amp;quot; Janis now says. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m glad I saw her when I did.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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