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Amy Winehouse cancels shows after Belgrade blunder

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – English pop singer Amy Winehouse, whose promising career has been crippled by substance abuse problems, cut short a European tour on Sunday after fans in Belgrade jeered her shoddy opening-night performance.

Winehouse, 27, sporting her trademark bouffant hairdo and figure-hugging dress, struggled to perform her songs and keep her balance as her band gamely played on. On some tunes, the audience did most of the singing.

On other occasions, Winehouse lectured her bandmates, and anxiously clutched her arms. She appeared to be reading the lyrics from a teleprompter. The singer was headlining a Serbian festival, whose lineup included techno singer Moby.

A representative said upcoming festival dates in Istanbul on Monday and in Athens on Wednesday would be canceled. Her next show is scheduled for July 8 in Spain.

"Despite feeling sure that she wanted to fulfill these commitments, she has agreed with management that she cannot perform to the best of her ability and will return home," a statement said. "She would like to apologize to fans expecting to see her at the shows but feels that this is the right thing to do."

Belgrade media and fans heaped abuse on her in the aftermath of the show. One fan, writing on Winehouse's website, described her as "another punkass junkie and lush."

Another took a more sympathetic view. "I was there, and it was (a) sad thing to watch. Shame on her management, to allow her on stage in that state. She's not to blame -- she needs help."

Winehouse has been getting help for years as she struggled with addiction. She rose to mainstream fame in 2006 with the hit single "Rehab," and won four Grammys awards in 2008 including best new artist and album of the year. She was unable to attend the ceremony in Los Angeles because of legal problems, and she is yet to release a follow-up recording.

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I agree with the "shame on her management" comment. They should've known better.

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Amy Winehouse cancels shows after Belgrade blunder

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – English pop singer Amy Winehouse, whose promising career has been crippled by substance abuse problems, cut short a European tour on Sunday after fans in Belgrade jeered her shoddy opening-night performance.

Winehouse, 27, sporting her trademark bouffant hairdo and figure-hugging dress, struggled to perform her songs and keep her balance as her band gamely played on. On some tunes, the audience did most of the singing.

On other occasions, Winehouse lectured her bandmates, and anxiously clutched her arms. She appeared to be reading the lyrics from a teleprompter. The singer was headlining a Serbian festival, whose lineup included techno singer Moby.

A representative said upcoming festival dates in Istanbul on Monday and in Athens on Wednesday would be canceled. Her next show is scheduled for July 8 in Spain.

"Despite feeling sure that she wanted to fulfill these commitments, she has agreed with management that she cannot perform to the best of her ability and will return home," a statement said. "She would like to apologize to fans expecting to see her at the shows but feels that this is the right thing to do."

Belgrade media and fans heaped abuse on her in the aftermath of the show. One fan, writing on Winehouse's website, described her as "another punkass junkie and lush."

Another took a more sympathetic view. "I was there, and it was (a) sad thing to watch. Shame on her management, to allow her on stage in that state. She's not to blame -- she needs help."

Winehouse has been getting help for years as she struggled with addiction. She rose to mainstream fame in 2006 with the hit single "Rehab," and won four Grammys awards in 2008 including best new artist and album of the year. She was unable to attend the ceremony in Los Angeles because of legal problems, and she is yet to release a follow-up recording.

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I agree with the "shame on her management" comment. They should've known better.

I can already tell you why, they were hoping that money would come on in and she would do the damn thang, money that's what the problem was, not "wait let's see how well she is to do this or can she?"

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I can already tell you why, they were hoping that money would come on in and she would do the damn thang, money that's what the problem was, not "wait let's see how well she is to do this or can she?"

So they were just backstage hoping for a miracle? :sigh:

It's sad that nobody in her camp spoke up about her obvious lack of ability to perform, or even function as a person for that matter.

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So they were just backstage hoping for a miracle? :sigh:

It's sad that nobody in her camp spoke up about her obvious lack of ability to perform, or even function as a person for that matter.

:yep: they shoulda consulted with Britney's people they got her heavily under control -_-

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I can already tell you why, they were hoping that money would come on in and she would do the damn thang, money that's what the problem was, not "wait let's see how well she is to do this or can she?"

Yeah they pretty much saw dollar signs. :filenails:

Headlining a festival is a fat paycheck and I'm sure her people didn't want to back out because they would have gotten a fat lawsuit. So they put her ass out there and let her sink. :(

The least they could have done was monitor her for 24 hrs and make sure she stayed clean long enough to perform. -_-

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