Singer Amy Winehouse, infamous for erratic public behavior, arrests and drug problems, was found dead at her apartment in London Saturday, her publicist confirmed. She was 27.
Her death came less than two months after her latest release from a rehabilitation program and weeks following a disastrous performance where she was booed off a Belgrade, Serbia, stage by disappointed fans.
Winehouse died at the same age as four other music legends. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison each died of drug overdoses when they were 27. Kurt Cobain was 27 when he committed suicide, soon after his release from rehab.
Police called the death "unexplained" early in their investigation.
London police said they were called to a home, which matches Winehouse's address, Saturday afternoon in response to "a woman found deceased."
"On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene," a police statement said.
Winehouse spokesman Chris Goodman confirmed her death for CNN Saturday.
"Everyone who is involved with Amy is shocked and devastated," Goodman said. "Our thoughts are with her family and friends. The family will issue a statement when ready.
The "Rehab" singer had a history of battling drugs and alcohol and recently left a British rehab program that a representative said was intended to prepare her for scheduled European concerts.
But she cut short the European concert tour last month following a concert in Belgrade, where she staggered around the stage and stumbled through several songs.
Audience members booed Winehouse off the stage that night just a few songs into the concert, the first of the tour.
Winehouse spokeswoman Tracey Miller told CNN at the time that the singer "agreed with management that she cannot perform to the best of her ability and will return home."
"Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen," representative Chris Goodman said in a statement in May.
SOURCE:CNN
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