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Exhausted Winehouse cancels gigs | |
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Singer Amy Winehouse has cancelled a series of European shows after being admitted to hospital suffering from "severe exhaustion". | |
The 23-year-old singerwas taken to University College London Hospital on Wednesday morning and later discharged. | |
Organisers of Norway's Oya Festival, where she was due to play, said that she cancelled without explanation. | |
A spokesman for Winehouse's record label, Island, said the singer had "been advised to take complete rest". | |
Other concerts in Norway and Denmark have also been pulled. | |
'Abrupt' | |
A message on the Oya festival website said: "The news of the cancellation came abruptly and surprisingly upon us a little before one o'clock this afternoon. | A message on the Oya festival website said: "The news of the cancellation came abruptly and surprisingly upon us a little before one o'clock this afternoon. |
"Winehouse's large crew arrived yesterday, and her backing band had just finished their sound check when we were notified. | "Winehouse's large crew arrived yesterday, and her backing band had just finished their sound check when we were notified. |
"So far no reason has been stated. We will be back with more news as soon as we have been informed." | "So far no reason has been stated. We will be back with more news as soon as we have been informed." |
The set is a latest in a string of gigs the singer has recently cancelled, citing exhaustion or ill health. | |
In the past few weeks she has pulled out of the T in the Park festival - also citing "exhaustion" - and Liverpool's Summer Pops event. | |
The singer has put her habit of cancellations down to being a perfectionist. | |
"I know it's last-minute and a bit irresponsible. But I'm a perfectionist and would rather reschedule a show than do it half-heartedly," she said in a recent interview. | |
On Tuesday, Winehouse received three nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year. |