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(Reuters) - The funeral of British singer Amy Winehouse was being held on Tuesday after an autopsy failed to pinpoint the cause of her death.
Early indications show her music is set to dominate the British singles and albums charts this weekend, mirroring what happened in the weeks following the death of Michael Jackson.
The 27-year-old Winehouse, who had long battled drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in bed at her home in London on Saturday. Her funeral was being attended only by family and close friends, a spokesman said.
An inquest opened on Monday and was adjourned until October, with police describing the death as unexplained. More tests are being carried out, with the results expected next month.
Her family was quoted in newspapers as saying they thought she died of a heart attack or seizure. Her boyfriend, Reg Traviss, denied rumours that she died in a drug-fuelled haze.
"She had been full of life and so upbeat recently, exercising every day and doing yoga," he told the Sun. "This terrible thing that happened is like an accident."
Record industry body the Official Charts Company said on Tuesday that the singer's music was expected to dominate the British charts.
She is on course to have seven singles in the Top 40 and 14 in the Top 200, with the biggest selling track currently "Back To Black" followed by "Rehab", "Tears Dry On Their Own", "You Know I'm No Good" and "Valerie".
In the year following his death in June 2009 Jackson sold more records in Britain than any other artist.
As she fought drugs and alcohol, Winehouse slid from being a chirpy teenage singer to someone who could barely walk at her final concert performance in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday that material recorded before Winehouse's death could be released as a posthumous album. They cited sources who said Winehouse had recorded "a lot of material" and that her parents would have the final say on whether a new album was to be released.
Winehouse's spokesman told Reuters there was no news about the release of a third album. "I know there's material about, but no one's talked about it," he said.
(Reporting by Stephen Addison; editing by Robert Woodward)
Final respects for troubled Amy
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
enlargeA convoy of vehicles, many with tinted windows, drew up at the Edgwarebury Cemetery in north London ahead of a private service.
Kelly Osbourne, wearing her hair in what appeared to be Amy's trademark beehive style, was among the famous faces invited to attend the ceremony.
Dressed in black and wearing a pair of dark glasses, she clutched a white rose in her hands as her car pulled up outside the leafy cemetery.
A gaggle of photographers, more used to capturing Amy's notorious appearances on stage and in the courthouse, lined the lane as mourners arrived.
They stood alongside a few dedicated fans who came to pay tribute to the 27-year-old, who was found dead at her home in Camden, north London, on Saturday.
The service comes after police revealed they will have to wait up to four weeks for the results of toxicology tests to establish her cause of death. A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday was inconclusive.
Producer and DJ Mark Ronson walked in through the gates unaccompanied as the last mourners arrived to bid the star a final goodbye.
Amy's bandmates, Zalon and Heshima Thompson, were among the select group included in the private ceremony which, according to Jewish law, had to take place as soon as possible after the star's death.
The singer's goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield, paid tribute to her today. Writing on Twitter, the 15-year-old singer said: "I feel like apart of my Soul has departed with the beautiful Song Bird Amy... Please Say a PRAY... She loved everyone.x".
Private Funeral Tuesday for Amy Winehouse
The family of Amy Winehouse is set to hold a private funeral Tuesday for the British singer, who was found dead Saturday inside her home.
A family spokesman said Winehouse will be buried in a private ceremony for family and close friends.
London police said Monday an autopsy failed to determine how the 27-year-old died. They are calling her death unexplained, but say it is not suspicious.
Forensic experts will now carry out toxicology tests, whose results could take several weeks.
Winehouse's parents stepped outside the singer's London home Monday to thank gathered mourners and fans for their support.
The singer led a tumultuous life, struggling with drugs, alcohol and abusive relationships even while critics and fans hailed her as a masterful blues and jazz artist. She gained worldwide success with her Grammy award-winning second album Back to Black.
But Winehouse also struggled to keep her career on track. She cancelled her European tour last month after an audience in Serbia booed her off the stage when she appeared to be disoriented and incoherent.
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