Amy Winehouse booed to tears

Amy Winehouse was booed and jeered to tears during her first performance of
2009.
The troubled singer appeared to be intoxicated when she played at the St.
Lucia Jazz Festival on Friday (08.05.09) and after cutting her set short
disgruntled fans vented their anger towards her.
Amy - who is currently staying on the Caribbean island as she attempts to
overcome her problems with drink and drugs and write new material - started
to sob before collapsing on stage amid the jeers.
One unhappy fan said: "Amy could barely stand up, she didn't know the words
to her songs. It's a disgrace. She was so drunk she didn't know where she
was. She's a lost cause."
Amy, 25, played for just 45 minutes and the final track she attempted to
sing 'Valerie' was finished by her band without her.
Sources claim the main reason behind her binge drinking is the hurt she is
still feeling following her split from estranged husband Blake
Fielder-Civil, who is allegedly expecting a baby with another woman.
One insider told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Amy was drinking heavily
before the concert, she was really nervous about performing after so long.
"She is still very upset about Blake and was over-emotional. She is really
disappointed that fans were booing her off stage."
However, a spokesperson for the singer blamed her shambolic performance on
the weather, saying: "Amy would like to express her disappointment that
weather forced the abandonment of her show at the St. Lucia Jazz Festival.
The set started well, but as the heavens opened, a number of technical
difficulties occurred on stage, culminating with the lighting rig failing
for two songs. In addition, rain began to flood the technical wings at the
side of the stage which caused sound problems. Amy and the band tried to
soldier on but the set had to be cut short.
"Amy is very disappointed as St. Lucia has been wonderful to her and its
people have welcomed her with open arms, but circumstances beyond anyone's
control meant that this special show did not go as planned."
Amy is planning to buy a house on the island - where she spent three months
on holiday at the beginning of the year - so she can record her long-awaited
third album in peace without the temptations of the London party scene.