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This moment, only seven years removed from it, is driven home with further heartbreak knowing that it’s only been a mere four years since she passed. The memory of Amy Winehouse winning Record of the Year at the 50th edition of The Grammys is one that I always seem to revisit whenever I find myself on a random binge of all things Amy on YouTube. And so, in recognition of what would have been Amy Winehouse’s 32nd birthday today, we look back at her legendary Record of the Year win at the 50th Grammy Awards, where we were treated to a reaction that breaks all our collective hearts and yet makes them burst with pride for her achievement each time we see it. Though it pains fans such as myself to now celebrate her posthumously, it will not stop us from toasting to her life continually. She of brazen soul and boundless spirit, who already achieved such iconic status within the short, Earth-scorching time she was with us. After all reflection, I’d be hard pressed to not include Amy in that list. The impact one name can make on a whole culture can be referenced to the who’s who of mononymity that I just rattled off. Such criteria holds true when thinking of the Stings, Madonnas, Princes, Stevies, Beyonces, Janets and Michaels of the world. To live up to a mononymous standing in music, an artist usually has to have built up an iconic status and legendary catalog to boot.