What kind of accent did Amy Winehouse have?
She is often referred to as “Cockney” but I don’t think she has a Cockney accent. She’s from Camden. I’m talking about her speech not her singing voice, which sounds American. Amy’s accent is totally fake.
Why does Amy Winehouse sing with an American accent?
Amy Winehouse didn’t just sound American, she sounded like a black American blues/soul/jazz singer because that is who she was emulating. She was singing in the style and tradition of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, etc. That’s why she sounds “American”.
Why does Amy Winehouse sound like that?
It seemed fake, but because there was a massive drug problem you couldn’t say it was fake, but her actual voice was fake. She had a real life with a fake voice.” Barrow was already on record as being a critic of Mark Ronson, who produced Winehouse’s Back to Black.
Does Amy Winehouse have a British accent?
Amy Winehouse, the absolutely iconic British singer, was born in London and raised in Camden- artistic, alternative and laid-back district of London. However, she was raised in a Jewish family, went to a typical English school and had a very mixed Cockney- based accent (however it wasn’t a real and typical Cockney).
What accent does Lily Allen have?
Cockney accent
Her sly lyrics, Cockney accent and joyful energy have all helped make her a star. Now 21, Allen has lived a transient life, moving all over London and getting expelled from several schools before dropping out altogether at 15.
Why does Lily Allen sing with an accent?
She speaks with an East end London accent. She adopted it or created it when she created the Lilly Allen persona. Miss Cheeky East End girl of the people. She was rather well brought up, so she probably should speak more RP, or at least more Estuarine than cockney East End Cheeky Chirpy.
What is a mockney accent?
Mockney (a portmanteau of “mock” and “cockney”) is an affected accent and form of speech in imitation of cockney or working-class London speech, or a person with such an accent. A stereotypical mockney speaker comes from an upper-middle-class background.