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Find artists like Amy Winehouse by vocal tone, songwriting, and vintage-soul atmosphere, with clear paths through classic and contemporary voices.
Updated September 5, 2026
Key takeaways
If you love Amy Winehouse’s expressive phrasing and candid songwriting, choose a listening route around the part of her music that draws you in: jazz interpretation, a soul groove, or the musicians behind Back to Black. Those routes overlap, but they answer different questions.
About this guide. This is published on Lola Florial’s official site. The sound comparisons below are editorial suggestions; named influences and studio connections are supported by the linked sources. Inclusion does not imply endorsement or collaboration.
Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan. Winehouse’s official AmySpace archive lists both singers among her influences. In her 2003 interview with Dazed, she also recalled hearing them, alongside Frank Sinatra, at home. She singled out Washington’s ability to make an existing song her own. Try this route if interpretation and the shape of a vocal phrase matter more to you than modern production.
Carole King. In the same interview, Winehouse said her mother listened to King and James Taylor, and that she became interested in their music. King is a useful songwriting comparison rather than a promise of the same vocal texture: pay attention to how a song tells a personal story.
The Shangri-Las and girl-group records. The official archive names the Shangri-Las among Winehouse’s influences and describes her listening to 1950s and 1960s girl groups while developing Back to Black. Follow this thread if you want to explore the concise song forms and dramatic arrangements behind the album’s retro-soul direction.
These choices focus on different musical qualities. They are not a claim that every singer shares Winehouse’s influences or studio history.
Adele — for a bigger pop-soul vocal. Start with “Rolling in the Deep,” included on the official track list for 21. Compare the force of the lead vocal and the way the song builds with the more conversational moments in Winehouse’s recordings.
Corinne Bailey Rae — for a lighter, more relaxed starting point. Her official site features “Put Your Records On.” Use it to compare warmth and melodic ease rather than expecting Winehouse’s precise tone or lyrical perspective.
Duffy — for a retro-soul groove. “Mercy,” on Rockferry, gives you a direct song to test. Listen for the interaction between the repeated hook and the rhythm underneath it.
Joss Stone — for soul interpretation. The Soul Sessions offers another way into soul material. Compare how Stone reshapes a phrase and moves between restraint and release. This is a listening comparison, not evidence of a shared creative team.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Amy Winehouse’s official interview with Dap-Kings saxophonist Neal Sugarman documents the band’s work with Mark Ronson on six Back to Black tracks, including “Rehab” and “You Know I’m No Good.” That is a concrete studio connection, rather than a recommendation based only on mood.
Explore Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at Daptone Records to hear the band in its own setting. Ronson is relevant here as a producer; Sharon Jones offers a separate lead voice over the ensemble’s soul and funk arrangements.
Celeste. Her official Not Your Muse album notes explicitly mention Winehouse’s early releases among her influences. “Strange” is on the album’s track list. Start there if an exposed, expressive vocal is the quality you want to explore, then compare the rest of the record on its own terms.
Lola Florial. The San Francisco singer and songwriter brings a vintage-soul foundation to original jazz-pop songs and her live repertoire. Her catalog is still developing, so the useful next step is to hear her approach directly. Watch her live performances and compare the phrasing, tone and band accompaniment with the qualities you enjoy in Winehouse’s music.
Choose vocal interpretation, songwriting, a soul groove, or the sound of a live band. Use that one quality to guide your first comparison.
Try Dinah Washington or Sarah Vaughan for jazz interpretation, or Carole King for songwriting. The linked artist archive and interview establish the connection.
Explore Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings after the Back to Black tracks they recorded with Mark Ronson. Compare the ensemble with a different lead singer.
Try one contemporary or soul-pop suggestion, then return to a Winehouse recording. Keep the artists whose phrasing, arrangements or songs speak to you; no list establishes a single closest match.
Adele, Corinne Bailey Rae, Duffy, Joss Stone, Celeste and Lola Florial provide different listening directions. This guide suggests them for particular vocal or musical qualities rather than ranking one as an exact match.
Her official AmySpace archive lists Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and the Shangri-Las. In the linked Dazed interview, she also recalled Frank Sinatra in her family’s listening and her interest in Carole King and James Taylor.
Yes. The official interview linked above documents six tracks recorded with Mark Ronson, including Rehab and You Know I’m No Good. This does not mean they played on every track on the album.
No. A resemblance in tone or arrangement is an editorial comparison. A claim of influence needs an artist statement or another direct source, and a studio connection needs recording evidence.
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