Amy Winehouse To Stop Touring From September

Amy Winehouse looks set to take a hiatus from performing live, so she can concentrate on getting clean from drugs and recovering from her illness.

Mitch Winehouse - the singer's father - is quoted as saying, "Amy has five gigs that she is contractually obliged to do between now and then, but from September we're not going to be doing any more work. We want her to relax."

"My biggest fear is she will die - and she won't die from an overdose," Mitch added, "she will die from emphysema."

"We would be talking about a very slow and painful death, gasping for air. I would like to say to anybody who would supply her with substances to think about that."

Mitch is referring to his daughter being recently diagnosed with emphysema - for which she was treated in hospital last month.