Winehouse was admitted in the early hours of Wednesday morning shortly after being nominated in three categories at the MTV Video Music Awards. In the hospital she had her stomach pumped and was given an adrenaline shot to get her body running again.

The singer was visited by her husband Blake Fielder-Civil and her father before leaving the hospital via a back entrance one day later.

This latest set back has meant that Winehouse has had to cancel yet another gig. Previously she did not show up at festivals like Pinkpop, North Sea Jazz and T in the Park. WInehouse was due to perform at the Oya music festival in Oslo, Norway. The organisers were told at the last minute that she had pulled out:

\"The news of the cancellation came abruptly and surprisingly upon us a little before 1pm. Winehouse\'s large crew arrived and her backing band had just finished their sound check when we were notified.\"

The 23-years-old singer has a reputation for hard drinking and has admitted using cocaine and marijuana. But Amy Winehouse put her habit of cancelling gigs down to being a perfectionist:

\"I know it\'s last-minute and a bit irresponsible. But I\'m a perfectionist and would rather reschedule a show than do it half-heartedly.\"

Meanwhile Winehouse\'s album \'Back To Black\' continues to sell well. It was released in the US last week, entering the Billboard lists on number seven. The album features Harry “Rockbarry” Benson, Sam Koppelman, Frank Ricotti and Homer Steinweiss on drums and percussion.