Amy Winhouse was taken to the London Clinic in Marylebone after she fainted at home. According to a press statement released by her publicist, Amy Winehouse “briefly” fainted and her manager's assistant was there to stop her falling.

Although she quickly recovered, her father, Mitch Winehouse, took her to the hospital and she is currently undergoing tests.

For the moment, the doctors are unsure about the causes of the faint and her spokeperson said that it’s possible that Amy Winehouse will be kept at the hospital overnight.

The British singer, who is famous for her single “Rehab” and her album “Back In Black”, has a history of drug abuse.

In May this year, Amy Winehouse managed to avoid being formally charged with drug-related offenses after she was arrested and questioned in connection with a video showing her smoking crack after popping six Valium pills. 

The video in question was obtained by British paper The Sun in January. The paper published photos showing the 24-year-old singer allegedly smoking crack cocaine at her east London home. The video was posted on its website and allegedly showed Winehouse taking several kinds of drugs, talking incoherently and wondering around the house in a daze.

The video was supposedly filmed during a house party that took place the day before she appeared in court to support husband Blake Fielder-Civil, currently in jail facing criminal charges for assault and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

The Sun sent a copy of the video to British police at the time. Scotland Yard said it would investigate the video and decide whether an investigation was necessary. Soon after the release of the video footage, Winehouse entered a rehabilitation facility.

Winehouse left the clinic for a short period in order to apply for a visa at the US embassy. She intended to attend the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where she was expected to perform, as well as pick up trophies for any of her six nominations.

She did receive the visa, despite worries over a rejection generated by her legal problems, but not early enough to make it across the ocean. Winehouse ruled the Grammys long-distance, performing via satellite from a small recording studio in London and winning five awards: record and song of the year for “Rehab,” best new artist, best pop vocal album for “Back To Black” and best female pop vocal.

Earlier this month, Amy Winhouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has pleaded guilty to charges of assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The charges refer to a pub incident which occurred in 2006.