Amy Winehouse puts rehab in spotlight

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After months of headlines about drug and alcohol treatment for troubled Hollywood stars like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, soul singer Winehouse became the latest celebrity to shake-off the stigma of rehab and look like a winner.

Yet, while some Grammy attendees said Winehouse would have been well looked after by handlers had she attended the U.S. music industry's top awards, mental health professionals said the stress of performing coupled with Hollywood glamour could have derailed the singer's recovery.

Why wasn't the beehive-coiffed and tattooed Winehouse not in Los Angeles to accept her five Grammys? She was in rehab.

Winehouse scored a key victory for best song with hit single "Rehab," in which she recounts her reluctance to seek help for excessive drinking.

The singer won best new artist, record of the year and best female pop vocal solo performance for "Rehab," as well as best pop vocal album for he breakthrough release, "Back to Black."

She accepted her Grammys and performed "Rehab" and another tune, "You Know I'm No Good," from a studio in England via satellite during the awards' telecast.

"Thanks very much. It's an honour to be here," said a visibly moved Winehouse via satellite, appearing healthier than she did a few weeks ago when she was admitted.

Her involvement in the Grammys had been in doubt due to her arrest for possession of marijuana in Norway, and she had been in rehab at least twice in 2007, according to British media.

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