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Amy Winehouse under en spelning i Norge 2007. (Tor Erik Schrøder / TT NYHETSBYRÅN)

Amy Winehouses liv blir spelfilm: ”Vi är hedrade”

Sångerskan Amy Winehouses liv ska skildras i en ny spelfilm, skriver Hollywood Reporter.

Filmen produceras av Halcyon Studios och kommer att vara baserad på Daphne Baraks bok ”Saving Amy”, som Barak skrev efter att ha samlat in 40 timmars film, foton och anteckningar tillsammans med Winehouses familj.

– Vi är hedrade över att få arbeta med det här projektet. Även om hennes karriär blev alldeles för kort var Amy en generations röst och vi ser fram emot att berätta hennes historia så gripande som möjligt, säger David Ellender, vd för Halcyon Studio.

Amy Winehouse var 27 år gammal när hon dog av alkoholförgiftning i juli 2011.

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Wikipedia (en)
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra during her youth, Winehouse signed to Simon Fuller's 19 Management in 2002 and soon recorded a number of songs before signing a publishing deal with EMI. She also formed a working relationship with producer Salaam Remi through these record publishers. Winehouse's debut album, Frank, was released in 2003. Many of the album's songs were influenced by jazz and, apart from two covers, were co-written by Winehouse. Frank was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The song "Stronger Than Me" won her the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. Winehouse released her follow-up album, Back to Black, in 2006, which went on to become an international success and one of the best-selling albums in UK history. At the 2007 Brit Awards it was nominated for British Album of the Year, and she received the award for British Female Solo Artist. The song "Rehab" won her a second Ivor Novello Award. At the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008, she won five awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night and becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys, including three of the General Field "Big Four" Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (for "Rehab"), as well as Best Pop Vocal Album. Winehouse was plagued by drug and alcohol addiction. She died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, joining the 27 club (a list of musicians, artists, athletes, and actors who all died at 27). After her death, Back to Black temporarily became the UK's best-selling album of the 21st century. VH1 ranked Winehouse 26th on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.
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