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Amy Winehouse’s image is known around the world. But just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story: an extraordinary life through a unique lens.

Amy Winehouse’s image is known around the world. She was the north London girl with a unique voice and look, who became hugely successful seemingly overnight, and whose private life the press became obsessed by. She died in 2011, aged just 27.

This documentary throws a unique lens onto an extraordinary life, focusing on ten defining photographs - from iconic shots to private snaps – with the stories behind them revealed by those who were there and those who knew her best, including her parents and close friends.

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59 minutes

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Fri 12 Apr 202423:40
BBC Four

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Music Played

  • The Specials

    A Message To You, Rudy (feat. Rico Rodriguez)

  • Mulatu Astatke

    Tezeta

  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Elements Variation (Solo Piano)

  • Jon Hopkins

    Abandon Window

Credits

DirectorLouise Lockwood
Production ManagerJenni Shaw
Series ProducerChris Wilson
Executive ProducerJulia Harrington

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