Here's the true story behind two Amy Winehouse performances in 'Back to Black': her iconic Grammy Awards show and her infamous Glastonbury Festival set.
was a scrappy Londoner with a palpable persona and a soulful voice that put her contemporaries to shame. Having honed her skills in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and grown up, her musical ability was rooted in a deep respect for the craft. That genuine passion — not to mention her undeniable talent — made her the best-selling female artist in the U.K. by 23.
Her potential seemed limitless, but an extreme battle with substance abuse and alcoholism ultimately cut her life short.) to reexamine that legacy through a dramatized lens, tracing the arc of Winehouse’s upbringing, influences, successes, and struggles. Directed byThe film recreates two famous Winehouse sets: the aforementioned Grammys performance in 2008 and, just a few months later, her appearance at the Glastonbury Festival, which was equally memorable but for all the wrong reasons.
She celebrated the moment alongside friends and family but not her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, who introduced her to hard drugs and wasfollowing an attack on a bar owner. “For my Blake, my Blake incarcerated,” Winehouse said in her acceptance speech. She also shouted outNo matter how many times you rewatch the clip, you’d be hard-pressed not to feel an emotional pang.
Winehouse’s notoriety predictably skyrocketed following her Grammy’s sweep, but she had long been tabloid fodder due to her highly publicized bouts of, and health issues. Still, the surge in popularity and unrelenting harassment by paparazzi exacerbated her instability and struggle with sobriety, which was apparent during many of her live performances.
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