A new documentary on the late blues singer Amy Winehouse, whose second album ‘Back To Black’ met worldwide acclaim, will be released on the tenth anniversary of the artist’s death on the 23rd July 2021. The new documentary is titled ‘Reclaiming Amy’, reflecting the idea that this film will allow the public to see the person behind the icon rather than the tragic image of the singer that her struggles with addiction and tumultuous relationship with her problematic husband Blake Fielder-Civil left behind.

The singer sadly passed away from alcohol poisoning on the 23rd July 2011 after a lengthy battle with addiction and tumultuous personal relationships, as well as struggling with public scrutiny. The new documentary was suggested as a project by her mother Janis Winehouse Collins, who wanted to create a true reflection of the Amy she knew for fans before she is overtaken by Multiple Sclerosis, a progressive disease that affects physical ability as well as memory and mental function. A press release about the documentary’s release said that “Janis lives with Multiple Sclerosis, a condition which threatens to strip her of her memories of Amy, and is a large part of her motivation to make this timely and personal documentary.”

She feels that the world was unable to get to know the real Amy, and wants to set the record straight.  The documentary will also feature an appearance from Mitch Winehouse, Amy’s father and the subject of the now-iconic song ‘Rehab’ from Winehouse’s album Back to Black.

Speaking about the documentary, Winehouse’s mother said “I don’t feel the world knew the true Amy, the one that I brought up, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy.”

You can watch the trailer for the new documentary below, and watch the full film at 9 pm on the 23rd July on BBC 2. Fans countrywide will tune in to better understand a wonderful artist lost too soon.