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Amy Winehouse's mum on tender final moments with daughter and how she found out about 'devastating' death


EXCLUSIVE: On the day the new Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, is released, OK! looks back at our interview with Amy's mum, Janis, as she talked about her daughter's legacy

The film portrays the life of the iconic but troubled artist, who rose to fame with her incredible songs such as Rehab and Valerie, before tragically dying from alcohol poisoning in 2011, aged just 27. Amy Winehouse's mum on tender final moments with daughter and how she found out about 'devastating' death (Image: WireImage)She said: "She didn't like having awards in her house and never listened to her own music. Amy Winehouse performing on stage in Shepherd's Bush, London (Image: Redferns)Janis also hit out at vile trolls, who placed blame on her family – including her dad, Mitch – for her death.

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