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WATCH : Amy Winehouse documentary premieres in London  


The  Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black had its world premiere in London last night, Monday 8 April.

The tragic story looks at Amy Winehouse's rise to fame thanks to her unique and emotionally-charged music. The biopic, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, stars Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell and Eddie Marsan.

The biopic features Marisa Abel's vocals rather than recordings of the original. Director Sam Taylor-Johnson, speaking from the film's World Premiere in London's Leicester Square, explains why she chose to feature the actor's voice as opposed to having her lip-sync vocals like other biopics have done before.

This report is courtesy of Jamie Burton.

The movie will be released in cinemas on April 12.

Amy Winehouse had risen to the height of fame by the time she died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27.

The London musician , whose songs include Rehab and Tears Dry On Their Own, had struggled with addiction and bulimia throughout her music career.