Back to Black

film by Taylor-Johnson [2024]

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The 2024 film Back to Black, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, chronicles the life of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. Winehouse rose to international fame with her 2006 album of the same name, which won multiple Grammy Awards. The film, starring Marisa Abela as Winehouse, explores the singer's tumultuous personal life, including her relationships and struggles with substance abuse, which often overshadowed her musical career and made her a subject of tabloid journalism. The album Back to Black itself is celebrated for its raw lyrics and evocative vocals, drawing comparisons to classic soul and Motown artists.12

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Amy Winehouse
Posthumous releases and legacy
A biopic of Winehouse’s life, Back to Black, was released in 2024, starring Marisa Abela as the brilliant but troubled singer. In 2025 the U.S. Library of Congress added the album Back to Black to the National Recording Registry, a list of audio recordings deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
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A biopic of Winehouse’s life, Back to Black, was released in 2024, starring Marisa Abela as the brilliant but troubled singer. In 2025 the U.S. Library of Congress added the album Back to Black to the National Recording Registry, a list of audio recordings deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
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Jack Jones
…in American Hustle (2013) and Back to Black (2024), a biopic of the English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse. Jones has also been a popular concert draw, particularly in the United States and England, singing a combination of standards and more current material in live performances throughout the 1980s, ’90s,…
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…in American Hustle (2013) and Back to Black (2024), a biopic of the English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse. Jones has also been a popular concert draw, particularly in the United States and England, singing a combination of standards and more current material in live performances throughout the 1980s, ’90s,…
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