Amy Winehouse’s family claim Grammy Awards belonging to the late singer have been damaged by a museum.
Mitch Winehouse is the 71-year-old father of Back to Black singer Amy – who passed away in 2011 at the age of 27 following years of drink and drug addiction struggles.
The singer was a chart topping success on both sides of the Atlantic and her music racked up dozens of awards – including six Grammy’s including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her 2006 hit Rehab.
The awards given to Amy were put on display at the Los Angeles based Grammys museum in 2020 as part of Beyond Black exhibition which celebrated the singer’s life.
The Sun on Sunday reports that the awards were returned to Amy’s family following the exhibition but they arrived in a bad state.
Mitch told the publication: “We did the Grammy Museum. The Grammys came back damaged.
“Can you believe it? It’s unbelievable. Had they no sense of wrapping them up or anything?”
The Mirror has contacted the Grammy Museum for comment.
Amy’s life and career continues to captivate the world over 20 years after her tragic passing which saw her die of accidental alcohol poisoning.
A biopic about the star is said to be in pre-production having meant to start filming back in 2019 – with BAFTA award winning producer Alison Owen, who is the mother of Alfie and Lily Allen, set to direct the film.
While Mitch is said to be developing a stage musical about his daughter that will bring her life and music to the West End and Broadway.
Meanwhile, the dress Amy wore during her last ever live performance recently went on sale for £14,000 in order to raise funds for the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which works to inspire children and young people to build their self-esteem and resilience.
The figure-hugging halter dress with bamboo and floral print, worn during her final performance at Belgrade, Serbia in June 2011.
While a string of other items once worn by the star were also put up for sale as part of the auction that was held last November.
Fans of the singer may also soon be able to see her perform once again after plans were launched in August last year to have a hologram of the star embark on tour.
Marty Tudor, the head of Base Holograms who plan to bring Amy back to stage, has defended plans for a holographic tour of the star – citing the success of similar tours with digitalised versions of stars such as Whitney Houston and Buddy Holly as being ‘tributes’.
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