Unseen snaps of Amy Winehouse as a child and with her mother Janis have been revealed ahead of the upcoming documentary Reclaiming Amy about her life.
The late singer looked sweet in the family picture as she sat in a garden chair with huge sunglasses on.
In another polaroid image a fresh-face Amy cuddled up to her mum, now 66, as they both posed for the camera.
Throwback: Unseen snaps of Amy Winehouse as a child and with her mother Janis have been revealed ahead of the upcoming documentary Reclaiming Amy about her life
In July 2011, Amy passed away following a vodka binge alone in her bedroom, where she was found by her security guard. Despite years of drug abuse, she was clean at the time of her death.
The singer’s life and struggles will be examined in the BBC2 documentary Reclaiming Amy.
The new intimate snaps also feature several when she was just a teenager, as she poses at parties and on family holidays.
Family: In another polaroid image a fresh-face Amy cuddled up to her mum, now 66, as they both posed for the camera.
Beauty: The new intimate snaps also feature several when she was just a teenager, as she poses at parties and on family holidays
In the film, the star’s mother Janis will tell the story of one of the UK’s greatest musical icons through new parts of her life that the public have never heard about.
Janis 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.’
She says in the documentary: ‘You think you know my daughter. The drugs, the drink, the addiction, the destructive relationships. But there was so much more.’
The past: In the film, the star’s mother Janis will tell the story of one of the UK’s greatest musical icons through new parts of her life that the public have never heard about (pictured together on holiday)
Radiant: In July 2011, Amy passed away following a vodka binge alone in her bedroom, where she was found by her security guard (pictured as a teenager)
Stunning: In another image Amy beamed at the camera as she wore a white jumper and had a red flower in her hair
Amy’s parents Janis and Mitch set up the Amy Winehouse Foundation following her death.
They created the charity in honour of the late singer on what would have been her 28th birthday on the 14 September 2011.
Amy soared to fame upon the release of Frank in 2003, as she gained both critical and commercial success with the debut as her jazz-inspired vocals won fans all over before her second album Back To Black’s introduction three years later.
Singer: In another shot Amy posed for a photoshoot with her iconic beehive hairstyle
Night life: Amy leaves The Hawley Arms Pub in a white vest top and pink bra in another picture that will be shown in the documentary
Sad: The London-born icon’s dazzling career was plighted by her demons after she fell into the clutches of drink and drug addiction
In a heartbreaking turn of fate, the London-born icon’s dazzling career was plighted by her demons after she fell into the clutches of drink and drug addiction.
As she ascended higher on the fame ladder she discovered her demons – in drink, drugs and also eating disorders, which her brother Alex insists contributed to her death.
In 2011, an inquest gave a verdict of misadventure after finding that she had 416mg of alcohol per decilitre in her blood. A second inquest in 2013 confirmed that she died of accidental alcohol poisoning.
Troouble: As she ascended higher on the fame ladder she discovered her demons – in drink, drugs and also eating disorders, which her brother Alex insists contributed to her death
This is more than five times the legal drink-drive limit and enough to cause her to become comatose and depress her respiratory system.
Reclaiming Amy airs on BBC Two at 9pm on Friday 23rd July
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Her story: Reclaiming Amy airs on BBC Two at 9pm on Friday 23rd July. Pictured is her mother Janis speaking on the show
Remembering: Amy’s parents Janis and Mitch (pictured) set up the Amy Winehouse Foundation following her death
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