Amy Winehouse s life to be told through musical

London Oct 10 (IANS) Late singer Amy Winehouse s life her singing talent her struggle with alcohol and drug dependency and her untimely death from alcohol poisoning in July 2011 are set to be documented in a new West End musical.

Winehouse was found dead at her home at the age of 27. Her family with whom she was extremely close are in talks to create a musical documenting the singer s life reports dailymail.co.uk.

"A musical celebrating her life and music is being talked about for the near future. It is something I d really like to happen and I ve said I m happy for it to go ahead " Winehouse s father Mitch told The Sun newspaper.

"It would be for the West End. We want to do something that remembers Amy for what she was there s so much more to her than just the drugs and the alcohol " he added.

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