Amy Winehouse

A biopic of troubled British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse tracking her meteoric rise and very public downfall opens in U.K. cinemas today amid a swirl of controversy.

Even before its release, "Back to Black" has attracted backlash with criticism ranging from the casting to concerns it could exploit Winehouse's story.

"Back to Black" is an upcoming biographical movie about the life of British singer-songwriter Amy  Winehouse, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. The main role will be played by the actress Marisa Abela. The first trailer has been released online.

British actress Marisa Abela will portray Amy Winehouse in a biopic about the late singer, production and distribution company Studiocanal has said.

Called "Back to Black" and directed by British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, the movie will focus on Winehouse's "vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame."

"Fifty Shades of Grey" director Sam Taylor-Johnson is set to bring an Amy Winehouse biopic to the screen after years of thwarted attempts.

The film, expected to be called "Back to Black," will explore the rise and tragic death of the singer, who was a close friend of Taylor-Johnson. A script is reported to be circulating with casting in early stages.

A new exhibition opens in London today, exploring the life, music and legacy of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, a decade after her death aged just 27.

A vintage Eric Clapton guitar sold for $625,000 in New York at a weekend auction of rock memorabilia that fetched nearly $5 million in total, Julien Auctions announced.

The dress singer Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance sold on Nov. 7 for $243,200, 16 times its estimated value, as part of a trove of memorabilia from the late diva's life auctioned in California.

Winehouse wore the green and black bamboo print dress at a concert in Belgrade in 2011.

A month later, on July 23, she died from acute alcohol poisoning. She was 27.

Amy Winehouse may still be best known for her line: "They tried to make me go to rehab. But I said no, no, no."

But 10 years after the British singer's death at 27, her family and friends say it is time to stop defining her by her well-documented struggles with addiction and destructive relationships.

On April, 01 the Serbian band Amy's House Live Band will present for the first time in Bulgaria their unique tribute show, inspired by the legendary Amy Winehouse. Favourite songs like Back to Black, You know I'm no Good and Rehab will sound on the stage of club *Mixtape5 for all fans of the soul queen.

The Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides are in intense negotiations to find a permanent settlement on the divided island.