Does Marisa Abela really sing in the Amy Winehouse movie?

This Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Canal+ vibrates to the suave voice of Amy Winehouse with the biopic Back to b-Black. Does actress Marisa Abela, who plays the famous singer who died in 2011, really sing in the film?

Music and cinema often go well together. And not only when it comes to soundtracks, with masters like John Williams (even if a film by his friend Steven Spielberg was very difficult for him), or Hans Zimmer (author of many memorable compositions). The seventh art also regularly looks at the artists themselves, and their often turbulent lives. As Les Doors (1991) in which Val Kilmer played Jim Morrison, legendary leader of the group, with a tragic destiny. Sad end also for Amy Winehouse, hit parade star at the end of the 2000s, whose life is told in the biopic Back to Blackbroadcast Tuesday November 19, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. on Canal+.

Who plays Amy Winehouse in Back to black ?

Classic but moving biography, Back to Black begins in the early 2000s, and follows the steps of Amy, a young woman passionate about music since childhood. Drawing inspiration from her personal life and endowed with a surprising voice, Amy quickly impresses Nick Shymansky, manager at Island Records, a friend of her companion Tyler. The least we can say is that the star, who died on July 23, 2011 in London, made a lot of talk about her during her lifetime. This is the British actress Marisa Abela, seen in the Barbie by Greta Gerwig who plays the singer in the film, with a striking resemblance. And imagine that it is she who performs the majority of the songs of Back to Black. The actress worked with composer Giles Martin, who also collaborated on the biopic Rocketman dedicated to Elton John, to best reproduce Amy Winehouse's unique tone and intonations. Marisa Abela also learned to play the guitar for her role.

Amy Winehouse, member of the sad 27 Club

Disappeared in full glory like several other artists before her, Amy Winehouse is part of the sad Club of 27, these stars all died at the age of 27. As gifted as she is fascinating, suffering from Gilles de la Tourette syndrome according to her mother, she was also the subject of a quality documentary by specialist Asif Kapadia, released in theaters in 2015. A program not to be missed there also, on a star who is still as captivating.