Marisa Abela will sing “from beginning to end” in Amy Winehouse biopic
Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black will feature Marisa Abela singing “from beginning to end”, director Sam Taylor-Johnson has said.The Industry actress stars as Winehouse and charts the iconic singer’s vibrant years living in London as well as her intense rise to fame.Alongside Abela, Back To Black also stars Jack O’Connell as Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as her father Mitch, Juliet Cowan as her mother Janis, and Lesley Manville as her grandmother Cynthia.Taylor-Johnson has confirmed Abela performed all the songs herself, having started voice lessons for the part.“When we first talked about it, my first question to [Abela] was, ‘Can you sing?’ And she said, ‘I can’t,'” the director told Empire [via MusicNews]. “I was thinking, maybe we’ll use Amy’s voice throughout, and we’ll do it that way.