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Dad Writing Winehouse Bio

Amy, My Daughter will tell singer's true story, Mitch Winehouse says

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 11, 2011 5:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Mitch Winehouse is writing the story of his daughter's life, with all proceeds going to the charity set up in her name, the BBC reports. In Amy, My Daughter, to be published next summer, he will "bring the many layers of her life together—the personal, the private, and the public—to create a fitting tribute to his much loved daughter," publisher HarperCollins says. Amy Winehouse died in July at the age of 27 after a long struggle with alcohol and drug addiction.

"I feel that I need to write this book to tell the true story of Amy and to help with my personal recovery," her father said in a statement. "I also want to raise as much money as possible for Amy's foundation, so all proceeds from the book will go directly to help children who are disadvantaged through illness and substance addiction." The Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity for children and young adults, was launched last month on what would have been the singer's 28th birthday.

Mitch Winehouse, father of the late singer Amy Winehouse, is shown during an interview in New York last month. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

In this Feb. 16, 2007 photo, Amy Winehouse poses for photographs after being interviewed by The Associated Press at a studio in north London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

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