Amy Winehouse To Be Memorialized With Statue In London

Amy Winehouse's legacy will live on forever and to assure that, the late singer will be memorialized with a statue in London.

According to Billboard, a statue of Winehouse will be placed in the neighborhood where she lived and worked.

The late singer's family says the statue will be unveiled in Camden Town on Sept. 14, her 31st birthday.

The statue was reportedly made of bronze by Scott Eaton. Winehouse's likeness will stand tall in Camden's market, which serves as a hot spot for tourists. The market attracts many with its food, craft and clothing outlets and street performers.

Winehouse's statue was initially slated to be placed outside the nearby Roundhouse concert hall.

The "Rehab" singer's father, Mitch Winehouse, said Thursday (Aug. 21) that the new site would be more accessible for fans.

"Now Amy will oversee the comings and goings of her home town forever," he said.

Winehouse died at her Camden home in July 2011 from accidental alcohol poisoning. She was 27.

Last month, Music Times reported Mitch is said to be recording an album, and all of the proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, whose mission is to support charities throughout the world and provide aid to those suffering from "ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or addiction," as its site states.

The album, But Beautiful, as it's titled, will be released on September 29 via the "Back to Black" singer's label, Lioness Records.

"This is still the album that Amy helped me make," her father said in discussing piece. "There were so many songs that we could have done and here they are."

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