Fans of the late Amy Winehouse will soon have a new vinyl to add to their collections alongside Frank and Back to Black, as her iconic 2007 Glastonbury set is to become available on 12-inch for the first time.
27.03.2022 - 16:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Starstruck has been getting viewers talking over the weeks as members of the public turn into some of music's biggest stars for a prime-time TV performance.
Each week three people become tribute acts to the same huge music star before the judging panel - made up of Sheridan Smith, Beverly Knight, Jason Manford, and Adam Lambert - choose their favourite group. The trio then get to perform again as their idols before the studio audience choose an individual winner to go through to the grand final.
Then in the final, which is due to air on ITV next weekend, viewers will get to choose a winner from a variety of soundalikes from Lionel Richie to Celine Dion and they'll take home an incredible cash prize of £50,000.
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But back to the penultimate episode of Starstruck on Saturday night (March 26) and viewers got to see Miley Cyrus, Lionel Richie, Justin Timberlake and Amy Winehouse all take to the stage - sort of - in the Stars in Their Eyes-style programme.
And it was the three singers who transformed into the Rehab and Valerie songstress Amy Winehouse who got viewers talking this week with them branding the impersonations of the late star as 'insulting', YorkshireLive reports.
While judge Sheridan was brought to tears by the singers, Eboney, Paige, and Amy, for very different reasons, those watching the show from home didn't agree with the judges compliments and had their own say on social media.
One viewer (@WDigitalRt1) joked: "You're trying to sing like Amy Winehouse, I say NO, NO, NO! No sorry." Someone else (@usandthem1982) wrote: "What an absolute insult to Amy Winehouse that was. Like a wish version of a Benidorm
Fans of the late Amy Winehouse will soon have a new vinyl to add to their collections alongside Frank and Back to Black, as her iconic 2007 Glastonbury set is to become available on 12-inch for the first time.
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Amy Winehouse’s iconic performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2007 is being released on vinyl for the first time ever.The vinyl release of ‘Live at Glastonbury 2007’ will mark the 15th anniversary of Winehouse’s legendary performance on the Pyramid Stage, her second time playing Glastonbury. She performed her timeless hits like ‘Rehab’, ‘You Know I’m No Good’, ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’ and ‘Valerie’.
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It was an emotional night for Sheridan Smith on Starstruck as the singing show returned after a break on Saturday night.
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sang Amy's iconic song Rehab in a bid to impress the judges, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverly Knight and Jason Manford. However, when host Olly Murs asked the panel for their critique, Sheridan broke down in tears as she remembered the 'beautiful soul'. he pair had become close friends after meeting in a queue for London club Proud Galleries in Camden.
ITV show, judged by Sheridan Smith, Beverley Knight, Jason Manford and Adam Lambert, sees singers transform into their musical heroes as they perform one of their songs. But some were less than impressed as they said nobody should attempt to fill the shoes of the late superstar. Amy, who won a string of Grammy Awards for her emotive performances, tragically died of alcohol poisoning on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27.
ITV tonight (March 26) after a week away - and viewers couldn't stop talking about judge Jason Manford's suit. The comedian judges the show along with Sheridan Smith, Beverley Knight and Adam Lambert. The competition sees three singers transform into their celebrity icons at a time to perform a song.
BBC for a second series on Wednesday night, March 16. Celebrity judges Claudia Winkleman, Chris Eubank, Harry Hill and Nina Wadia were on hand to work out which fellow famous face owned a luxury four-bedroom house. The panel had to work out whether the home belonged to Hatton, Claire Richards, Rob Rinder or Deborah Meaden.