Photographer Phil Knott worked with the jazz icon “in her prime” before the drug and alcohol addictions she later battled took hold
NEVER-before-seen photographs of Amy Winehouse taken before she was catapulted into the global spotlight are set to go on show in London.
The jazz icon looks virtually unrecognisable in the candid snaps, which show her listening to a vintage radio in the street, strumming on her pastel blue guitar and posing on the floor in a low-cut shirt.
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Never-before-seen photos of Amy Winehouse are set to go on show in LondonCredit: Zebra One Gallery
Photographer Phil Knott worked with Amy “in her prime” before the drug and alcohol addictions she later battled took hold.
Speaking about the stunning unseen pictures, he said: “This was the funny, healthy and remarkable Amy that I remembered, and captured in those early years.
“When I unearthed this box of photos, after moving to LA, I was moved by how full of hope, beauty and shy innocence they were.”
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The candid shots were taken by acclaimed photographer Phil KnottCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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The jazz icon looks happy and healthy in the images, which were taken before her addiction troublesCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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Shoot cuts show Amy posing against a red wall in a white dress adorned with bold black stripesCredit: Zebra One Gallery
Extreme close-up shots show Amy’s then-flawless complexion, famous lip piercing and cheeky grin.
Clad in a black bomber jacket and fedora, the Grammy winner can be seen shyly smiling at the lens in one heart-breaking image.
In another she looks happy and healthy as she poses in a white dress adorned with black bold stripes.
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Amy’s complexion looks flawless as she grins down the lensCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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She throws a cheeky grin at the camera while posing in a black bomber jacket and fedoraCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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Another candid snap shows Amy strumming on her pastel blue guitarCredit: Zebra One Gallery
Amy wears her raven-coloured locks loose and tousled in the shoot – a far cry from the signature towering beehive she later became famous for.
The images, including a monochrome shot of her perching barefoot on a stool and another leaning against a pink wall in a denim shirt, also show the star before she got an array of inkings.
Phil, who has photographed stars including Liam Gallagher, Justin Timberlake and Chris Martin, first worked with the Valerie singer in 2003 on promotional campaign for her debut album, Frank.
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Photographer Phil said the pictures were taken while Amy was “in her prime”Credit: Zebra One Gallery
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Amy smokes a cigarette in another image, while her hair is styled in a long plaitCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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Phil said the photos show her “beauty and shy innocence”Credit: Zebra One Gallery
He continued to shoot her during the early years and was “touched” by how “charmingly unaware she was of the massive talent and presence she’d been gifted”.
Amy openly suffered with drug addiction and mental health issues before she tragically died aged 27.
The snaps will go on display at Zebra One Gallery in London on September 13 – the day before what would have been Amy’s birthday.
Profits raised will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which was set up in her memory to prevent the effects of drug and alcohol misuse in young people and to help them reach their full potential.
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Proceeds from the exhibition while go to the Amy Winehouse FoundationCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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Last month marked the fifth anniversary of Amy’s deathCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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Amy can been seen perched on a stool while posing barefoot in one shotCredit: Zebra One Gallery
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Monochrome stills show the late star playing with a vintage radioCredit: Zebra One Gallery
Last month marked the fifth anniversary of Amy’s death, when she was discovered at her home in Camden after suffering from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Since her death, there have been multiple tributes to the singer songwriter, including a movie documenting her life and early career, simply entitled AMY.
