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Never-before-seen footage from private Amy Winehouse concert reminds us of her missed talent

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A previously unseen footage of the late Amy Winehouse has emerged ahead of the DVD release of documentary Back To Black.

The video clip includes scenes from a private London show hosted by the Brit award winner a decade ago.

The new documentary, the same name as the artists 2006 album, will be out on 2 November.

Loyal fans will be glad to know the DVD release will come with a never-seen-before performance of Winehouse singing Love Is A Losing Game in 2008.

Named an Intimate Evening In London, the event took place at Riverside Studios in West London on 10 February 2008, which is the same night the singer won five Grammys in one night.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock (731998ak) Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse Grammy performance, Riverside Studios, London, Britain - 10 Feb 2008

Amy performing Love Is A Losing Game in 2008 (Picture: Rex Features)

The songwriter, who was 24 at the time, was unable to attend the awards held in LA as she was initially refused a work visa to travel to the US, having recently entered a drug rehabilitation programme.

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After leaving the programme American authorities reversed their decision, but by then it was too late for her to make the trip or attend the annual ceremony.

To make up for it, the Valerie singer staged this gig for her friends and her record label Island and accepted her awards through a video transmission.

An emotional video of the performer looking overwhelmed and shocked after hearing Back to Black was named record of the year is still remembered and re-watched till this day.

On that night, Amys single Rehab won record of the year, song of the year and best female pop vocal performance.

She was also named best new artist and Back to Black best pop vocal album.

The night was very historic as her victories made her the fifth female solo artist to win five awards in one night, joining Beyonce, Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones and Alicia Keys.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock (731998y) Amy Winehouse and mother Janis Amy Winehouse Grammy performance, Riverside Studios, London, Britain - 10 Feb 2008 Performance and live link to the Grammy Awards, where she won five awards

Amy was left shocked and hugs mum Janis (Picture: Rex Features)

The documentary tells the tale behind the making of the album and features new interviews with producers Mark Ronson and Saleem Remi.

This isnt the first doc about the You Know Im No Good hitmaker after a 2015 film called Amy was made by Asif Kapadia.

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Amy died on 23 July 2011 after her bodyguard found her unresponsive and attempted to rouse her following a night of moderate drinking and watching TV. She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Never-seen-before footage of Amy singing Love Is A Losing Game will appear on the DVD Back To Black, which is available to pre-order here.

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