Amy Winehouse street art unveiled in Camden

An artwork celebrating Amy Winehouse has been unveiled on the front of the Koko music venue in north London for what would have been the singer's 41st birthday.

The painting, by street artist Bambi, shows the singer with angel wings sitting on a box of records, with the quote "Camden Town ain't burning down" beneath it.

Winehouse famously made the statement during the 2008 Grammys, the night after a major fire broke out in Camden Lock.

Bambi said it was "only fitting that I pay tribute to her on her birthday, at Koko, a venue where she used to hang out and perform".

Koko, which was badly damaged in a fire in 2020, said the words included on the image "resonate more profoundly than ever".

Winehouse had declared "this is for Camden" when she won five Grammys in 2008, tying the then-record for the most received by a woman in one night.

The Back To Black singer, who was born on 14 September 1983, had lived in the area up to her death in July 2011.

Speaking about the work, Bambi said: "Amy Winehouse was an extraordinary woman who challenged mainstream pop and inspired so many people.

"She represented the true spirit of Camden. Her subversive style and rebellious nature was felt around the world."

Anonymous street artist Bambi, whose whose fans are said to include Rihanna, Harry Styles, Robbie Williams and Adele, came to prominence in 2011 when she created a painting of Winehouse on a Camden Town doorway following the star's death.

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