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| Amy Winehouse to sing on Strictly | Amy Winehouse to sing on Strictly |
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| Amy Winehouse is to appear on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing this weekend - as a backing singer for her goddaughter. | Amy Winehouse is to appear on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing this weekend - as a backing singer for her goddaughter. |
| Dionne Bromfield, who is 13 years old, is the first signing to the Back to Black star's new record label, Lioness. | Dionne Bromfield, who is 13 years old, is the first signing to the Back to Black star's new record label, Lioness. |
| The pair will perform Bromfield's first single Mama Said, originally a hit for The Shirelles in 1961. | The pair will perform Bromfield's first single Mama Said, originally a hit for The Shirelles in 1961. |
| Bromfield said: "Amy and I both love Strictly... so it was brilliant to find out I'll be on TV for the first time singing on one of my favourite shows." | Bromfield said: "Amy and I both love Strictly... so it was brilliant to find out I'll be on TV for the first time singing on one of my favourite shows." |
| 'Like sisters' | 'Like sisters' |
| Winehouse has been closely involved with the teenager's album of soul classics, including Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Tell Him and My Boy Lollipop. | Winehouse has been closely involved with the teenager's album of soul classics, including Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Tell Him and My Boy Lollipop. |
| "I've known Amy for ever - it feels like forever," Bromfield told BBC News. "I'm very close to Amy. She's like my sister." | "I've known Amy for ever - it feels like forever," Bromfield told BBC News. "I'm very close to Amy. She's like my sister." |
| Winehouse, meanwhile is convinced her goddaughter could have an even more successful career than her. | Winehouse, meanwhile is convinced her goddaughter could have an even more successful career than her. |
| "The first time I heard Dionne sing, I couldn't believe what I was hearing - such an amazing voice from such a young girl. | "The first time I heard Dionne sing, I couldn't believe what I was hearing - such an amazing voice from such a young girl. |
| "She's so much better than I was at her age." | "She's so much better than I was at her age." |
| After struggles with drink and drug problems, Winehouse has performed live in the UK only once in the past 12 months. | |
| In August, she made an unannounced appearance with ska legends The Specials at the V Festival in Essex. | In August, she made an unannounced appearance with ska legends The Specials at the V Festival in Essex. |
| She has spent much of the last year living in St Lucia working on the follow up to her multi-award-winning album Back to Black. | She has spent much of the last year living in St Lucia working on the follow up to her multi-award-winning album Back to Black. |