AMY Winehouse became a music legend, yet her tumultuous personal life frequently drew media scrutiny.
Her rollercoaster relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil takes centre stage in Sam Taylor Johnson's new Back To Black biopic.
Who is Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil?
Blake Fielder-Civil was born on April 16, 1982, in Northamptonshire.
He is a former video production assistant who is best known as the ex-husband of the late singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Her tumultuous relationship with him had been the inspiration for her second and final studio album, Back To Black, released in 2006.
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The album, which included songs like You Know I’m No Good and Back To Black, went on to become her most celebrated work, winning five Grammy Awards in 2008.
The pair were known for their hard drug use and turbulent relationship.
Did Blake go to Amy Winehouse's funeral?
At the time of Amy's funeral, Blake was serving a 32-month sentence at Armley Prison in Leeds for burglary and a firearm offence.
It was reported that he had been denied compassionate leave by the authorities and that Amy's father did not want him to attend.
His current girlfriend Sarah Aspin told The Sun: "He did not ask to be at Amy's funeral.
"There is no way he would want to be there in handcuffs. He has too much respect for Amy and her family to do that."
Amy's funeral was attended by family and friends, including producer Mark Ronson, TV star Kelly Osbourne and singer Bryan Adams.
She was later cremated in Golders Green and a private gathering followed at a nearby synagogue.
Why did Amy Winehouse and Blake get divorced?
Blake was married to Amy for two years before they divorced in 2009.
The pair were granted a divorce on grounds of adultery, which Amy admitted.
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Two years later the singer tragically died of alcohol poisoning.
Her body was discovered by paramedics at her flat in Camden on August 23, 2011.
It's devastating she's not here, I think about her all the time"
Blake
An inquest into her death later revealed that she had died from alcohol poisoning.
In 2023, Blake opened up on what would have been her 40th birthday and how he would have "done everything differently" about their relationship.
"It's sad but I wanted to say happy birthday to Amy," he said on Good Morning Britain.
"It's devastating she's not here. I think about her all the time, I thought about her this morning when I said my happy birthday to her, she was my best friend.
"If it wasn't for certain factors I think it could have been a different outcome. Everything happened very quickly for Amy. We were young."
Who did Blake leave Amy Winehouse for?
Blake went on to have a brief relationship and a son with Sarah Aspin.
He met her in rehab, before continuing an on-off relationship with Amy in 2010.
The video producer and Amy had reportedly planned to remarry, but he ended up in jail for burglary and possession of a firearm in June 2011.
He then got back with Sarah and had a daughter called Lola.
Although he doesn't speak about his children, he reportedly has their names tattooed on his body.
When his son was just 15 months old, Blake was rushed to hospital and left fighting for his life after a substance abuse binge.
At the time Amy's father Mitch took to X writing: "Remember Amy loved him. Let's pray for his recovery."
He was put into an induced coma and eventually pulled through.
Sarah also told The Sun at the time: "I'm praying he'll survive, but I'm having to prepare myself that he may never wake up."
How did Blake and Amy Winehouse meet?
Amy and Blake met in a pub back in 2003 and within a week, the singer got her famous inking of his name 'Blake' across her chest.
Their relationship was on-and-off due to their infidelities and various periods in prison.
However, the couple decided to give love a second chance and got engaged with a diamond ring from Tiffanys.
They eventually married at a secret ceremony in Miami in May 2007.
Speaking about their relationship, Amy's first manager Nick Godwyn told The Times in 2007 that “Amy changed overnight after she met Blake. She just sounded completely different. Her personality became more distant.
"And it seemed to me like that was down to the drugs. When I met her she smoked weed but she thought the people who took class-A drugs were stupid. She used to laugh at them.”
