Lady Gaga will record Amy Winehouse song to raise money for late singer’s foundation

The song will be made available on Amy’s YouTube channel
Paying tribute: Lady Gaga will record an Amy Winehouse single
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Emma Powell16 September 2016
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Lady Gaga is planning to record an Amy Winehouse song to raise money for the late singer’s foundation.

The Amy Winehouse Foundation was set up in 2011 after her death and Gaga was asked by Mitch Winehouse to support the cause.

The song will be made available on Amy’s YouTube channel.

Speaking about the tribute, Mitch told The Sun: “We’ve got this new YouTube channel where stars all over the world are going to do an Amy track and however many hits we get after the first 2million, we start making money for the Foundation.”

Singers including Leona Lewis will also record a track in a bid to raise money.

Mitch said: “Hopefully it’s going to be a source of revenue for the foundation. We need money and that’s a great way to get cash and remember Amy, go on YouTube and have fun.”

Mitch – who criticised the way he was portrayed in Asif Kapadia's 2015 documentary Amy – said he reached out to Gaga because of her similarities to his daughter.

"I love Lady Gaga," he said. "I know she's a bit kooky but I've met her mum and dad, they're a lovely hard-working family, from New York.

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"She's like Amy, when she comes home from work she puts the tracksuit on, watches TV and kisses and cuddles her grandparents. Lovely kid."

Amy – who won five Grammy Awards for her second album Back to Black – died from alcohol poisoning in July 2011.

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