If you never got to catch Amy Winehouse when she was alive, then you may or may not be in luck, as a holographic version of the beloved singer is setting off on a world tour in 2019.
The show is set to feature a projected version of Winehouse, performing “digitally remastered” versions of her most popular songs, while accompanied by a live backing band.
Her father Mitch Winehouse is very keen on the hologram idea, telling media:
“To see her perform again is something special that really can’t be put into words. Our daughter’s music touched the lives of millions of people and it means everything that her legacy will continue in this innovative and groundbreaking way.”
Tour dates have not yet been announced, but the show will reportedly raise money for the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which educates young people about drug and alcohol misuse.
Winehouse played her final concert in Belgrade in June of 2011, and appeared too drunk to perform, forgetting the words to her songs and her band members’ names.
She died the following month, after a long and public struggle with alcohol and substance abuse.
Since Tupac‘s posthumous appearance at Coachella in 2012, holograms of deceased singers have become increasingly common, with everyone from Michael Jackson to Billie Holliday coming back in digital form.
In 2016, a hologram version of Whitney Houston was set to perform alongside Christina Aguilera on the US version of The Voice, but her family blocked it at the last minute.
Pat Houston made a statement to the media, saying: “Whitney’s legacy and her devoted fans deserve perfection. After closely viewing the performance, we decided the hologram was not ready to air.”
