Our daughter should be here, say Amy’s parents
in one of the Grammy show’s most poignant moments, Tony Bennett invited the parents of Amy Winehouse to join him on stage after he won the award for best pop performance by a duo or group for his collaboration with the late singer.
“We shouldn’t be here. Our darling daughter should be here,” Winehouse’s father, Mitch, said after he and the singer’s mother, Janis, had embraced Bennett.
He said his daughter, who died last year after a struggle with drugs and alcohol, was thrilled to have recorded the Grammy-winning song Body and Soul with Bennett. Mr Winehouse also noted Whitney Houston’s death and the recent passing of Etta James.
“What can I say? There’s a beautiful girl band up in heaven,” he said.