An Amy Winehouse biopic is in the works and rumors are spreading like wildfire. But we're curious, who will play Amy? Thousands of little monsters seem to think Lady Gaga fits the bill, and if we're being honest, we can't help but agree.
Within the first 10 minutes of Gaga: Five Foot Two, there is a clear connection between Lady Gaga and one of her biggest inspirations – Amy Winehouse. To the desensitized, Gaga may sound as though she's rambling, but she isn't. At the beginning of her documentary, Gaga speaks about the most tumultuous periods of her career. She talks about the immense pressure fame puts on an artist and she recalls her performance of "Paparazzi" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
In this moment, Gaga is talking about Amy Winehouse.
Gaga was so devastated by the news of Winehouse's passing that she couldn't speak for a full 48 hours.
"I am just so devastated and so sad and I really could not speak for 48 hours straight I was in such shock," Gaga said during an interview that aired on "The View."
Amy changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.
Before Winehouse's death, Gaga was often mistaken for Winehouse. In a brief radio interview with Omaha 94.1, Gaga revealed that her crazy style often leads to confusion.
Winehouse's father said Gaga is "like Amy." Following her death, the Winehouse family founded the Amy Winehouse Foundation, an organization that "works to prevent the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on young people." In hopes of building funds for the foundation, Amy's father Mitch Winehouse came up with the idea to start a brand-new YouTube channel where stars would sing one Amy Winehouse track.
"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 two million, we start making money for the Foundation," Mitch said in a statement. "I love Lady Gaga. I know she's a bit kooky but I've met her mom and dad, they're a lovely hard-working family, from New York. 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."
Gaga wrote an emotional post on Twitter in July 2017 to mark the singer's sixth death anniversary.
Both women appeared on Bennett's album "Duets II." Gaga, who released a full-length album with Bennett in 2014, said she thought of Winehouse "almost every day" while she was in the studio.
"I thought of her [Amy Winehouse> almost every day in the studio. I wish she was still here. She was jazz to her core," Gaga wrote on Twitter.
In 2014, Gaga posted a soft-focus selfie on Instagram with the caption: "Off to Australia. Will be dreaming of my Aussie Monsters." Within seconds, followers immediately commented on how much she resembled Winehouse. "Looks like Amy Winehouse!" one user wrote. "Channeling the Amy Winehouse here," wrote another.