Mitch and Janis Winehouse launched the Madame Tussauds work in the Music Zone of the venue popular with tourists.

The model of the Grammy Award-winning Back to Black singer wore the same outfit that her real-life inspiration wore to the Brits - a thigh-skimming mini dress teamed with black high heels and huge red hooped earrings.

Madame Tussauds said it was the first time the London attraction had immortalised the vocalist.

The 3ins beehive and 5ins heels made the figure, complete with signature black eyeliner, just under 6ft tall.

The singer's parents, who were at the venue with other family members, were full of praise for the waxwork, which joins other A-list names such as Madonna and Justin Timberlake.

Mitch said he was "stunned" at the "incredible" likeness to his daughter. He said his daughter was in the middle of working at the moment but would go to see the waxwork in the next week or two, when she would be "as blown away as we are".

He thanked Madame Tussauds for "rising above the general hype, the bad publicity about Amy.

"This is the reward for her musical achievements and her talent."

The figure captures Winehouse frozen in full song, complete with her tattoos - from the winged ankh on her back to lightning bolt, horseshoe, song bird, pin-up girls and "Blake's pocket" above her left breast.



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