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Lady Gaga has praised Amy Winehouse ahead of her forthcoming duets album with Tony Bennett, listing her as one of "the greats."
The singer has teamed up with Bennett for new album Cheek To Cheek, a collection of jazz covers such as 'Anything Goes' and 'Let's Face The Music And Dance.'
Speaking to The Independent ahead of its release today, Gaga said: "I wanted to do something different with Tony [from what] he'd ever done before, with any other jazz singer, but of course you always listen to the greats. Amy [Winehouse] was great, and Ella Fitzgerald was so great, and Billie Holiday..."
Winehouse collaborated with Bennett on his 2011 album Duets II - an album on which Gaga also appeared to perform a cover of 'The Lady Is A Tramp.'
Watch Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett perform 'Body and Soul' below
When asked how the experience of working with Gaga compared with working with Winehouse, who died in 2011 aged 27, Bennett said: "Well, it was different you know? Amy Winehouse was just a born jazz singer. Completely, at all times. I never heard anything quite like it out of a young child."
He continued: "I couldn't believe it - she was just as good as anybody that ever sang jazz. But there's something about Lady..."
Lady Gaga embarks on a UK tour in October. Tickets are on sale now. For tickets and more info, click here.
The full list of updated tour dates are below:
15-Oct. Birmingham, UK NIA Arena
17-Oct. Dublin, IE O2 Arena
19-Oct. Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro
21-Oct. Manchester, UK Phones 4u Arena
23-Oct. London, UK The O2
25-Oct. London, UK The O2
13-Nov. Birmingham, NIA Arena
16-Nov. Glasgow, SSE Hydro
20-Nov. Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena November
22-Nov. Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
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