Mark Ronson Pays Tribute To Amy Winehouse On Her 33rd Birthday

Mark Ronson said today that Amy Winehouse was one of the “most important people” in his life.

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The musician and producer took to Instagram ealier to share a sweet picture of the Rehab singer, who died in 2011 and whom would have turned 33 today.

Alongside the throwback photo of Mark with his arm around Amy as they smiled at the camera, he wrote: “Two of the most important people in my life were born on this day.”

The other person Mark was referring to was his dad Laurence Ronson, who shares the same birthday as his old friend.

The pair met in 2005 when he started work on producing her infamous album Back to Black. The record garnered him Producer of The Year at the Grammy’s in 2007 as well as a string of gongs for Amy, who Mark once said was the most talented song-writer he ever worked with.

Amy died of alcohol poisoning after a long battle with addiction and the Amy Winehouse Foundation - set up in her memory to prevent drug and alcohol abuse among young people - will mark her birthday at Camden Market in London today.