Mark Ronson Parents: Meet Ann Dexter-Jones & Laurence Ronson

Mark Ronson parents-British DJ and record producer, Mark Daniel Ronson was born on September 4, 1975, in Notting Hill, London, England.

Who are Mark Ronson’s parents?

Mark Ronson was born to Ann Dexter-Jones and Laurence Ronson. He has nine siblings; Roman, Samantha, Charlotte, Annabelle, Henrietta, David, Chris, Alexander, and Joshua.

Who is Ann Dexter-Jones?

Ann Dexter-Jones is the mother of Mark Ronson. She worked as a writer, jewelry designer, and socialite. She married Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones after her divorce from Mark’s father, Laurence.

Who is Laurence Ronson?

Laurence Ronson is the father of Mark Ronson. He worked as a music manager and publisher. He is currently working as a real estate developer.

Mark Ronson career

Ronson rose to fame as a hip-hop DJ in the surrounding area while he was a student at New York University. His 2003 debut album, Here Comes the Fuzz, received a lackluster commercial reception.

Because he produced records for Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, and Lily Allen, he gained more notoriety in 2006. Ronson’s second album, Version, was released in 2007.

The album yielded three top 10 hits, peaked at number two in the UK, and won him the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist. Record Collection (2010), his third album, debuted somewhat in the Billboard 200 and matched the chart position of his last album.

The smash song “Uptown Funk” by Ronson (with Bruno Mars) was released in 2014. The song became one of the all-time best-selling singles after spending 14 weeks in a row at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 and seven non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart.

His fourth studio album Uptown Special (2015), which reached at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the Billboard 200, featured “Uptown Funk” as its lead single. To this day, it is his most commercially successful album.

In 2018, he and fellow producer Diplo launched the duo Silk City, whose first track “Electricity” (with Dua Lipa) won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. Zelig Records is an imprint of Columbia Records.

He started supporting the Amy Winehouse Foundation in 2015, which uses music to assist underprivileged children. In order to raise money and awareness for the organization Hope and Homes for Children, he has also collaborated with the End the Silence initiative.

He worked as an artist mentor for Turnaround Arts, a nationwide initiative run by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that used arts education to improve underperforming schools.

He has won eight Grammy Awards, including two for Record of the Year for the singles “Rehab” and “Uptown Funk” and Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse’s album Back to Black (2006).

In addition to a Golden Globe and a Grammy Award, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing “Shallow,” which was sung by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the movie A Star Is Born (2018).

Along with producing a few songs with his partner Andrew Wyatt, Ronson co-wrote and created the music for the fantasy comedy film Barbie in 2023.

Ronson won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and was nominated for a second Academy Award for Best Original Song. The soundtrack garnered eleven Grammy nominations.

He has produced songs for Miley Cyrus, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Adele, Duran Duran, and Queens of the Stone Age over his career.

Source: www.Ghgossip.com

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