Samantha Ronson
| Samantha Ronson | |
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Ronson in January 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samantha Judith Ronson |
| Born |
7 August 1977 St John's Wood, London |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Roc, Interscope |
| Associated acts | DJ AM, Mark Ronson, Wale, Alex Greenwald, Slash, Awolnation, Duncan Sheik, Natalia Kills, Lady Gaga, Ocean Park Standoff |
| Website | samantharonson |
Samantha Judith Ronson (born 7 August 1977) is an English DJ and singer-songwriter who lives in Santa Monica, California.
Ronson was born in St John's Wood, London, to writer/socialite Ann Dexter-Jones and one-time music executive and real estate entrepreneur Laurence Ronson. When she was six years old her parents divorced and she moved with her siblings, mother and her mother's new boyfriend, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, to New York City, where her mother later married Jones. Her parents are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with ancestors from Austria, Russia, and Lithuania, and Ronson was brought up in Masorti Judaism. Ronson's family name was originally Aaronson, but her grandfather Henry Ronson changed it to Ronson. She is the niece of property tycoon Gerald Ronson. Ronson is related to British Conservative politicians Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Leon Brittan, as well as Odeon Cinemas founder Oscar Deutsch. Ronson's older brother Mark Ronson is a music producer and musician; her twin Charlotte Ronson is a fashion designer. Ronson also has five younger half-siblings. Kenneth (who was adopted at birth) and Annabelle, through her mother's remarriage to Mick Jones as well as Henrietta, David and Joshua, through her father's remarriage to model Michele First. Ronson also has two step-brothers, Roman and Chris Jones, from Mick Jones's previous marriage. Ronson's stepfather Mick Jones contributed to a childhood surrounded by music.
Ronson was educated at the Chapin School on Manhattan's Upper East Side. She then studied creative writing and philosophy at New York University.
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