Adele pays a heartfelt tribute to the late Amy Winehouse 

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Adele paid a touching tribute to the late Amy Winehouse on what would have been her 33

During a show in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday (September 14), the singer recalled her memories of Amy and called her "the coolest mother***er".

"I feel like I owe so much of my career to her," Adele told fans. "That first album

"I went to music school when I was 14, and when I was about 15 and a half

"I used to see her on TV and in magazine shoots with a pink electric guitar, and I used to think she was the coolest motherf**ker.

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"And because of her I picked up a guitar, and because of her I wrote my own songs, and the songs I got signed on I wrote completely on my own. If it wasn\'t for her, that wouldn\'t have happened. 

"I\'m obviously completely happy with all the music she left behind, because it\'s all genius," Adele added. "But every day I wish I could hear a new song from her."

Adele then dedicated \'Make You Feel My Love\' to the late singer, requesting fans to hold up their phone lights around the arena.

She also posted a simple happy birthday message to Amy on Twitter, alongside a picture.

Adele has previously discussed the importance Amy has had on her career in a blog post following her death five years ago.

"Amy paved the way for artists like me and made people excited about British music again whilst being fearlessly hilarious and blasé about the whole thing," she said (via

"I don\'t think she ever realised just how brilliant she was and how important she is, but that just makes her even more charming. 

"Although I\'m incredibly sad about Amy passing I\'m also reminded of how immensely proud of her I am as well. And grateful to be inspired by her."

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Adele recently said that the 2015 documentary

, which followed the late singer\'s career, left her feeling "uncomfortable".

Winehouse died on July 23, 2011 as a result of alcohol poisoning, and a host of celebrities have paid tribute to her in the years since her passing, aged just 27.

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