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Lloyd Webber in Eurovision row

Andrew Lloyd Webber has caused controversy by picking US songwriter Diane Warren to pen Britain's Eurovision entry.

Lord Lloyd Webber announced on last night's BBC1 show Your Country Needs You that Warren will write the lyrics to for the song that he will compose.

But Tony Hiller, the six time Ivor Novello award winning songwriter, said a Brit lyricist should have been used.

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