AN ESTATE agent from Essex is suing superstar The Weeknd for up to £15million for allegedly copying a tune he wrote.

Brian Clover, 47, says he realised A Lonely Night used a key part of his 2004 song I Need to Love when he heard it while shopping in Topman.

4 The Weeknd has been accused of stealing a bit of a song written by Essex estate agent Brian Clover Credit: Getty - Contributor

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Brian told The Sun: “I thought, ‘I know that track’. And then I realised it was my song.”

Streaming sites including YouTube, MySpace, Vimeo and Music Stack have suspended the disputed track — standard practise in copyright disputes.

It features on Starboy, the 3million-selling album partly written by Canadian singer The Weeknd, dating supermodel Bella Hadid.

Brian, of Holland-on-Sea, wrote I Need to Love with Sonic Religion bandmates Billy Smith and Scott McCulloch.

4 The Canadian singer is dating supermodel Bella Hadid and has sold 3 million of his album Starboy Credit: Getty - Contributor

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4 Brian Clover, of Holland-on-sea, is suing The Weeknd for £15 million over an alleged music theft of his song I Need to Love Credit: East News Press Agency

UK Law firm Russells, representing The Weeknd, deny his claims.

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