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A songwriter who claims he wrote Robbie Williams' mega hit Angels has reignited his feud over the trackalmost 30 years after its release.
Posting on , Irish singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan, , has once again claimed that he originally wrote Angels almost 30 years ago.
Robbie has previously clarified that he recorded a demo with Ray, but that he later significantly rewrote the song with Guy Chambers.
The singer also bought the rights to Angels from Ray for £7,500 before it was released in 1997.
But Ray has maintained that he has been wronged by the deal that was brokered and that he sold his rights 'under false pretences'.
The continued outrage on social media was rekindled by an interview with Robbie on Radio 2 , where he talked about his debut album.
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A songwriter who claims he wrote Robbie Williams' mega hit Angels has reignited his feud over the track almost 30 years after its release
Irish singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan, who sued Robbie last year, has once again claimed that he originally wrote Angels almost 30 years ago (Robbie performing the song in 2022)
Robbie said: 'I spoke a lot about the album I wanted to make, but the one I did make was Life Through A Lens.
'My memories of making it are, it took me less than two weeks with Guy Chambers to write the whole album.
Robbie has previously clarified that he recorded a demo with Ray, but that he later significantly rewrote it with Guy Chambers (Take That pictured L to R in 1991: Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Robbie and Gary Barlow)
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The singer also bought the rights to Angels from Ray for £7,500 before it was released in 1997. But Ray has maintained that he has been wronged by the deal
Its origins can be traced back to 1996 when Ray met Robbie on a night out in his hometown of Dublin during the Christmas holidays.
