United Kingdom, June 23 -- Diane Warren has paid a heartfelt tribute to Clive Davis.

The legendary music executive worked with Diane, 69, for decades, and she's now lavished praise on Davis, after he passed away, aged 94.

The award-winning songwriter - who received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in 2022 - wrote: "Dear Clive, losing You today feels like losing my father. Because you were always family to me. It was my Dad who believed in me in the very beginning, it was you who never stopped believing in me. By having so many of your artists record my songs, even the ones who didn't want to. And there were a few of those.

"I loved to play You songs and watch the look on your face when a song moved You. You really loved songs....