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The Hertfordshire-born singer stunned viewers with her American accent
She also got the lyrics wrong in her performance at the British Grand Prix
Viewers took to Twitter to air their criticism of the Britain's Got Talent judge
But Alesha has insisted it wasn't an American accent, but 'Soul'
She added that she didn't get the words wrong, but chose to change them

By Imogen Calderwood For Mailonline

Published: 13:39 EST, 5 July 2015 | Updated: 03:45 EST, 6 July 2015

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Alesha Dixon has come under fire on social media for ‘butchering’ the national anthem at the British Grand Prix.

The Hertfordshire-born singer seems to have forgotten her Great British roots, as she bizarrely adopted an American accent for the performance.

Viewers were also quick to point out that she got the words wrong.

But Alesha has retaliated, claiming that it was not an American accent but 'Soul', and insisting she chose to change the lyrics.

Alesha Dixon sings the WRONG lyrics during national anthem

Crash and burn: Alesha Dixon performed the National Anthem at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. But viewers were outraged that the Hertfordshire-born singer adopted an American accent, and got the lyrics wrong

Talented: Alesha Dixon (second from left) in her role as a judge on Britain's Got Talent, with David Walliams (left), Amanda Holden (second from right) and Simon Cowell (right)

The Britain’s Got Talent judge made the controversial decision to go with the words ‘God Save Our Queen’, rather than the more traditional ‘God Save The Queen’.

But the songstress defended herself, insisting that she deliberately sang different lyrics.

'There's a difference between getting the words wrong and choosing to sing a particular version,' she tweeted to her 853,000 followers.

She added the hashtag 'don'tp***onmyparade'.

Backlash: Alesha retaliated against criticism of her performance on Twitter, claiming that it wasn't an American accent but 'soul' and that she chose to change the National Anthem lyrics

Outraged and bemused viewers took to social media following the performance to air their views, which trended on Twitter.

Some users claimed the 36-year-old’s rendition of ‘God Save the Queen’ was in fact so bad, that it amounted to treason.

One user wrote: 'When you hear Alesha Dixon singing the National Anthem and all you want to do is escape...'

Another added: 'Just put the F1 on mute as Alesha Dixon mauls the national anthem.'

Stunned Grand Prix viewers took to Twitter to air their views on Alesha's performance, during which she sang with an American accent and got the lyrics wrong

Others tweeted memes made with photos taken from the Grand Prix, along with criticisms of the performance.

One included a picture of the well-known cynic Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons, complaining that Alesha's performance was the 'Worst. Rendition. Ever'.

The same Tweet added that the organisers were wise not to try for a repeat performance for the winners' podium, choosing instead to opt for an instrumental rendition.

Lewis Hamilton won at Silverstone to claim his third British Grand Prix, although his victory has been somewhat overshadowed by Alesha’s catastrophic crash and burn.