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Emeli Sande comes out as gay - revealing she has found her 'true love for life'

Songstress Emeli Sande has come out and revealed she's found her "true love" for life.

The Next To Me hitmaker, 35, says she met her girlfriend through music and is "happier than ever".

Emeli shared the news of her relationship status in a new interview, ahead of her new album release for Let's Say For Instance in May.

The singer says she fell for a classical pianist when she was learning about classical music.

Fortunately for Emily - who was previously married to marine biologist Adam Gouraguine - she is ready to settle down with the love of her life.

She told Metro : "We met through music. And I definitely feel happier than ever. It feels great.

Emeli Sande has a girlfriend (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

"For me, true love and having love in your life makes everything fit into place."

It's the first public relationship Emeli has had since they split in 2014 after two years of marriage.

After their split, Emeli revealed she came close to suffering a "breakdown".

The couple were childhood sweethearts and dated for 10 years.

She is 'happier than ever' (REUTERS)

The heartbroken singer previously shared it was difficult coming to terms with losing her "best friend".

She told The Times: "Everyone thought I'd gone mad. 'What do you mean a divorce? We were all at your wedding a few months ago!'

"But there was just something inside me that said, 'This isn't the life. You're pretending to be someone else.'

"And that's so hard to explain to someone. I can't even explain it now.

"I just felt I had to wake up. I'd been sleeping and things were happening. I could get up on stage and sing but, I don't know, it was just a real ... I don't want to call it a breakdown, but it felt like that.

"Every day you get a bit stronger. Every day you stop blaming yourself for things.

"I think I spent the couple of months after not in denial, but not really dealing with what had happened.

"Adam and I had been together since I was 17. He was my only boyfriend. That's the only person I've been with for the past 10 years.

The songstress is loved-up (PA)

"So [losing] our relationship more than the marriage was the big part for me to deal with.

"Having a friend who'd been my best friend for so long ... losing that support and structure in my life was the biggest thing."

Emeli had a meteoric rise to fame after releasing first solo single 'Heaven' in 2011 - performing at the London Olympics opening and closing ceremonies the following year.

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