Emeli Sande announces split from husband Adam Gouragrine after one year of marriage

The singer, who has performed with Professor Green, spoke of her near breakdown after splitting from her husband
Divorced: the singer has spoken about splitting from her husband, who she was with for 10 years (Picture credit: PA)
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Mollie Goodfellow10 November 2014
The Weekender

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Singer Emeli Sande has announced the news that she divorced her husband after just a year of marriage.

The Read All About It singer, who shot to fame after releasing her hit album Our Version Of Events, married long-term boyfriend Adam Gouraguine in his home country of Montenegro in 2012 - but has revealed that the pair divorced 12 months later.

Talking to the Times, Emeli spoke of her heartbreak after the split: "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.

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"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."

The couple had been dating for 10 years, after meeting when Emeli was 17 and working in Glasgow city centre.

Speaking of why the couple split, the singer explained: "I was on tour all the time and I think it was quite unfair of me to want his world to fit into my life so much.

"He'd come on tour then he'd go away for three months on a marine biology expedition somewhere.

"When we caught up it was great and we could tell each other stories, but it was almost like we were living our lives away from each other and growing into different people.

"And as soon as I got some rest and the madness stopped and I had a bit of a holiday, I was like, 'OK, let's see, what's been going on.' There were just lots of things. And stuff that just wasn't ... we were mates, but maybe we shouldn't have been married.”

Emeli appeared at the MTV EMA awards last night, which were held in Glasgow and hosted by Nicki Minaj.

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