Emeli Sandé Comes Out As A Member Of The LGBTQ+ Community, Shows Off Girlfriend

Emeli Sandé, the iconic singer, and songwriter, has come out of the closet and revealed to the world and her fans that she’s a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Sandé revealed her sexuality during an interview with Metro and shared her opinion on love.

She said, “I just feel like I should fall in love with whoever I fall in love with.” Sandé then revealed that she is in a happy relationship with a woman and feels like she has found the one. Read on to learn more about what Sandé revealed and who her girlfriend is.

Sandé came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community during a recent interview with Metro, during which she also revealed that she’s dating a female classical pianist, whom she referred to as “the one for life.”

The 35-year-old British singer and songwriter also said, “We met through music. And I definitely feel happier than ever. It feels great. For me, true love and having love in your life makes everything fit into place.”

It seems that Sandé and her new girlfriend are getting serious because she also revealed that she had introduced her partner to her parents. They went to her hometown of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and Sandé assured the interviewer that the visit went well.

Sandé later revealed her girlfriend to be Yoana Karemova through a post on her Instagram of her and the pianist smiling happily. The caption read, “It’s taken me many years to find the strength to be myself. I’ve struggled for a long time to accept myself as I am. I’m so lucky to have found my soul mate Yoana; she’s such an extraordinary woman! Falling in love with her gave me the strength I needed!”

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Sandé’s reveal comes in time with the release of the Mareike Macklon-directed music video for her new song titled “There Isn’t Much.” The video features several LGBTQ+ identifying female dancers, and fans have praised its quality and production.

When asked about the new song and her inspiration when writing it, Sandé said that the song is about “everything I thought I wanted being nothing without the right person to share it with.”

“If you don’t really have someone to share it with or someone supporting you behind the scenes, it’s very difficult,” she continued, “So now I feel very fulfilled: I’ll always love music and I love my career but now it just feels that despite what happens, I can just enjoy life and be really happy.”

Sandé was also asked during the interview if she considers herself bisexual due to her dating history. However, the “Let’s Say for Instance” singer responded, “I’m not sure what I identify as, but I guess so. I just feel like I should fall in love with whoever I fall in love with.”

This could mean that Sandé is bisexual or anything in the LGBTQ+ spectrum, but as the award-winning singer says, it doesn’t matter. The “My Kind of Love” singer already has an immense LGBTQ+ fanbase as she has always said that she feels a strong connection with the crowds at the many gay clubs she has appeared at.

Sandé’s fans have shown their support for her on social media since her announcement, and many have expressed that they’re happy with whomever she loves. Many have also shared kind words and sweet comments under Sandé’s post of her and Karemova.

Sandé attained global fame in 2012, the same year she got engaged to and married her long-time boyfriend and marine biologist Adam Gouraguine. Two years later, in 2014, they announced their split and got divorced. The couple had no kids together.

The “Read All About It” singer was later romantically linked to several men, including musician Hypo, whom she dated for a year and split up with in 2017, and Jonathan Kabamba, aka Rychus Ryter, whom she dated for several months and split up with in late 2020.