Emeli Sandé 'has quietly split from her rapper beau Jonathan Kabamba as they struggled to keep a spark alive'... four months after going public with their romance

Emeli Sandé has reportedly split from her rapper beau Jonathan Kabamba, four months after going public with their romance.

The singer, 33, is said to have quietly called quits on the relationship after the couple found it 'hard to keep the spark alive' in a 'difficult year', reports The Sun.

Although going their separate ways and deleting snaps of each other from Instagram, there is not thought to be any 'hard feelings' between the couple.

A source told the publication: 'Emeli and Jonathan have split up in the past few weeks as they couldn't make their relationship work.

'There's no hard feelings but obviously, in such a difficult year, it has been hard to keep the spark alive. 

'She has thrown herself into work and has been trying to make loads of music in the last few months.' 

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Emeli to ask for a comment.   

Emeli went public with her romance with Jonathan as they enjoyed a romantic break at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London back in July.

She took to Instagram to share a trio of loved-up snaps with the musician, describing him as 'her love and her King.'  

Emeli captioned her post: 'My Love, my King. Thank you for all the light, strength and joy you have brought into my life. I feel capable of anything with you by my side.' 

A week earlier Jonathan - who performs under the name Rychus Ryter - also shared a loved-up snap with the Next To Me hitmaker, writing: 'Words ain’t enough to describe how amazing this women is ❤️@emelisande.'

It came after Emeli revealed last year that she was looking for love again after going through a 'difficult time' following her divorce from Adam Gouraguine.

The singer finalised her 'painful' divorce in 2014, having split from her ex husband the year before but said she now felt ready to move on with a new man.

The Next To Me hitmaker revealed that she is 'enjoying' being single and has been on lots of fun dates as she tries to explore the 'man world' on a deeper level.

Discussing romantic relationships, she told The Mirror: 'It's been such a serious thing in my life for so long, so now I'm like, "Let's just have fun" and understand the man world a bit deeper.

'It's a world I've never really explored. I'm still getting my head round it.'

The pop star married marine biologist Adam, who she dated for 10 years, in his home nation of Montenegro in September 2012 but they divorced in 2014. 

She went onto date British rapper Hypo, and music manager Daniel Caruana.