London, Jan 2 (IANS) Irish boy band Westlife’s singer Mark Feehily has ended his seven-year relationship with partner Kevin McDaid.

‘Sadly, Kevin (McDaid) and I are no longer together. We’ve had an amazing seven years and are both so thankful for the love and support you have shown us from the start,’ Feehily, 31, announced the separation on micro-blogging site Twitter.

The gay partners met at a charity concert in Dublin in 2005. They, however, chose to remain silent about their relationship until 2007 when Feehily revealed the details of his sexuality, reports thesun.co.uk.