US pop star Mariah Carey’s relationship with her long-time boyfriend Bryan Tanaka is over. “It is with mixed emotions that I share this personal update on my amicable separation from Mariah Carey after seven extraordinary years together,” choreographer Tanaka wrote on Instagram.

Speculation about an end to the relationship with the “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer has already arisen in recent weeks because Tanaka did not accompany Carey on her Christmas tour. The 54-year-old began working with dancer Tanaka in 2006. Ten years later they got together. The singer has not yet commented on the separation. Carey has 12-year-old twins with her ex-husband Nick Cannon.