Sia's marriage is over after two years
Pop star Sia and her husband Erik Anders Lang have split.
The Australian singer/songwriter and her now-estranged partner announced the shock news in a statement on Wednesday (07Dec16), insisting they are "dedicated to remaining friends".
The brief statement reads: "After much soul searching and
consideration we have made the decision to separate as a
couple."
The Chandelier hitmaker, real name Sia Furler, wed filmmaker Lang
at her Palm Springs, California home in August, 2014, just two
months after the couple became engaged.
It was Sia's first marriage.
During their time together Sia and Lang started work on a
documentary together through his production company Pictures,
Pictures.
The Untitled Sia Documentary Project was created to give fans a
chance to see never-before-seen aspects of the singer's life. Sia
was down to direct the film.
The star also helped fund her husband's documentary about the game
of golf after a crowdfunding campaign helped him raise $50,000
towards filming costs.
She offered fans personal performances and new music in exchange
for donations to fund the project, Be the Ball - a film about golf
meditation techniques.
Last year (15), a love letter Lang wrote to his wife was read by
actor Shia LaBeouf as he introduced Sia at the Grammy Awards in Los
Angeles.
The movie star, who appeared alongside dancer Maddie Ziegler in
Sia's Elastic Heart video, took the stage at the Staples Center
before Kristen Wiig and Ziegler's dance interpretation of the song
and began his heartfelt tribute by stating, "I love you so... I
raised a white flag for you, defeated finally. If strength were
made of broken pieces, you and I would always win. It is, though,
and building and statues wink at us. I could squeeze you to zero.
I'll never know another. What am I going to do? Punch me if I stop
crying, and I'll do the same."
He ended his odd speech with, "Love, Erik".
A source told Us Weekly, "Erik and Shia conspired together and did
this as a gift to Sia. She was completely surprised and had no
idea."
News of the marriage split comes a day after Sia scored three 2017
Grammy nominations, one for her Zootopia song Try Everything, and
two for her latest album, This Is Acting.