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Barry Manilow weds his longtime partner

Barry Manilow, pictured in February 2015. Daniel Boczarski / Getty Images

TORONTO — Barry Manilow is a married man.

Reports surfaced this week that the 71-year-old singer tied the knot with his longtime partner Garry Kief last April.

Kief, 66, is Manilow’s manager.

The two exchanged vows at their mansion in Palm Springs, Calif. in front of family members and friends — including actress Suzanne Somers — who were invited to what they were told was a lunch.

Manilow’s assistant Marc Hulett reportedly officiated.

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Manilow and Kief have been together for three decades. Manilow had a brief marriage to Susan Deixler in 1964 and Kief has a daughter from a previous marriage.

Manilow, who’s known for hits like “I Write the Songs” and “Mandy,” is currently on his One Last Time! tour, which stops at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on May 26.

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The National Enquirer was first to report the news. People later cited “multiple sources” confirming the couple had wed.

A spokesperson for the singer said only: “We don’t comment on my client’s personal lives.”

On Thursday, Kief tweeted:

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