Stephen Gately Dies: Found dead in bed
Filed Under: Celebrity | By: Kerry Chubb
Oct 11, 2009 | Comments 15
It has been reported that Boyzone star Stephen Gately died suddenly yesterday while on holiday in Majorca, at the age of 33. It’s said that Steven went to sleep after a night out but failed to wake up. Steven leaves his partner Andrew Cowles, who was with him on holiday.
Boyzone’s manager Louis Walsh said “I’m in complete shock. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony”. Steven attended the Pride of Britain Awards last week, and is said that Boyzone was planning on releasing a new album in 2010.
Band mates Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham are said to be completely devastated and are flying out to Majorca today.
Steven Gately was born in Ireland in March 1976; he joined Boyzone in 1993 after he answered an advert to audition for Ireland’s first boyband. Steven was not only in a band he also became a star in the West End, appearing as Joseph in and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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RIP STEVEN GATELY.
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May your soul sing forever!!
Rip Steven gately one of the best singers in the world
u will be sadly missed by all who knew you my heart goes out to all friends and family R.I.P Stephen.
Steve – a voice of an angel now sings on high! RIP from over the ocean
rip love
Im am so shocked!! A truely great performer. You will be sadly missed. My taughts are with his family and friends. May God bless you…… keep singing!!
I am deeply saddened to hear of this; having been so proud of him to have achieved so much and come out to the world. He will be sadly missed and was, is and always will be a truly wonderful addition to my journey in life. May he rest in peace.
god bless you x
i was fortunate to have met this truely talented man and his fellow boyzone members a great loss to music and the world
my thoughts and prayers are with his partner family and friends at this sad tim
The world has lost a great talent and a great performer. RIP Stephen.
He was a great singer,I as a woman in her 40’s enjoyed Boyzone.God Bless you Stephen.and your family and friends.
Such a shame. I found this man to be the highly polite and cheerful in his myriad of interviews which he gave gladly.
33 is no age at all.
My heart goes out to his partner and his bandmates, along with his family who must be in a true state of shock.
Such sad news, unbelievably shocking to see such a great performer die so young. My heart goes out to his family and friends
May Stephen rest in peace.
Stephen Gately will be very sadly missed and forever in my thoughts. My husband and i had “No Matter What”played at our wedding, so to me, he is a star taken to soon.xx
i feel so sad at this loss 4 such a sweat man 4 his husband and family hes lovely smile will stay with us rest in peace sweat heart x