Stephen Gately Dead – Boyzone Singer Stephen Gately died on Saturday while on holiday in Majorca off the coast of Spain.
The circumstances surrounding Gately’s death remained unclear but Britain’s News of the World newspaper reported he died after a night out.
The Boyzone members, including lead singer Ronan Keating, were heading to Majorca following news of the death.
Boyzone manager Louis Walsh told the newspaper: “We’re all absolutely devastated… I’m in complete shock. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. We don’t know much about what’s happened yet… He was a great man.”
Speaking to the newspaper late Saturday, band member Shane Lynch said: “Me and the boys are flying out in the morning… We just need to get over to where he’s passed and work out what we need to do.”
Stephen Gately, who married his partner Andrew Cowles in a civil union in 2006, sent ripples through the pop music world 10 years ago when he announced that he was gay.
He joined Boyzone in 1993 after answering an advert in Dublin to audition for Ireland’s first boyband.
The band went on to enjoy huge success with six number one singles in Britain, but split up in 2000.
They reunited seven years later, but their recent 19-date Better tour failed to fill stadiums, despite offers of free tickets.
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