Boyzone star Stephen Gately has been found dead at the age of 33. The singer fell asleep after a night out while on holiday in Majorca yesterday and never woke up.
Boyzone manager Louis Walsh told the News of the World: ‘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.
All four remaining members of Boyzone – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham – will be flying to Palma, Majorca tomorrow.
Shane Lynch told the News of the World: ‘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.’ Ronan Keating, who is in Chicago, is said to be completely devastated. Gately came out as gay ten years ago – causing a sensation in the pop music world.
He wed Andrew Cowles, first in a commitment ceremony in Las Vegas in 2003 and more formally in a civil partnership ceremony in London in March 2006.
Gately enjoyed success as a solo artist. He was also a star of theatre, TV and radio, appearing in the West End as Joseph in and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and in the ITV show Dancing on Ice.
Boyzone had 17 top five singles and four number one albums before splitting in 2000. They made a comeback tour in 2007, inspired by the success of Take That. A spokesman for Boyzone confirmed the death but details are yet to emerge.
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