Boyzone member Stephen Gately dies at age 33
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Boyzone member Stephen Gately has died suddenly at the age of 33 while on holiday on the Spanish island of Majorca.
Gately was on holiday with his partner Andrew Cowles when his body was found on Saturday. The information was confirmed on Boyzone's official website on Sunday. The other members of Boyzone were said to be travelling to the same island on Sunday before his death was discovered. Dan Wootton, showbusiness editor for British tabloid News of the World, told BBC News that the singer had left the means of accommodation to go out for some drinks, returned, fell asleep and never woke up again. Spanish police report his body was found on a sofa in the lounge.
Louis Walsh, manager of the group and also a judge on UK television singing competition The X Factor, commented, "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. I only heard after The X Factor and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man."
A spokesperson for Spanish police said today in Majorca, "[a]t the moment it is not known how he died. There are no signs of suspicious circumstances. "Gately's time of death was given as approximately 13.45 UTC. The police spokesperson added, "[d]etails remain pretty unclear. We managed to take a look at some documents, they tell us that police received the body around half past four. We think we know he was drinking in a bar, perhaps they went to a restaurant, but none of this is confirmed."
Gately's family hope to hold his funeral in Dublin, Gately's home town. A representative of the family stated they are "shattered".
Sources
- "Boyzone star Stephen Gately dies". BBC News Online, October 11, 2009
- "Boyzone star dies suddenly". ITN, October 11, 2009
- "Stephen Gately, Boyzone star, dies suddenly on holiday". Telegraph.co.uk, October 11, 2009
- "Report: Boyzone member dies in Spain". CNN, October 11, 2009
- "Stephen Gately's Death 'Not Suspicious'". Sky News, October 11, 2009
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