Stephen Gately Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain
Stephen Gately Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain
Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site Sunday. He was 33.
Gately “tragically died” on Saturday while visiting the Spanish island of Mallorca, the band said in a brief statement. It was not immediately clear how he died.
“At present we don’t have too many details. The rest of the boys will be traveling to Majorca later this morning,” the statement said.
Gately and his partner Andrew Cowles were in Mallorca together, the statement said. They were wed in a civil union in 2006.
Boyzone was a U.K. hitmaker in the 1990s and announced a comeback tour at the end of last year. Gately also had released several solo singles and appeared in stage musicals, including “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”
Gately and his partner Andrew Cowles, who were wed in a civil union in 2006, were in Mallorca together, the band’s statement said.
“At present we don’t have too many details,” the statement said. Members of the group were expected to arrive at Palma de Mallorca international airport Sunday afternoon.
Spanish police said they were called to a house near Port d’Andratx on the western tip of the island on Saturday afternoon. The cause of death was unknown and there were no signs of violence, a police spokesman said, on condition of anonymity in keeping with police rules. He said there was likely to be an autopsy.
The house, situated on an exclusive tree-lined seafront street, overlooks a rocky bay reputed to have some of the best sunset views on Spain’s favorite holiday island.
By midday Sunday journalists had begun to gather outside the quiet, seaside building with several vacation apartments.
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