[65] The funeral clashed with the wedding of a niece of Bertie Ahern and several of her guests defected to the funeral instead. His body was. That month, with his single still in the charts, his record company Polydor dropped him from their label. After success with Boyzone, the band decided in 2000 to move on to solo projects. [10] His siblings are Michelle, Tony, Alan and Mark. They were quarrelling so staff asked them to leave. We don't know much about what's happened yet. [17] However, Gately's solicitor and family friend, Gerald Kean, insisted Cowles was the one who found Gately's body. He then tried to revive him by giving him mouth-to-mouth but there was nothing either of us could do.. [81] Walsh also was absent from the second week of The X Factor which coincided with Gately's funeral,[20][82][83]later commenting: "I never want to watch the show at home again. We bought a house together. He stayed overnight, he was there when the police arrived and they are not looking for him, Mr Kean said. [93] Elton John said he and his partner David Furnish were "stunned" when they heard the news. [26] This was to have been followed by a tour. 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[85] My First Time, a stage show which was set to star bandmember Keith Duffy, was cancelled entirely. Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976 - 10 October 2009) was an Irish singer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone; [1] all of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally. It seems very special that the day he died he had just worked out the ending. [48], Gately had spent the evening with his partner Cowles at the Black Cat club in Mallorca's capital Palma. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He died under my arm, curled up on the sofa and it was a few good hours before I realised he wasnt sleeping.. his children needed a father and his wife needed a husband . Offensiveness is not within the remit of the PCC we deal with accuracy and intrusion. She suggested that drugs and a "dangerous lifestyle" were to blame for Gately's death. He smiles, unexpectedly, remembering the last day he spent with Stephen. The paperback version was released in April 2011. [22], Boyzone released a brand new single, "Love You Anyway", followed by a new compilation album in October 2008. Mon 12 Oct 2009 at 19:01. [102] Fry wrote, "I gather a repulsive nobody writing in a paper no one of any decency would be seen dead with has written something loathesome and inhumane". "[72][77] Walsh dropped out of the live results show of The X Factor on 11 October 2009 as a direct result of Gately's death. ", Celebrities Index: Mr Dochev, who lives in a modest flat on the outskirts of Palma, said he had now given police a full account of events leading up to Stephen's death. [34] Boyzone bandmate Ronan Keating promised at Gately's funeral that "by hook or by crook" the book would be finished. [69][70] Keith Duffy reminisced on the early days: "He told Louis [Walsh] he was 5ft 7in (170 cm). We met more than two years before that night." [53], A post-mortem and toxicology tests took place on 13 October and this examination showed that Gately died of natural causes. For this audio play, Gately recorded an original song, "Children of Tomorrow", with music by Tim Sutton and lyrics by Barnaby Edwards; this was his first solo track since 2001. Stephen poured four years into writing this thing and he has an amazing imagination. Our thoughts are with Andy and the rest of his family, his friends, his legions of fans and of course his bandmates Keith, Mikey, Shane and Ronan who will be devastated at the loss of a truly beautiful person. Gately had been the most eager to reform and urged his bandmates to come together again. He passed away suddenly in the early hours of the morning while at his holiday home in Port D'Andratx, Majorca. File photo dated 8/5/2008 of Boyzone (left to right) Keith Duffy, Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynchy and Mikey Graham arrive at The Cauldwell Ball at the Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London. [7] Tim Teeman of The Times (UK) heralded Gately as a hero of gay rights for his response to being "smoked out of the closet". There have been other versions of his last hours that hurt his family deeply but Andrew says he alone knows what happened that night. He was born on March 17, 1976, in Dublin, Ireland. [18][19] After his death, manager Louis Walsh described Gately as "the glue in Boyzone, he kept them all together". Contact Us [23] It was condemned by, among others, the minister of the Dromore Reformed Presbyterian Church. Gately made his pantomime debut at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley in December 2005 starring as Dandini in Cinderella. . -The Tree of Seasons is published by Hodder & Stoughton, 14.99. They kept telling Andy that he shouldnt blame himself but he just kept crying his eyes out. Stephen Gately's husband Andrew Cowles will get the Boyzone singer's 11 million ($16.4 million) estate, and the Gately family reportedly has no intentions of challenging the decision. Stephen Gately had patched things up with his family in recent years. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. When we married in London I had a harpist learn it especially. [4][5] He married Andrew Cowles, first in a commitment ceremony in Las Vegas in 2003 and more formally in a civil partnership ceremony in London in 2006. Updated 06:52, 2 JUL 2012. It was very difficult having to lie for the first years of his career. I can never understand why people just don't leave things simple" and one radio station owner, who called on people to write to the Mail to express their disagreement, commented, "We are all very very insulted by that coverage. I know that my boy fell asleep under my arm, his heart stopped, he didnt feel any pain.. They went out in eighth place on 10 February 2007. Whatever the cause of death is, it is not, by any yardstick, a natural one." The day Stephen Gately died at his holiday villa in Mallorca had been almost perfect. Saturday, 15 April 2023. . [17] Gately shared the majority of lead vocal work with Ronan Keating. They returned home with someone that they had met that night, Bulgarian national Georgi Dochev. [102] A PCC spokesman said "We're trying to work out what the complaints are. Stephen's fellow bandmates from Boyzone flew to. Dochev stayed in the spare bedroom. Who in Westlife died? Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire. He was just furious that I'd
But instead, the singer went to sleep and never woke up after an undiagnosed heart condition called atheromatosis - a thickening of the arteries - caused his lungs to suddenly fill with fluid. [90], Irish boy band Westlife said: "We are, like everyone else, in shock today. Clapping and cheering echoed through the inner city streets where Stephen Gately grew up today as the diverse worlds of pop celebrity and a working class Dublin community united to say farewell. Soon after, Stephen fell asleep on the sofa with Andrew's arm wrapped around him. "We had a threesome on the sofa where Stephen died. We know from the pathologists report that Stephen died sleeping with me on the sofa, devastated Andrew told The Mirror. I will never forgive myself for this. A postmortem has found that Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a court official on Mallorca said today. But in the harrowing first hours after the grim discovery, Andrew is said to have been wracked with guilt for not checking on him. I asked Andy to come and check him. This was not in the script", said music historian Paul Gambaccini. It has a great vibe and the people here are brilliant". This week, Andrew fulfils that promise. Stephen Gately died in his husband Andrew's arms Boyzone slept with Stephen Gately's coffin before funeral to ease mum's fear Stephen Gately's battle with pills and depression before. [105] According to Sky News, the Gatelys "are aware of the article, they have not read it, they will not read it, but they know what is contained in it and they know the sentiment" and "are just very, very disappointed". [56][57][58][59] The four surviving members of Boyzone maintained an overnight vigil in the church the night before. But in the harrowing first hours after the grim discovery, Andrew is said to have been wracked with guilt for not checking on him. Though the complainants and many others found this article offensive, this does not make its publication unlawful. But its tough when you dont get the I love you back.. He was also in the second series of ITV's Dancing on Ice with his dancing partner Kristina Lenko. The beloved Boyzone star was just 33 years old. Margaret cares for her husband full-time following the accident at work in September 2004, which . The trio partied at the Black Cat nightclub in Palma before heading back to their apartment at around 5. I dropped the camera to break it up. [17] His death was later determined to have been caused by a pulmonary oedema resulting from an undiagnosed heart condition. [52] He said: "This is really, really tragic news I want to send out my condolences to the family, our thoughts are with Louis". Focusing on finishing my book next so may be quiet here.. [15] By the time Boyzone originally rested the band, they had achieved six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. Something went wrong, please try again later. He is a total mess., Harrowing moment Stephen Gateley's husband realised he'd died in his arms eight hours earlier. We are not satisfied that it was an eight-hour drinking binge. Share your email for news, gossip and more. The group became known in Ireland after an infamous appearance on The Late Late Show that year, which presenter Gay Byrne dismissedalthough he later concluded: "They certainly had the last laugh on us". The man who spent the last hours of Stephen Gately's life with him and the singer's husband has broken his silence. The trio partied at the Black Cat nightclub in Palma before heading back to their apartment at around 5.30am. Himself and the Boyzone lads paved the way for us as a band. "Today we lost another young legend of music. He woke Cowles, who was sleeping alone in the couple's bedroom. Stephen Gately died early on the morning of October 10, 2009 while on holiday in Majorca. Upon Boyzone's reformation, Gately featured as part of the first gay couple in a boyband music video for "Better", in what was to be his last with the band. Its going to surprise people. Andrew Cowles and Stephen Gately on their wedding day, Take it easy and travel slow around the island of Ireland, Top ten Irish mob movies that lit up the screen. Privacy After a few weeks or so we were both saying marry me, marry me, we both knew it was a good thing, we were in love., Five months after they met, the couple went on holiday to Las Vegas. Thousands of mourners, including Walsh, turned up to pay their respects to Gately, at his funeral in Dublin on Saturday. The night before had been like any other Saturday. He was a great man. [99] According to The Guardian details about where Moir lived were posted on the Internet and a false rumour that the Daily Mail had reported Cowles as Gately's murderer was repeated on Twitter. 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