Stephen Gately found dead

Posted by heatworld on Sunday 11 Oct 2009

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Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has been found dead while on holiday in Majorca, he was only 33. The boyband's website confirmed that he had 'tragically died' yesterday and that his bandmates Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham would be flying out to the Spanish island today. The singer died in his sleep following a night out on holiday with his long-term partner Andrew Cowles.

His manager Louis Walsh, who is due to be appearing on The X Factor results show tonight, said, '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.'

Meanwhile, a friend of Ronan's said that the singer was 'completely distraught', saying, 'No one saw this coming. He loved Stephen like a brother, they were so close. It's absolutely floored him. It's a massive shock to everyone.'

heatworld's thoughts go out to Stephen's family and friends at this time.