Acting

Stephen Gately

Stephen Gately is best known for Absolutely Fabulous, Top of the Pops, Watership Down and Dancing on Ice. Stephen Gately was born on March 17, 1976. Stephen Gately died on October 10, 2009 at the age of 33.

Born: March 17, 1976
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 10, 2009 (33 years old)

Biography

Stephen Patrick David Gately was an Irish pop singer-songwriter, actor, children's writer, and dancer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone. All of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally. With Boyzone, Gately had a record-breaking sixteen consecutive singles enter the top five of the UK Singles Chart. He performed for millions of fans globally. He released a solo album in 2000, after the group's initial break-up, which charted in the UK top ten and yielded three UK hit singles, including the top three hit "New Beginning". Gately went on to appear variously in stage productions and on television programmes as well as contributing songs to various projects. In 2008, he rejoined his colleagues as Boyzone reformed for a series of concerts and recordings.