Stephen Gately

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Gately
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 17, 1976(1976-03-17)
Age	48
Date Of Death	2009-10-10
Birthplace	Sheriff Street
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Pisces

Stephen Gately Biography

Stephen Gately is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on March 17, 1976 in Sheriff Street, Ireland. One of the singers of the boy band Boyzone which released 16 successive top-five singles in the UK Singles Chart, including “New Beginning”/”Bright Eyes.”

He as well as He and Keith Duffy were bandmates in Boyzone. were bandmates in the band Boyzone.

Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976 – 10 October 2009) 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.

Gately joined Boyzone upon their formation in 1993. The group became known in Ireland after an infamous appearance on The Late Late Show that year, which presenter Gay Byrne dismissed—although he later concluded: “They certainly had the last laugh on us”. Boyzone’s first success outside Ireland was when the song “Love Me for a Reason” reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in

1995. The group split suddenly following a string of performances in Dublin’s Point Theatre in 2000. By the time Boyzone originally rested the band, they had achieved six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. They were considered a major pop band of the 1990s and had a much publicised rivalry with UK boy band Take That, even selling more singles than them. Gately shared the majority of lead vocal work with Ronan Keating.

He was introduced to Andrew Cowles through a mutual acquaintance, He met Andrew Cowles through a mutual friend, Elton John, and wed Cowles first in Vegas in 2003, then more formally in London three years later. He proposed to Cowles at first Vegas in 2003. Then, more formal in London three years later.

Stephen Gately Net Worth

Stephen Gately is one of the richest Pop Singer from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Gately 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a part of plays and musicals in high school, including Juno along with the Paycock.

He struggled with addiction to depression and drugs because of his struggle to live with his sexuality.

Gately grew up in relative poverty in the working-class Sheriff Street area of Dublin. He was the fourth of five children; his father Martin was a former decorator and his mother, Margaret (born 1949) a cleaner. His siblings are Michelle, Tony, Alan and Mark. He was particularly close to sister Michelle throughout his life. Gately’s father had an accident as a result of which he had to be hospitalised for three months from September 2004, and has not returned to work. His mother then took over as full-time carer. Gately attended primary school at St Laurence O’Toole’s and secondary school at North Strand Technical College. As a teenager he appeared in various musicals and theatre performances at school, such as Juno and the Paycock. He was estranged from his parents for years, but reconciled with them in 2008, and visited them with Andrew Cowles that year.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Stephen Gately height 5 ft 7 in Stephen weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Stephen Gately Dating?

According to our records, Stephen Gately married to Andrew Cowles , Andrew Cowles. As of December 1, 2023, Stephen Gately’s is not dating anyone.

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After success with Boyzone, the band decided in 2000 to move on to solo projects. Gately was the first, with his debut solo single, “New Beginning”, released on 29 May 2000. The single reached number three in the UK charts.

Facts & Trivia

Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Stephen Gately celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.

In December 2002, Gately took the lead role in Bill Kenwright’s new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which previewed in Oxford in December 2002 before moving to Liverpool over Christmas 2002 and finally to London’s West End and the New London Theatre in Drury Lane in February 2003. From September 2004 until March 2005 Gately played the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.

Who died from Westlife?

Gately died of a congenital heart defect in a flat that he and Cowles owned in Mallorca, Spain in 2009. Brian Boyd in The Irish Times stated: “ Stephen Gately’s death represents the first time that the boyband genre has had to deal with such a tragic situation”.

What happened Stephen Gately?

Stephen was pronounced dead at 2.25pm and an autopsy ruled he’d died from natural causes up to eight hours before. “We know from the pathologist’s report that Stephen died sleeping with me on the sofa,” devastated Andrew told The Mirror.

How old is Stephen Gately?

33 years (1976–2009)

Was Ronan Keating in Westlife?

Although Louis was impressed it seems he felt he didn’t have the time to manage yet another band. But luckily for us, Ronan Keating (co-lead singer of Boyzone) stepped in. Ronan agreed to co-manage the new band with Louis, and ‘Rolo Management’ (named after Ronan and Louis) was formed.

Is Westlife dead?

Westlife
Origin| Sligo, Ireland
Genres| Pop
Years active| 1998–2012 2018–present