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Stephen Gately dead at 33

PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:15 am
by PVCBlue
Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, 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 island of Mallorca, the band said in a brief statement. The cause of death was not immediately clear.

Gerald Kean, a Gately family friend in Ireland, said he the singer died of natural causes, without identifying them.


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