RIP Stephen Gately

Former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately passed away in Spain on the 10th of October while on holiday with his partner. The Irish singer was set to re-join his former band mates from Boyzone in a great comeback.

Click here for quotes paying tribute to Stephen Gately.

According to a Yahoo! News article, the former Boyzone member had been on a drinking binge only to die in his sleep from choking.

The young singer first joined Boyzone in 1993 after answering an advertisement to join Ireland's first boy band.

After the boy band split up, Gately was engaged in a variety of artistic activities, including landing the starring role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicoloured Dream Coat.

His tragic death serves as a grim reminder of the danger of abusing alcohol which so many people seem to ignore.

What are your thoughts and reactions to his demise? Anyone is welcome to comment or to add their own thoughts. However, no unfair comments or derogatory remarks will be allowed. In the meantime, the links below this entry will lead to how other journalists are reporting Gately's demise.

All the best,

Eric Lafif, SEAL

External Links:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/11/stephen-gately-death-majorca

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091012/twl-boyzone-star-had-been-on-marathon-bi-3fd0ae9.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8301233.stm