News about Stephen Gately

Louis Walsh has auditioned for Boyzone, but he turned him down because he couldn't sing. In a forthcoming episode of Celebrity Big Brother, 70, the music mogul, 71, spoke with Colson Smith and Fern Britton about the ascension of the 90s boyband and how he discovered Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Ronan Keating. Louis, seated in the kitchen with Colson and Fern, revealed that he is a great friend of Colin Farrell, the Irish actor.

The Boyzone star, 49, shared about his greatly missed friend, who died in 2009 from natural causes at the age of 33, with fans around the world devastated. Keith Duffy has admitted that the late Stephen Gately 'is always with him,' as he paid a loving tribute to his former bandmate.

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There has been increasing rumors that the band will re-form for their 30th anniversary in 2024 with a new album and tour. But Ronan Keating has denied rumors of a Boyzone reunion by stating that the band'went out on a high' with their tour and album in 2018. After the death of bandmate Stephen Gately in 2009, the singer, who was 45, said that the group had 'never felt the same.'

On Monday, Ronan Keating, 45, posted a touching tribute to his late bandmate Stephen Gately on Instagram. As he posted an array of pictures with his co-lead singer from their early days, he said, "13 years doesn't get any easier."