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Tragic death at 33
Eurovision fans mourn Steven Gately
Boyzone performed the song Let the message run free as the interval act at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Lead singer of the group Ronan Keating also co-presented the show, the fourth time in five years that Ireland hosted the competition. His death on Saturday night sparked speculation about possible causes, but it has been confirmed that he died of natural causes. The remaining members of the band have travelled to Spain to bring his body home to Ireland. They will stay with his body before the funeral, due to take place in Dublin this weekend. The band were notoriously close and called Steven their "little brother".
Steven also enjoyed success as a solo singer and performed the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in Londoon. His sudden death at the age of 33 was a tragedy and esctoday.com join fans around the world in sending our condolences to his family and band members.
Louis Walsh told Sky News today that the boys are planning to give him the biggest send off of all time and Dublin is set to come out in force for a man that won the hearts of fans at home and around the world.
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RIP.
The best Boyband Ever lost a valuable member 
The death is always very sad...rest in peace!
Very tragic...
But it really hasn't much to do with eurovision...except he performed an interval act... many people have done that...
@ dirofreak
He was in a popular Irish band called Boyzone
Who was he anyway, never heard about him
R.I.P. Steven. :-(
My condolence to his family and his friends.
R.I.P.
1997 is the year I began with watching eurovision, but I can't remember this interval act at all, oh well, it was 12 years ago...
A little late but better now than never - RIP friend.
@The Former TIMSRITNS
"May he sleep with angels" I think that is such a nice thing to say 
@Emma Kiernan
I thought you asked for this article because i saw you bring this subject up in another article today. I'm glad you did
sorry...double post (well a tripe even! 
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Very unexpected news! Sad. Boyzone was the best boyband I think. May he sleep with angels.
Emma, I heard he died of heart failure. It seems it was discovered on closer obuction.
Very unexpected news! Sad. Boyzone was the best boyband I think.
So sad to hear that.
R.I.P :'(
he died because he vomited in his sleep and choked on it it shouldnt of happened and i feel so bad fro his poor husband andy
oh and you spelled his name wrong its
STEPHEN GATELY
i had to ask for this article
i love ya stephen i might go to his funeral its on the day of my birthday
r.i.p man...............
Richard M, you should read the article again and easily find several connections to Eurovision. Also, you will find a video link if you look carefully.
Of course you can die of natural causes at 33. I knew someone at the age of 20 who died of Sudden Death Syndrome.
Anyway very sad story ... but what's this got to do with Eurovision ???
Stephen was the same age as me.
Shocking and very sad news
RIP
R.I.P Steven Gately
I was so shocked when i heard about his passing it is such a shame.
Everybody should love, honour, and respect the people around them because nobody is here forever.
RIP
I was shocked to hear he died so young
I went to see him as Joseph once
R.I.P. Steven. This is so sad
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