1976 Stephen Patrick David Gately born in Dublin. He grew up on Sheriff Street
1993 Joins Boyzone after auditioning with 400 other hopefuls. The group’s hits include covers of the Osmonds’ Love Me For a Reason, Tracy Chapman’s Baby Can I Hold You and Cat Stevens’ Father And Son
1999 The Sun publishes an interview with Gately, in which he reveals he is gay and in a relationship
2000 Boyzone break up. Releases his first solo single, A New Beginning . Album of the same name goes into the Top Ten. Includes a version of Bright Eyes , recorded for a TV version of Watership Down (he also voices Blackavar in the film), and I Believe , for the soundtrack of Billy Elliot
2001 Dropped by his label Polydor
2003 Dons the dreamcoat in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2004 Plays the Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium
2005 Makes his panto debut in Cinderella
2006 Marries his partner Andrew Cowles in a civil ceremony
2007 Gets his skates on for ITV’s Dancing on Ice. Reunites with Boyzone
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