Stephen Gately

As a member of the pop quintet Boyzone, vocalist Stephen Gately enjoyed a good deal of popularity in the 1990s, when his group topped the charts in multiple European countries. Gately shared lead vocals on many of the band's singles, arguably making him one of Boyzone's most visible members. Moreover, he became the first member of a boy band to be openly gay, having announced his sexuality in a British tabloid in June 1999. Born in 1976 and raised in the working-class Dublin neighborhood of Sheriff Street, Gately began his career singing in school plays. He joined Boyzone in...