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'''Stephen Patrick David Gately''' was an Irish pop singer and actor. He was a founding member of Irish boy band Boyzone. He appeared in the [[Big Finish Productions]] | {{audio cast stub}} | ||
'''Stephen Patrick David Gately''' ([[17 March (people)|17 March]] [[1976 (people)|1976]]-[[10 October (people)|10 October]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/11/stephen-gately-obituary|title=Stephen Gately obituary|author=Sweeting, Adam|date of source=11 October 2009|website name=The Guardian|accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref>) was an Irish pop singer and actor. He was a founding member of Irish boy band Boyzone. He appeared in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio story ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]'' as [[Tommy Tomorrow]]. | |||
When offered the role of Tommy Tomorrow Gately accepted it immediately not only because he was a horror and | When offered the role of Tommy Tomorrow Gately accepted it immediately not only because he was a horror and sci-fi fan himself, but because his husband was a major ''Doctor Who'' fan.<ref>[[BFX]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|]]''</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/20/gately.shtml</ref> | ||
With [[Clare Buckfield]], Gately performed the song "[[Children of Tomorrow]]" which featured in ''Horror of Glam Rock.'' The song was later released as Gately's first single in five years; due to the singer's untimely death, it would be his final musical release. | With [[Clare Buckfield]], Gately performed the song "[[Children of Tomorrow]]" which featured in ''Horror of Glam Rock.'' The song was later released as Gately's first single in five years; due to the singer's untimely death, it would be his final musical release. | ||
== Career == | |||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', he was known as a singer for the pop group Boyzone until his early death in 2009. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130514142121/http://stephengately.co.uk/ Official site (archived)] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130514142121/http://stephengately.co.uk/ Official site (archived)] | ||
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{{twitter|StephenGatelyOS}} | {{twitter|StephenGatelyOS}} | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who vocalists]] | [[Category:Doctor Who vocalists]] | ||
[[Category:Eighth Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 9 October 2021
Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976-10 October 2009[1]) was an Irish pop singer and actor. He was a founding member of Irish boy band Boyzone. He appeared in the Big Finish Productions audio story Horror of Glam Rock as Tommy Tomorrow.
When offered the role of Tommy Tomorrow Gately accepted it immediately not only because he was a horror and sci-fi fan himself, but because his husband was a major Doctor Who fan.[2][3]
With Clare Buckfield, Gately performed the song "Children of Tomorrow" which featured in Horror of Glam Rock. The song was later released as Gately's first single in five years; due to the singer's untimely death, it would be his final musical release.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Outside of Doctor Who, he was known as a singer for the pop group Boyzone until his early death in 2009.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Sweeting, Adam (11 October 2009). Stephen Gately obituary. The Guardian. Retrieved on 22 July 2019.
- ↑ BFX: [[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|]]
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/20/gately.shtml
