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Stephen Gately

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (March 17, 1976-October 10, 2009)
    Born in Dublin, Ireland
    Member of the Irish boyband Boyzone
    Sang 'Working My Way Back to You,' 'Words,' 'Baby I Can Hold You,' and "No Matter What'
    Performed on stage in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,’ ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,’ ‘Cinderella,’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Why he might be annoying:

    His first boyfriend was a heroin addict who committed suicide.
    He was in the process of writing a children’s book right before his death.
    He was a drug addict for about two years.
    He and Ronan were the only members of Boyzone to sing the majority of solos.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the vice patron for the Charity National Missing Persons Helpline.
    He died suddenly of natural causes at the age of 33.
    He came out as gay, and had a civil union with his partner.
    Columnist Jan Moir wrote a controversial and homophobic article linking his death to his gay lifestyle.

Credit: Jack Magic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 46.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 51 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying