The 33-year-old Irish pop star and actor was on holiday with his long-term partner Andrew Cowles in Majorca when he "tragically died" on Saturday, said the Boyzone Tour website.

A spokesman for the police in Spain said Gately died at 1.45pm in his house in Port Andratx, and added: "At the moment it is not known how he died. There are no signs of suspicious circumstances."