Andrew Lloyd Webber has given a statement saying that he is “shocked and deeply upset” by the death of Stephen Gately, who starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2003 and who recorded a version of No Matter What from Whistle Down the Wind with Boyzone.
“He was enormously talented and I very much enjoyed working with him on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and the Boyzone hit No Matter What – my biggest selling single,” Mr Webber said.
He added: “His death is a great loss to the musical world.”