Stephen Gately was happier than he'd ever been in October 2009.

Boyzone had just reunited and finished their Back Again... No Matter What Tour, with work on their fourth studio album, Brother, already underway.

And he and his partner, internet tycoon Andrew Cowles, had just arrived at their £1million apartment in the upmarket Majorca resort of Port d'Andratx, for a month-long working holiday.

On the evening of Saturday, October 9, 2009, they finished decorating the flat ready for the arrival of friends and family and were looking forward to a quiet night in.

Speaking to The Mirror at the time, a neighbour recalled, “I spoke to them on the Saturday evening and they said they were just going to chill out at home.“Stephen said he was tired and was on a health kick, so he was staying off alcohol during his holiday."

But something must have changed their minds and the couple instead headed for dinner and drinks in the nearby city of Palma.

The next afternoon, Stephen was found dead on the sofa.

He had suffered 'acute' pulmonary oedema - or fluid on the lungs - caused by an undiagnosed heart condition.

The pathology report confirmed his death was not related to drink or drugs and he'd been on good form in the days before, with his widower telling The Mirror, “I do get some comfort from knowing how happy he was that day.

“The night he died, we’d had such a good time, a lovely evening in our favourite restaurant. He was the most happy and confident he’d been in his life."

While out, they met model and student Georgi Dochey in a bar and partied at the Black Cat club before the three of them headed back to Stephen and Andrew's place at around 5.30am.

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