Prepare for a nostalgic and emotional journey as Sky has unveiled its first glimpse at a three-part documentary series about one of the most iconic boybands in history.
Boyzone: No Matter What is set to grace our screens on Sunday, February 2, promising an enlightening and heart-wrenching ride for any fan of 90s pop music.
Featuring exclusive interviews and tantalising backstage footage, the documentary pledges to reveal the true story behind the band, over three decades after their formation.
The official synopsis for the documentary states: “They were one of the most successful and iconic boybands of all time but behind-the-scenes, conflict and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling apart.
“Now, thirty years on, all four remaining members – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael ‘Mikey’ Graham, as well as their estranged manager, Louis Walsh reveal the truth of what really happened, the extraordinary highs of their meteoric rise to fame, and the huge costs that being in a boyband had on each of them”, reports .
Sky drops ‘tearful’ teaser for doc about one of history’s ‘most iconic boybands’ (Image: SKY)
In addition to the four Dublin lads, manager and infamous X Factor judge Walsh will be sharing his perspective on Boyzone’s dramatic rise and fall.
Be sure to have tissues on hand as the miniseries will also delve into the devastating death of Stephen Gately in October 2009.
Following Boyzone’s reunion in 2008, the band made plans for a new album to be released in 2010, accompanied by a tour.
The new documentary will lift the lid on Boyzone’s rise and fall (Image: SKY)
In a heartbreaking turn of events, Gately was then discovered dead at his residence in Mallorca, taken too soon by a previously undetected heart condition.
The remaining Boyzone members were overcome with grief and, as a result, they released their fourth studio album, Brother, sooner than originally planned in March 2010, dedicating it to their late bandmate.
The album was particularly poignant as it included two new tracks that Gately had sung before his passing, one of which was penned by renowned singer-songwriter Mika.
Ronan Keating spills on ‘choices he’s not proud of’ (Image: SKY)
In the years that followed, Boyzone brought out their seventh and last studio album, Thank You and Goodnight, in 2018.
This documentary is set to unveil the groups activities post-Gately’s death and the true story behind their initial disbanding back in 1999.
Keating admits in the documentary preview: “I made choices that I’m not proud of,” adding that “After 30 years, I think now’s the time to talk about it.”
Boyzone: No Matter What, will be released Sunday, February 2 on Sky Documentaries and NOW.