The trailer for a brand new Boyzone documentary has been launched – watch it under.
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Boyzone: No Matter What is a three-part documentary collection analyzing the rise of the Irish boyband, together with behind-the-scenes seems at them on the peak of their success, their struggles with the paparazzi, fall-outs throughout the band, and stress with supervisor Louis Walsh.
The official synopsis reads: “They had been one of the crucial profitable and iconic boybands of all time – however behind-the-scenes, battle and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling aside. Now, thirty years on, all 4 remaining members – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael ‘Mikey’ Graham, in addition to their estranged supervisor, Louis Walsh – reveal the reality of what actually occurred, the extraordinary highs of their meteoric rise to fame, and the large prices that being in a boyband had on every of them.”
Boyzone shaped in 1993, put collectively by Walsh, and went on to launch seven studio albums, 5 of which made it to Quantity One within the UK. They break up up in 1999, making a comeback in 2007, earlier than reuniting for a twenty fifth anniversary tour and album in 2018.
The trailer features a take a look at interviews with every of the 4 remaining band members, reflecting on outdated footage of their performances and TV appearances. Walsh additionally seems, with Lynch saying that he “promised them the solar, moon and stars”. Walsh is then proven, saying: “They believed their very own publicity. They forgot I wrote it.”
The documentary collection may also cowl the demise of member Stephen Gately on account of a congenital coronary heart defect in 2009. Gately specifically confronted scrutiny from the tabloids throughout his time within the band, and got here out as homosexual in 1999 to keep away from particulars of his sexuality being made public by the media. The trailer features a shot of a visibly tearful Keating as he recounts having to name the opposite band members to inform them the information of Gately’s demise.
The trailer closes with Keating saying: “I made selections I’m not pleased with. After 30 years, now’s the time to speak about it.”
Boyzone: No Matter What involves Sky Documentaries and NOW from February 2.