Boyzone star Stephen Gately’s death was shrouded in mystery today amid claims he died after a marathon drinking session.

But the family of the 33-year-old Irish pop singer and actor insisted it was a “tragic accident” and that no foul play was involved.

Police said there were “no signs of suspicious circumstances” after Gately was found dead at his home in the resort of Port Andratx, Majorca, on Saturday afternoon.

Reports today claimed he spent up to eight hours drinking on Friday night and choked to death on his vomit while asleep after a night’s clubbing.

Last night fellow band members Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mik- ey Graham and Shane Lynch arr- ived in Majorca and spent an hour at Gately’s home in Port Andratx.

Gerald Kean, who was asked by Gately’s family to speak on their behalf, said yesterday: “There’s no foul play involved and it’s not suicide. It’s just a tragic accident is what we’ve been told and we’re happy that that is correct information. There is nothing untoward, it’s not drugs, we don’t believe, it’s not suicide, it’s not murder, it’s not a fight.”

As tributes poured in from the music world, a Port Andratx police spokesman said: “It is not known how he died.

There are no signs of suspicious circumstances.”

A post mortem is expected to take place in Spain this week.

It was reported police want to speak to a Bulgarian man said to have met Gately and his partner Andrew Cowles at a bar and returned home with them.