BOYZONE manager Louis Walsh did not appear on tonight's live X Factor finals following the death of band member Stephen Gately.

Police investigating the 33-year-old Irish pop star's death said there were no signs of suspicious circumstances after he died at 1.45pm yesterday in his house in Port Andratx, Majorca.

A spokeswoman for Walsh, a judge on the ITV hit show X Factor, said he would not be travelling to Spain with the four band members.

Simon Cowell gave a short tribute to the pop star at the start of the show, which saw girl group Kandy Rain, who were mentored by Walsh, voted off.