Louis Walsh, the manager of fellow Irish boy band Boyzone, came to know the group after he was contacted by Filan's mother, but the group failed to secure a BMG record deal with Cowell and, thus, changes were needed.
Louis Walsh, the manager of the 1990s boy-band Boyzone, came to know the group after he was contacted by Filan's mother. However, the group failed to secure a BMG record deal with Cowell and, thus, changes were needed.