In 1993, music manager Louis Walsh, who had managed Johnny Logan, held auditions in Dublin to find a new boyband to rival British group Take That. Lynch was among the hopefuls present, and was eventually selected. Before even recording any material, he and five other successful auditionees made their infamous appearance on RTÉ's "The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne". Although their performance was criticised by the Irish press, the band became one of the most successful pop bands in Ireland.