The year is 1993. The UK and Ireland are swept up in electrifying boy band mania. Across Dublin’s clubs, bars and schools, a feverish hunt begins, to find the next musical sensation. In the era before tv talent shows ruled, hundreds vied for stardom, but only five working-class Dubliners would have the luck to be plucked from obscurity and be thrust into the global spotlight. It’s here, we begin our story.

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Ronan Keating

Self

Keith Duffy

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Shane Lynch

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Mikey Graham

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Stephen Gately

Self (archive footage)

Louis Walsh

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