Who are Hothouse Flowers, how did they become famous and when were they on Eurovision?
HOTHOUSE Flowers are an Irish rock band that formed in 1985.
The band's saxophonist Leo Barnes, who played in the band for 13 years, passed away just two weeks ago.
Tonight, Liam and Fiachna will be performing on the Late Late Show.
Here's everything you need to know about Hothouse Flowers.
HOW DID THE BAND BEGIN?
Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fiachna Ó Braonáin were childhood friends in an Irish-speaking school, Coláiste Eoin in Booterstown, Dublin.
In 1985 they began busking on the streets of Dublin as The Incomparable Benzini Brothers.
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Bassist Peter Ó Braonáin, drummer Jerry Fehily, and saxophonist Leo Barnes joined them soon after.
They then renamed the group Hothouse Flowers and began writing songs and performing all around Ireland.
HOW DID THEY BECOME SUCCESSFUL?
In 1986, U2 star Bono watched the Hothouse Flowers perform on TV and saw something in the band.
He helped them release their first single Love Don't Work This Way on U2's Mother Records label.
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From there - the band got a record deal with the PolyGram subsidiary London Records.
WHEN DID THEY RELEASE THEIR FIRST ALBUM?
They released their first album People in 1988.
It reached the number one spot in the Irish charts within a week.
It became one of the biggest-selling Irish debut albums in history.
DID THEY APPEAR ON EUROVISION?
In 1988, the Eurovision Song Contest took place in the RDS in Dublin, Ireland.
A lavish film clip of the Hothouse Flowers performing Don’t Go was played in the interval between contestant and the scoring which gave the band a massive international boost.
WHEN DID THE BAND TAKE A BREAK?
What was supposed to be a year-long break in 1994, turned into several years.
In this time, the group split from their long-time manager, and Leo and Jerry left the band.
The rock band reappeared in 1998 and released Born and performed in the Glastonbury Festival.
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Their latest album, Into Your Heart, produced by the band and John Reynolds was released in February 2004.
After the sad news broke that Leo Barnes passed away, Hot House Flowers tweeted: "Every note he played blew us all away…. Play on Leo Barnes… RIP."
