In October 2008, it was reported that Wonderland had signed a six figure record deal with Mercury Records. The band made their first live television appearance on The Late Late Show in December 2008. In May 2010, it was announced that Wonderland were to support Westlife on their Where We Are Tour. The band were also invited to play at the 2010 Isle of Wight Festival. Walsh announced that he would launch Wonderland with a reality television programme, entitled Louis Walsh & Kian Egan's Next Big Thing (previously The Management) in October 2010. The programme followed the band for two years as they prepared to release their debut single and album. It began airing on ITV2 on 30 October 2010 in the UK and was later broadcast on TV3 in Ireland. Wonderland were given a mention on the popular gossip blog written by Perez Hilton, after fans sent him a link to one of their performances.
