[1] The group rose to national fame in February 2010 when a video of "He Drinks Tequila" became a viral 'sensation'[2] after their video was posted by several well-known bloggers including Irish drag performer Panti[3] and comedy writers Robert Popper and Graham Linehan.
[4] A few days later the video was posted by Sean Moncrieff on the website of Irish radio station Newstalk.
"He Drinks Tequila" gained international recognition on 3 March when American chat show host and American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres[6] sent a link to the YouTube video on her official Twitter page.
A video of their appearance was then posted on YouTube, and immediately gained thousands of views daily.
[citation needed] Since 2010, Crystal Swing have continued to tour and have featured on many mainly Irish TV and Radio shows including Living with Lucy, Celebrity Bainisteoir, Driving me Crazy, Republic of Telly, Celebrity Head Chef, Charity ICA Bootcamp, Mastermind and many others.