Harold "Devin" Lima was added to the group to replace Brian Gillis six months before the hit "Summer Girls" was released.
Executive Clive Davis worked closely with Cronin on the group's self-titled debut album.
The show also starred Chris Kirkpatrick of 'N Sync, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd.
Cronin also formed a rap duo with Doug Ray (formerly of Bad Ronald) called Loose Cannons.
Billboard described the song as an "upbeat tune...reminiscent of the boy band's past hits 'Summer Girls' and 'Girl on TV', but the lyrics discuss Cronin's health struggles and how they altered his view of the world".
[7] In 1999, Cronin began dating actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, after meeting her backstage at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
[10] In March 2005, Cronin sought treatment for constant headaches and he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia.
On the afternoon of September 8, 2010, Cronin died at the Brigham and Women's Hospital after suffering a stroke secondary to his leukemia due to complications from medicine he was taking to offset GVHD (graft-versus-host disease), which he had been struggling with after having a stem cell transplant.
[13][14] His funeral was held at St. Joseph Church in Kingston, Massachusetts, on September 13, attended by family and friends.