Wonderland were an Irish girl group formed by Louis Walsh and Westlife band-member Kian Egan.
Its five members were Jodi Albert, Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Leigh Learmont, and Kasey Smith.
Wonderland's debut single "Not a Love Song" was released on 25 February 2011 in Ireland and on 6 March 2011 in the United Kingdom.
In July 2008, it was announced that Louis Walsh and Westlife singer Kian Egan were to hold open auditions for a new girl group that they would co-manage.
[4] Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Leigh Learmont, Kasey Smith, and Jodi Albert were picked to form the new band.
[5][7] Condon told Maria Duffy of Hello Magazine that the band thought of names such as "Daisy Chains and Wildflowers but nothing seemed right.
[7] 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.
[7] Wonderland's debut single was confirmed to be "Not a Love Song" and it was released in Ireland on 25 February 2011 and in the UK on 6 March.
[7] During an interview with Digital Spy, Durran said they had received a positive reception to the song when they sang it on the Westlife tour.
[18] Durran said that the experience was "one of the best things we've ever done" and that the band had had a "brilliant reaction and have been bombarded with positive comments on facebook from the students.
[20] In September 2011, Melanie Finn of the Evening Herald reported Wonderland had been dropped by Mercury Records.
[21] Of the news, Walsh told Finn "They had some great songs, they could all sing and they worked really hard.
"[22] Caitriona Giblin of the Irish Daily Star reported Wonderland's future remained uncertain as no one had confirmed any plans for them to continue.
On 19 September, Condon told the Evening Herald that she planned to launch a solo career, despite Walsh and Egan's attempts to keep Wonderland together.