Original: Keane Chaplin was invited to join the band by Rice-Oxley, after he finally convinced the other two, in 1997, when the name "The Lotus Eaters" was changed to "Cherry Keane", after a friend of Chaplin's mother.
Simplified: He was invited to join the band in 1997, when the name "The Lotus Eaters" was changed to "Cherry Keane".