3T is an American R&B music group featuring the
three sons of Tito Jackson (from The
Jackson 5) and Delores "Dee
Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Toriano
Adaryll Jackson II (also known as Taj), Taryll Adren Jackson and
Tito Joseph Jackson (also known as TJ).
3T released their debut album Brotherhood in 1995. The album sold
approximately three million copies worldwide. The group achieved
an international hit with their debut single "Anything". 3T's
released several hit singles in Europe, including "24/7", "Why" (a
duet with their uncle, Michael Jackson), "I Need You" (with
a brief appearance by Michael), "Tease Me" and "Gotta
Be You." In 1996, they were ranked second, behind the Spice
Girls, as the biggest-selling group in Europe. 3T have also written
and produced songs for soundtracks to films as The Jacksons: An American
Dream, Free Willy and Free Willy 2, Men in Black, and Trippin', and
Taryll has written/produced tracks for his aunt Janet Jackson as
well as Lindsay Lohan. In early 1997 they went on a hugely successful
European tour with their album Brotherhood, which included all of
the songs from the album, as well as a Jackson 5 tribute (featuring
Tito 'Poppa T') and a surprise performance of the Oasis hit, Wonderwall.
After signing with the French label TF1/NRJ in 2003, 3T continued
to perform in France, the Netherlands and Belgium. The group signed
with the Dutch label Digidance in 2004 for Dutch releases, appearances
and performances. The album titled Identity was released on March
23, 2004. Two singles were released: "Stuck On You" (a
cover of the Lionel Richie song) was released in 2003 in France and
Belgium, in 2004 in the Netherlands, and "Sex Appeal" in
2004. Neither single was released outside of Europe. In 2008, 3t
made Identity available on both itunes and amazon.com worldwide.
The brothers appeared on the show This Is David Gest in 2007, including
recording the theme tune Crazy Kinda Guy. The show began on April
22, 2007. They appeared in an episode where Gest took cameras for
a rare glimpse of the Jackson family house in Encino, California,
where he met Tito and 3T as well as matriarch Katherine Jackson,a
s well as a later episode showing them recording the theme tune.
During the summer of 2008, the Jackson family (including Tito) stayed
at a holiday let (rental) for six weeks in Appledore, Devon, England
while searching for a house to buy in the area. The project was filmed
for a Channel 4 documentary called "The Jacksons are Coming",
which was aired in 2008. Taj and TJ appear with their father, but
Taryll did not join them on the trip. The 3 family members also attended
a Michael Jackson fan event in Devon as part of their stay, ringing
him up during the event which led to Michael talking to the fans
over a loud speaker on the phone.[1][2]
All 3 of them appear on the new A&E TV show entitled The Jacksons:
A Family Dynasty[3]. They appear with their father Tito, who is trying
to convince them to relaunch their career.[4].
On January 31, 2010 the three brothers appeared on stage at the
52nd Grammy Awards to support their cousins Prince Michael, Jr. and
Paris Michael Katherine Jackson as they accepted the Lifetime Achievement
Award on behalf of their father, Michael Jackson. February 1, 2010
all 3 brothers then appeared in the remake of We Are The World, this
time in aid of the Haiti Appeal. However, they did not sing main
parts of the song, only the background [5]. Currently Taj is working
on the Code Z zombie series, while Taryll's most recent music was
uploaded to his personal sites up to mid-2009.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
* 1995: Brotherhood
* 2004: Identity
[edit] Singles
* 1995: "Anything"(#2 UK, #15 US)
* 1995: "24/7" (#11 UK)
* 1996: "Tease Me" (#103 US)
* 1996: "Why" (featuring Michael Jackson) (#2 UK, #112 US)
* 1996: "I Need You" (featuring Michael Jackson) (#3 UK)
* 1996: "Gotta Be You" (#10 UK)
* 1997: "ETERNAL FLAME" by Tomoya with 3T (#12 Japan)
* 2003: "Stuck on You" (#3 NL)
* 2004: "Sex Appeal"
* 2005: "If You Leave Me Now" (T-Rio featuring 3T)
* 2010: "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (with Various artists)
[edit] Other
* 1993: "Didn't Mean To Hurt You" (appears on the Free
Willy soundtrack)
* 1995: "What Will It Take" (appears on the Free Willy 2 soundtrack)
* 1997: "Waiting For Love" (appears on the Men in Black soundtrack)
* 1999: "Thinkin' " (appears on the Trippin' soundtrack)