Brotherhood (1995–1997) 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 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 such as;
The Jacksons: An American Dream,
Free Willy,
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home,
Men in Black and ''
Trippin'. 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". 3T completed an album after the release of
Brotherhood, with over 20 songs being recorded and 12 planned to be included on the final tracklist. The album was never released by Sony due to a strained relationship with
Michael Jackson (MJJ Music), and is considered by many fans to be
The Lost Album.
Identity (2003–2005) Taryll and T. J. have written and produced tracks for their aunt
Janet Jackson as well as for
Lindsay Lohan and
Bruno Mars. 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 and 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.
On-and-off appearances (2007–2011) 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, as well as a later episode showing them recording the theme tune. The brothers would occasionally bring Jermajesty on tour as an on and off DJ. 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 T. J. appear with their father, but Taryll did not join them on the trip. The three 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 loudspeaker on the phone. All three of them appeared on the
A&E TV show entitled
The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty. They appear with their father Tito, who is trying to convince them to relaunch their career. T. J. was selected to play the role of Prince Jean-Luc in the new stage version of Larry Hart's musical
Sisterella that was scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2011. Taryll is working on his first solo album that he hopes will make his family and fans proud. On October 8, 2011, 3T performed at the
Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert held at the
Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff. They performed
the Jacksons' track "Heartbreak Hotel" (also known as "
This Place Hotel") followed by their own number 2 hit single "
Why", which was originally a duet recorded with Michael for their 1995 album
Brotherhood. At the end of the performance of "Why", all three brothers broke down into tears. They then appeared in the finale of the show performing Michael's hit "
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" with various other performers from the concert as well as members of the Jackson family who had been in attendance, including Michael's children Prince, Paris and Blanket (Prince II).
Charity tour, The Big Reunion and Chapter III (2013–present) After almost two years away from the stage, 3T performed live on stage in Rome, Milan, Torino, and Verona during four charity concerts in Italy from December 5–8. 3T performed a 30-minute show and the setlist featured "
Stuck On You", '
Anything', '
I Need You', the new song 'Forever Girl', 'With You', a jam session (
Ed Sheeran's '
The A-Team',
Oasis' '
Wonderwall' and 'Give Me All Your Lovin') and '
We Are the World'. . On December 26, 2013, British television station
ITV2 announced that 3T would be part of
season 2 of
The Big Reunion. The episodes were broadcast on ITV2 between February 6 and March 27, 2014. Along with 3T, the other bands that took part were
A1,
Damage,
Eternal,
Girl Thing and
5th Story. On February 21
The Big Reunion concert took place in a sold out
Hammersmith Apollo in
London and was broadcast on ITV2 on March 27, 2014. On March 20, 2014, it was announced that the boy bands from both series (
Five,
911,
Blue,
A1, 3T,
Damage and
5th Story) would go on
The Big Reunion Boy Band Tour in October 2014. On September 27, 2014, 3T performed at a sold-out event in
Rotterdam Ahoy. The next day, on September 28, 2014, 3T were special guests on the popular Dutch TV show
Carlo & Irene: Life 4 You. 3T share a special history with
Carlo &
Irene since they have been guests on their previous TV shows
Telekids in 1996 and
Carlo & Irene: Life & Cooking in 2003. During their interview on
Carlo & Irene: Life 4 You 3T talked about their performance at the event and performed one of their new songs called "Forever Girl". On September 29, 2014, 3T were guests at dj
Giel Beelen on radio
NPO 3FM. After their interview with DJ Giel Beelen, 3T performed 'I Need You' live on radio NPO 3FM. 3T also visited DJ One'sy on
FunX radio where one lucky fan got the chance to meet Taj, Taryll and T. J. in the studio because she won the meet & greet contest organized by
FunX radio. To thank their fans for their continuing support a meet & greet was held later that day at the
NH Schiller hotel in
Amsterdam. On March 12, 2015, Dutch radio station
Q-music announced 3T would perform at the
Foute Party on June 26, 2015. The event took place at the
Brabanthallen in
's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. On September 16, 2016, 3T had their up Close and Personal in
RAI Amsterdam. A surprise concert was held September 17 as well, showcasing the album launch of "Chapter III" at the
Melkweg concert venue in
Amsterdam,
Netherlands On September 1, 2018, 3T performed their greatest hits at La Cigale,
Paris,
France. Following this sold-out concert at La Cigale, on May 18 and 19, 2019, 3T returned to Paris, France to perform 2 unplugged shows at the Nouveau Casino de Paris. On August 29, 2018, 3T went to
Naples,
Italy to honor their uncle
Michael Jackson on MJ Day, organized by MJJ Foundation Naples-Onlus. They held a press conference at Gran Teatro - Edenlandia before they performed at Teatro Mediterraneo. On December 16, 2018, 3T performed at La Madeleine in
Brussels,
Belgium, it had been 20 years since they last performed in Belgium. On May 7, 2022, 3T performed their biggest hits at "Forever 90" at Zénith in Strasbourg,
France. On August 27, 2022, 3T headlined and performed at one of the biggest dance festivals in Europe, "We Love the 90s" at a sold-out
Goffertpark in
Nijmegen,
Netherlands. The 10th anniversary was originally planned for 2020. The Covid pandemic postponed it twice. ==Taj Jackson's later work==