Hanson consists of Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson.
Hanson is a pop band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1990s by brothers Clarke Isaac Hanson (born November 17, 1980), Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) and Zachary Walker Hanson (born October 22, 1985). They are best known for their hit song, " MMMBop".
As young children, the Hansons lived in Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador and Venezuela due to their father's job in the oil business. There, they grew up listening to Time/ Life compilations of music from the 1950s and 1960s, along with the Latin American music that surrounded them, influencing their musical tastes.
The band, which was originally called "The Hanson Brothers", started out as three kids who sang a capella and recorded tapes with oldies like "Rockin' Robin", "Splish Splash" and "Johnny B. Goode", as well as a piece of their very own material. Their first performance as a professional group took place in 1992 at the Mayfest arts festival in Tulsa.
Devoted fans of Hanson are also aware of their early video appearance on Carmans "Yo Kidz The Vidz" which includes Taylor cast as a young biblical David facing Goliath, while Isaac is cast as an event announcer and other members of the family, including Zac, are seen in the stands cheering on this "sporting event."
Later on, Isaac picked up a secondhand guitar, Zac borrowed an old set of drums and Taylor became the keyboard player of what turned into a garage band. Two independent albums later, they found themselves at the South By Southwest musical festival for unsigned music bands. There, they were promptly signed by manager Christopher Sabec, who took them to Mercury Records, where they became instant worldwide sensations with the release of their first major-label album, Middle of Nowhere.
Middle of Nowhere was released in 1997. The album's first single, " MMMBop" debuted at #16 in the United States, reaching #1 in both the US and the UK, #2 in Canada and staying over two months in the top spot in Australia. The group was heavily featured in teen magazines, such as Tiger Beat, and found a wide following among teen and pre-teen girls. The album's second single, "Where's the Love?" followed "MMMBop" to the top of the charts. Their first album's worldwide success was registered in Tulsa, Tokyo & the Middle of Nowhere, an 82-minute videotape with home-videos, interviews, videoclips and live performances.