Second Cup Cafe: Hanson

Hanson might be remembered for their youthful, upbeat sound, long blonde locks and their hit single "MMMBop," which garnered them international superstardom and two Grammy nominations, but this sibling trio has come a long way since then.

They stopped by The Early Show's Second Cup Café Saturday to perform songs from their latest album "The Walk" as they prepare for a world tour.

A decade later the talented trio made up of Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson from Tulsa, Okla., have matured, and "The Walk" shows their growth both as people and artists.

The brothers are all married and two have children of their own.

A trip to South Africa and Mozambique greatly influenced "The Walk," where they recruited children from a local orphanage to form a choir.

In their moving song, "Great Divide" the children can be heard singing "I have hope." "The Walk" also features documentary footage.

Last year, Isaac Hanson, the frontman for Hanson, had a health scare. He had a blood clot removed from his lungs, which could have been potentially fatal, but thankfully he recovered.

By forming their own company, 3CG Records, they can call their own shots, hopefully paving the way to success as independent artists.

"It's the first record in a decade that we made completely from scratch as an indie," Taylor Hanson said on Hanson's official Web Site. "We've stepped it up a notch creatively."

Their initial rise to fame is reminiscent of the Jonas Brothers, another wildly popular sibling trio.

Hanson formed their band in 1992 when they were all under the age of 12. They released two independent records before being discovered at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.

Their first major label album, "Middle of Nowhere," was released in May of 1997 with "MMMBop" reaching No. 1 in the U.S., U.K. and Australia.

After "Middle of Nowhere" reached quadruple platinum in the U.S., their record label had them release a Christmas album called "Snowed In," which went platinum.

The band released their sophomore album "This Time Around" in 2000. Although the album reached gold status, it didn't prove as successful as their debut.

Hanson then had a falling out with their record label, which led them to go independent and form their own company.

Their first album for 3CG records, 2004's "Underneath," debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.

In 2006, Hanson released a documentary called "Strong Enough To Break," which chronicled the group trying to establish their record label and make it as independent artists in an extremely corporate music business.

By Melissa Castellanos