About Tokio Hotel

JUST RANDOM STUFF:
Tokio Hotel is a German band founded in Magdeburg, Germany in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg Listing. Before they were Tokio Hotel they went by the name "Devilish" until the got a record deal with Sony BMG and then realeased their first German album Schrei(in 2005) as Tokio Hotel. Schrei sold more than half a million copies worldwide and spawned four top five singles in both Germany and Austria. In 2007, the band released their second German album Zimmer 483. Zimmer 483 spawned three top five singles in Germany. In 2008 Tokio Hotel released their 3rd album Scream which spawned two singles that reached the top twenty in new territories such as Portugal, Spain, and Italy. In September 2008, they won their first MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. They also picked up the Headliner award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 held in Liverpool on November 6, 2008.
FOUNDING:
Tokio Hotel was founded by vocalist Bill Kaulitz and guitarist Tom Kaulitz, who are identical twin brothers, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bass-guitarist Georg Listing. The four met in 2001 after a live show in a Magdeburg club, where Listing and Schäfer, who knew each other from music school, watched from the audience while Bill and Tom Kaulitz played on the stage. Under the name Devilish, the band soon began playing in talent shows and small concerts. After Bill Kaulitz's participation in a children's Star Search in 2003 at age thirteen (which he lost in the quarter-final), he was discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann. Devilish changed their name to Tokio Hotel: "Tokio", the German spelling of the Japanese city Tokyo, due to a love of the city, and "Hotel" due to their constant touring and living in hotels. Soon after Sony BMG took them under contract, Hoffmann hired David Jost and Pat Benzner into the team of creators and authors, and had them give the teens instruction on songwriting and instrument playing; most of the songs of the first album were written by Hoffmann, Jost and Benzer (including the singles "Scream" and "Rescue me" which were completely written by them), only the single "Unendlichkeit" was written completely by Tokio Hotel themselves. However, shortly before release of their first album, Sony terminated their contract. In 2005, Universal Music Group took Tokio Hotel under contract and developed a marketing plan. The band has now become one of the biggest acts from Germany.
SCHREI:
Their first single, "Durch Den Monsun" , quickly rose in the charts, appearing on the German official Media Control on August 20, 2005. Their second single "Schrei" reached possition #5 in the German charts. This deput ablum was released on September 19, 2005. In 2006 the third and fourth single (Rette Mich and Der Letzte Tag which came with the B-Side Wir schließen uns ein). They were all accompanied by a music video.
1. Schrei
2. Durch Den Monsun
3. Leb Die Sekunde
4. Rette Mich
5. Freunde Bleiben
6. Ich bin nicht ich
7. Wenn nichts mehr geht
8. Laß uns hier raus
9. Gegen meinen Willen
10. Jung und nicht mehr jugendfrei
11. Der Letzte Tag
12. Unendlichkeit
SCHREI SO LAUT DU KANNST:
Because vocalist Bill Kaulitz's voice changed with puberty, the band re-recorded the songs Schrei, Rette Mich, and Der Letzte Tag. Also a couple of songs were added to this album remake of Schrei.
1. Schrei
2. Durch Den Monsun
3. Leb Die Sekunde
4. Rette Mich
5. Freunde Bleiben
6. Ich bin nicht ich
7. Wenn nichts mehr geht
8. Laß uns hier raus
9. Gegen meinen Willen
10. Jung und nicht mehr jugendfrei
11. Der Letzte Tag
12. Unendlichkeit
13. Beichte
14. Schwarz
15. Thema Nr. 1 - Demo 2003
ZIMMER 483
Zimmer 483(Room 483) is the second album by Tokio Hotel. It was released in Germany on February 23, 2007. The album had four singles including Ubers Ende Der Welt, Spring Nicht, and An deiner Seite(Ich bin da). This album sold over 375,000 copies in just two months.
1. Ubers Ende Der Welt
2. Totgeliebt
3. Spring Nicht
4. Heilig
5. Wo sind eure Hände
6. Stich ins Glück
7. Ich brech aus
8. Reden
9. Nach dir kommt nichts
10. Wir sterben niemals aus
11. Vergessene Kinder
12. An deiner Seite(Ich bin da)
SCREAM:
Scream is the debut English album by Tokio Hotel. It contains English versions of songs from their previous albums, both Schrei and Zimmer 483. The name Scream is the English translation of the name of their first album Schrei. In German-speaking countries, the album was released as Room 483, which is the English translation of their second album's name Zimmer 483. The first single released from the album was simply called Monsoon which is the English translation of Durch Den Monsun. It has sold more than one million copies worldwide. It was released in America on May 6, 2008.
1. Scream
2. Ready Set Go!
3. Monsoon
4. Love Is Dead
5. Don't Jump
6. Live Every Second
7. On The Edge
8. Sacred
9. Break Away
10. Rescue Me
11. Final Day
12. Forgotten Children
13. By Your Side
14. 1000 Oceans
15. Durch Den Monsun(Original 2005 version
Bonus Tracks:
Raise Your Hands
Black
Instant Karma?
BILL KAULITZ:
Bill Kaulitz was born on September 1, 1989 in Leipzig, Germany. He was born ten minutes after his identical twin brother Tom. His parents divorced when he was seven, and his mother remarried Gordon Trümper, a guitarist from the German rock band Fatun. His stepfather inspired Bill and his brother to begin their music careers, and they began writing song lyrics. He voiced the role of Arthur in the German version of the film, Arthur and the Minimoys. In August 2008, Bill Kaulitz was chosen as the most attractive singer on stage by the readers of the Spanish magazine Hola!. Bill was immortalized in wax at the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin. His wax statue was unveiled on September 30, 2008. In December 2008, Bill Kaulitz was named "Man of the Year #6" by MTV News.
TOM KAULITZ:
Tom Kaulitz was born on September 1, 1989 in Leipzig ten minutes before his identical twin brother, Bill. As of September 2007, Tom was using Gibson guitars. He has stated his musical influences to be Aerosmith and German hip-hop such as Samy Deluxe.
GEORG LISTING:
Georg Listing was born on 31 March 1987. His hometown is Halle. He began playing bass when he was thirteen-years-old, and, as of September 2007, uses a Sandberg bass. He has said that his playing style was heavily influenced by Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
GUSTAV SHAFER:
Gustav Schäfer was born on 8 September 1988 in his hometown of Magdeburg, and has an older sister. Gustav has been playing the drums since he was five. His musical influences include Metallica.
TOKIO HOTEL DVDS:
Schrei Live Dvd
Zimmer 483 Live Dvd plus Documentary
Caught On Camera

Tokio Hotel New Album out in APRIL!

Well I don't know about you, but I can't wait for it to come out. Well so far there is only like a 16 second preview. The song is Ein Alien In Mir. It sounds really good. Well they will be releasing a single in February. Here is the preview to Ein Alien In Mir. Enjoy!



BTW my youtube username is jesseeyay if you want to watch the Tokio Hotel videos I made.

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