Tokio Hotel is a German rock band founded in Magdeburg in 2001 by
vocalist Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, bassist Georg Listing and drummer
Gustav Schäfer. The quartet has sold over 8 million CDs and DVDs [6] After
recording a demo-CD (demo) novel under the name "Devilish" and having
terminated his contract with Sony BMG, the band releases its first album in
German, Schrei, as Tokio Hotel on Island Records in 2005. Schrei sold more than
1.5 million copies worldwide and spawned four top five singles in Germany and
Austria. [7] In 2007, the band released their second album Zimmer 483 his first
English album Scream which have combined album sales of over one million copies
worldwide and helped win the band their first MTV Europe Music Award for
"Best Interact." The former, Zimmer 483, spawned three top five
singles in Germany while Scream, 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 won
the headliner award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 held in Liverpool on
November 6, 2008.
The band Tokio Hotel was founded by vocalist Bill Kaulitz and guitarist
Tom Kaulitz, who are identical twins, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg
Listing. The quartet met in 2001 after a 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 singing on stage. Under the name Devilish,
the band soon began playing in small talent shows and concerts. Soon after,
Bill Kaulitz enrolled in a music contest for children under 15 years, Star
Search in 2003 in order to promote his band. He reached the quarter-final but
lost to a boy who sang rap. After the appearance on German TV, Bill Kaulitz was
discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann, and then Devilish changed their
name to Tokio Hotel. "Tokio", the German spelling of the Japanese
city Tokyo, was chosen to be the band's name because of a love to town, and
"Hotel", due to their constant touring and hotel stays. However,
shortly before the release of their first album, Sony terminated their contract
with the band. In 2005, Universal Music Group decided to make a contract with
the boys and continues with them today. Today lead with your CD stops mundias
Humanoid (2009).
Their first single, "Durch den Monsun" ("Monsoon"),
grew rapidly in the tops, which appeared in the Official Media Control (German
site) at position 15 on 20 August 2005 and eventually reached # 1 on August 26,
2005, which also reached # 1 ranking in Austrian music. His second single,
"Schrei" ("Scream"), moved up to fifth position in the top
German. These two songs were written by lead singer Bill Kaulitz together with
their group of producers Peter Hoffmann, David Jost, Pat Benzer and Dave Roth.
Their debut album, Schrei, was released on September 19, 2005, the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Germany later awarded a
platinum certification for selling over 200,000 copies. In 2006, a third and
fourth single, "Rette Mich" ("Rescue Me") and "Der
letzte Tag" ("Final Day"), were released, both reached # 1 as
well. "Der letzte Tag" contained a B-side called "Wir schließen
each ein", which was also accompanied by a music video
The first single from their second album Zimmer 483 (Room 483), called
"Ubers Ende der Welt" (later re-released in English "Ready, Set,
Go!"), Was released on January 26, 2007 and quickly reached # 1. Zimmer
483 was released in Germany on February 23, 2007, along with a deluxe edition
of the album containing a DVD. The second single, "Spring nicht"
("Do not Jump") was released on April 7. The tour accompanying the
release of the album, The Zimmer 483 tour was scheduled to start in March 2007
but was postponed for two weeks. A third single, "An Deiner Seite (Ich bin
da)" ("By Your Side"), was released on November 16. The single
contains the B-side "1000 Meere" ("1000 Oceans"), also
produced with a clip.
Humanoid : The
fourth album is called "Humanoid" and was released to the world in
different versions, one English and one in German, on 2 October 2009. Lead
singer Bill Kaulitz said: "I want our album to be released with a name
that is understood around the world." According to David Jost, manager of
the band, the songs on the album are strong, dark and full of guitar solos. The
album is now available in stores and its tracklist varies from 14 to 16 bands
depending on the versions and with exclusive music purchased online through
I-tunes. The European tour titled "Welcome to Humanoid City" to
promote the album and has already started with new scenery, remarkable in the
history of Tokio Hotel, futuristic costumes and effects. In this new album the
group changed their musical style leaving the more melodic side, mark their
previous albums, becoming a style variant between Pop Rock and Synthpop. Some
of her fans found the album in style totally different from previous works. In
Humanoid, was released the singles, Automatic and World Behind My Wall. Humanoid,
has another version called Humanoid City Live, which was launched in 2010 the
single Darkside Of The Sun.
Japan: Tokio
Hotel teamed up with MTV, Lady Gaga and more Japanese and other stars joined
the Video Music Aid Japan with the aim of raising large amounts of cash to the
Japanese Red Cross and help Japan as a whole after the events of March the
awards VMAJ happened on June 25, 2011 in Japan, and at the time, the amount
collected exceeds more than five million. Remember that Tokio Hotel will also
help other needy institutions in Germany, Chile and Los Angeles.
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