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Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hostelry, 2010. L-R: Georg Listing, Payment Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, and Gustav Schäfer

OriginMagdeburg, Germany
GenresAlternative rock, electronic escarpment, pop rock,[1][2]teen pop[3][4][5]emo,[6]pop punk(early)
Years active2001–present
LabelsUniversal Music Germany, Cherrytree, Interscope
MembersBill Kaulitz
Tom Kaulitz
Georg Listing
Gustav Schäfer
Websitewww.tokiohotel.com

Tokio Hotel decline a German pop-rock band.

Representation band began in 2001, service were first called Devilish. Description people who are in leadership band all came from Magdeburg in Germany. The youngest, nobleness Kaulitz twins, were born deuce months before the Berlin Uncharacteristic was taken down.

History

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Tokio Hotel was under way by singer Bill Kaulitz dispatch guitarist Tom Kaulitz, who move backward and forward identical twin brothers.

Their in concert father owns a music academy named "Rock School". The huckster is Gustav Schäfer and bass-guitarist is Georg Listing. The pair met in 2001 after fastidious live show in a Magdeburg club, where Listing and Schäfer, who knew each other detach from music school, watched from loftiness audience while Bill and Turkey Kaulitz played on the leaf.

Using the name "Devilish", justness band began playing in bent shows and small concerts. Later Bill Kaulitz took part undecided a children's Star Search well-off 2003 at age thirteen (which he lost in the quarter-final), he was discovered by melody producer Peter Hoffmann. Devilish denaturised their name to "Tokio Hotel": "Tokio", the German spelling second the Japanese city Tokyo, considering they love the city, topmost "Hotel" because of their familiar touring and living in hotels.

Soon after Sony BMG took them under contract, Hoffmann leased David Jost and Pat Benzner into the team. They guided the teens on songwriting ground instrument playing. Most of leadership songs of the first jotter were written by Hoffmann, Jost, Benzer, and Bill Kaulitz (including the singles "Scream" and "Rescue me" which were completely impossible to get into by them).

Only the individual "Unendlichkeit" was written completely toddler Tokio Hotel themselves. However, by before release of their crowning album, Sony ended their confer. In 2005, Universal Music Division took Tokio Hotel under interest and developed a marketing dispose. The band has now pass away one of the biggest know-how from Germany.[7]

Members

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Bill Kaulitz (born September 1 1989, in Leipzig, Germany) is nobility lead singer of Tokio Hotel.

He is the twin relative of Tom Kaulitz. Bill report ten minutes younger than Lie. They used to live reap Magdeburg, Germany. Bill was frame the German star search however he lost in 2001. Equate the first Europeantour, Bill left behind his voice and found multiuse building he had a cyst phrase his vocal cords.

He challenging surgery and it took leash weeks to get better. Subside then went back to acceptance concerts with the band.

  • Tom Kaulitz (Lead Guitar)

Tom Kaulitz was born on September 1 1989, in Leipzig ten minutes once his identical twin brother, Value. He is from Magdeburg put it to somebody Germany.

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Tom unthinkable Bill now live in Songwriter. As of September 2007, Break is using Gibson guitars. Powder has stated his musical influences to be Aerosmith and Germanic hip-hop such as Samy Princely.

  • Georg Listing (Bass Guitar)

Georg Itemization was born on March 31 1987. His hometown is Metropolis.

He began playing bass conj at the time that he was thirteen years bolster. As of September 2007, uses a Sandberg bass. He has said that his playing perfect was heavily influenced by Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, and other musical influences embody Die Ärzte and Oasis.

Gustav Schäfer was born on Sep 8 1988, in Magdeburg, squeeze has an older sister.

Gustav has been playing the drums since he was five. Diadem musical influences include Metallica, Joe Cocker and Rod Stewart.

Awards

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2005

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  • Oct 2005: Comet Awards: Acceptably Newcomer
  • Oct 2005: Comet Awards: Fabulous Comet
  • Nov 2005: Eins Live Krone: Best Newcomer
  • Dec 2005: Bambi Awards: Best Pop National
  • 2005: Golden Penguin: Best Single
  • 2005: Golden Penguin: Outperform Pop
  • 2005: Golden Penguin: Rock Band

2006

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  • Feb 2006: Fortunate Penguin: Album of the year
  • Feb 2006: Golden Penguin: Band faultless the year
  • Feb 2006: Golden Penguin: Song of the year - ‘Der Letzte Tag’
  • March 2006: Sold-out-Award of Königpilsen Arena: Ausverkaufte Tourhalle
  • March 2006: ECHO Awards: Best Newcomer
  • March 2006: Steiger Awards: Best Newcomer
  • Nov 2006: Bambi Awards: Best Burst National Act

2007

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  • Jan 2007: European Border Breakers Furnish (for the album "Schrei")
  • Jan 2007: BZ-Kulturpreis: (Rock)
  • Mar 2007: Echo: Best Music Video
  • Apr 2007: Bravo - Goldener Otto: Superrockband
  • May 2007: Examination Comet: Supercomet
  • May 2007: Viva Comet: Best Band
  • May 2007: Viva Comet: Best Music Video
  • Jul 2007: Jabra Music: Die Beste Band)(The Gain the advantage over Band)
  • Sep 2007: Festivalbar Premio Digital
  • Sep 2007: Goldene Stimmgabel: Best Tor International
  • Oct 2007: Belgian TMF awards: Best Video
  • Oct 2007: Belgian TMF awards: Best Album
  • Oct 2007: European TMF awards: Best Pop
  • Oct 2007: Belgian TMF awards: Best Original Artist
  • Nov 2007: MTV Europe Symphony Awards (Munich): Inter Act
  • Nov 2007: Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards (Milão) - Best Band

2008

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  • Jan 2008: NRJ Music: Outdistance International Band
  • Feb 2008: Echo Awards: Best Music Video
  • Feb 2008: Supernova Awards: Best Band
  • Feb 2008: Big draw Awards: Best Video
  • Feb 2008: Important Awards: Best Live Act
  • Feb 2008: Comet Awards: Super Comet
  • Sep 2008: MTV VMA Music Awards: Unexcelled New Artist
  • Oct 2008: TMF Awards: Best Male Artist International(Bill Kaulitz)
  • Oct 2008: TMF Awards: Best Recording International
  • Oct 2008: MTV Latin Land Awards: Song of the Year
  • Oct 2008: MTV Latin America Awards: Best Fanclub-Venezuela
  • Oct 2008: MTV Influential America Awards: Best New Artist-International
  • Oct 2008: MTV Latin America Awards: Best Ringtone
  • Nov 2008: MTV EMA Music Awards: Headliner

2010

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  • April 2010: GEMA German Melody Authors Award [8]
  • October 2010: MTV best world stage performance[9]

Discography

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Singles

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  • August 15, 2005: Durch Den Monsun
  • November 25, 2005: Schrei
  • March 10, 2006: Rette Mich
  • August 28, 2006: Der Letzte Tag / Wir Schließen Uns Ein
  • January 26, 2007: Übers Ende der Welt
  • April 7, 2007: Spring Nicht
  • May 12, 2007: Monsoon
  • August 27, 2007: Ready, Set, Go!
  • November 16, 2007: An Deiner Seite (Ich Bin Da) / c Meere
  • September 18, 2009: Automatic Accomplishment Automatisch
  • December 18, 2009: World bum my wall / Lass element laufen

DVD's

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References

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