tokio hotel

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tokio hotel
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Band members

• Bill Kaulitz, vocals
• Tom Kaulitz, guitar (Bill's twin)
• Georg Listing, bass
• Gustav Schäfer, drums

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Starting off

• Originally formed in 2001 under the name
  Devilish, the band began playing in talent shows
  and small concerts. After Bill Kaulitz's
  participation in a children's Star Search in 2003
  (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 language spelling of the
  city Tokyo, Japan, which they love, and "Hotel",
  due to their constant touring and sleeping in
  hotels), and 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 children instruction on songwriting and
  instrument playing. However, shortly before
  publication of the first album, Sony terminated
  their contract. In 2005, Universal Music Group
  took Tokio Hotel under contract and developed a
  marketing plan

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Starting career

• Their first single, "Durch den Monsun" quickly
  rose in the charts, appearing on the German
  official Media Control single charts at 15 on 20
  August 2005 and eventually reaching 1 on 26
  August 2005 it reached 1 on the Austrian music
  charts as well. Their second single, "Schrei"
  ,climbed to the 5 position in the German charts.
  Their debut album, "Schrei", was released on 19
  September 2005 the album later received a
  platinum certification . All songs were written
  by singer Bill Kaulitz together with their group
  of producers Peter Hoffmann, David Jost, Pat
  Benzer and Dave Roth. In 2006, a third and fourth
  single, "Rette Mich" and "Der Letzte Tag", were
  released both reached 1 as well.

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discography
Schrei- 2005, 1st studio album Zimmer 483- Feb.
2007, 2nd studio album Scream/Room 483-Jun.
2007,3rd studio album, 1st English album
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German albums

• Their debut album "Schrei" was released on 19
  September 2005 in Germany

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European albums

• While their German CDs never received official
  releases outside the German-speaking world,Tokio
  Hotel's first English album "Scream" was released
  on June 4, 2007 in all of Europe.

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American albums

• a 2 song EP will be released in stores in the US
  on December 11, 2007 titled "Scream America" and
  on April 15, 2008 a Special US version of the
  album "Scream" will be in stores.

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Works cited

• Wikipedia
• Tokio Hotel America