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Tokio Hotel is a German rock band, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer, and bassist Georg Listing. The quartet have scored four number one singles and have released three number one albums in their native country, selling nearly 5 million CDs and DVDs there. After recording an unreleased demo-CD under the name "Devilish" and having their contract with Sony BMG Germany terminated, the band released their first German-language album, Schrei, as Tokio Hotel on Universal Music Germany in 2005. 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 and their 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 the latter, Scream, spawned two singles that reached the top twenty in new territories such as France, Portugal, Spain and Italy. In September 2008, they won in the US their first MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for Best New Artist. In October 2008, they won four awards including Best International Artist and Song of the year at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica (MTV Video Music Awards Latin America) held in Mexico. Tokio Hotel became the first German band ever to win an award at the MTV VMAs and also at the MTV Latin America Awards. They also picked up the Headliner award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 held in Liverpool on November 6, 2008 and the Award for Best Group on November 5, 2009 at the MTV Europe Music Award (EMA) held in Berlin. They won an Award for Best World Stage Performance on November 7, 2010 at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid. In July 2011, they became the first German band to win an MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ). They also won MTV's 2012 Musical March Madness and in 2013, they won the MTV O Music Awards four times in a row for "Fan Army FTW" and the MTV Europe Music Awards for "Biggest Fans". Their fifth studio album titled Kings of Suburbia was released in Germany on October 3, 2014 and worldwide on October 6.
Net Worth
$1.5 Million
Profession
Soundtrack
Nicknames
Tokio Hotel
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Quote
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Bill, on if and how much the band has changed during the years: On the contrary to what our fans might think - we are far from being perfect. We do recognize our success a lot but we don't want to be taken as an example.
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Fact
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Their current home is where their band studio is at, in Magdeburg, Germany.
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Bill brings his teddy bear along with him whenever he tours.
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Bill had to undergo surgery to remove a growing cyst in one of his vocal chords. (March 2008).
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The band did the closing act at the European Music Awards 2007, by performing "Monsoon".
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Georg's idol is Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
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Tom has one luggage full of his caps whenever on tour.
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Tom has a total of 17 guitars.
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Bill is allergic to apples and mosquito bites.
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The whole band can speak German, English and a bit of French.
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Bill was nicknamed 'Macky' when he was younger, by his grandmother.
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Joss Stone presented their award to them when they won the "Inter Act" award in November 2007 during the MTV European Music Awards.
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Bill wrote most of the songs for their albums.
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Guitarist, Tom, wrote the song, "Schwarz".
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Drummer, Gustav, likes listening to music before performing for every show. His favorite genre of music is heavy metal and is a big fan of Lars Ulrich, drummer of Metallica.
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Bill is a big fan of Nena.
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Bill's favorite bands are Green Day, Coldplay, Keane and Placebo.
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Tom usually listens to German hip hop and his favorite music artist is Samy Deluxe.
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Bassist, Georg, is a fan of Oasis and Fall Out Boy.
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Gustav's favorite bands are Metallica and Foo Fighters.
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They name their band 'Tokio Hotel', because they like big cities and they are always on the road and mainly stay in many hotels.
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After first appearing as "Devilish" in 2001, the band signed a record deal with Universal Music Domestic Division and changed its name to Tokio Hotel (2003).
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Accompaning the band's rise exclusively since its beginnings, the circulation of German teenage magazine "Bravo" has rose by 22%.
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Following the group's success in other European countries such as France, Poland and Russia, Tokio Hotel will release some English language songs in 2007.
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Won the prize for "Best Newcomer national" at the 2006 Echo Awards.
Largely popular pop band from Magdeburg, Germany. Their debut single "Durch den Monsun" (Through the monsoon) became #1 of the German Single Charts in August 2005, which made them the youngest band reaching the top of the charts ever.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Feroz
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
La chanson de l'année
2007-2009
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Guitar Hero World Tour
2008
Video Game performer: "Monsoon"
A Favorita
2008
TV Series performer: "Monsoon"
Prom Night
2008/I
performer: "By Your Side"
Premiya Muz-TV 2007
2007
TV Special performer: "Schrei", "Spring Nicht", "Übers Ende der Welt"
Rock Band
2007
Video Game performer: "Monsoon"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Schlag den Star
2017
TV Series
Themselves
Touche pas à mon poste!
2015
TV Series
Themselves
The Playboy Morning Show
2014
TV Series
Themselves
C à vous
2014
TV Series
Themselves
Circus Halligalli
2014
TV Series
Themselves - Performer
Premiya Muz-TV 2011
2011
TV Special
Themselves - Foreign Headline Guest Performer
La chanson de l'année
2007-2009
TV Series
Themselves
2009 - Der große Jahresrückblick
2009
TV Movie
Themselves
MTV Europe Music Awards 2009
2009
TV Special
Themselves - Performers
On n'est pas couché
2009
TV Series
Themselves
Le grand journal de Canal+
2007-2009
TV Series documentary
Themselves
Boogie
2009
TV Series
Themselves
Wetten, dass..?
2006-2009
TV Series
Themselves
Schlag den Raab
2007-2009
TV Series
Themselves
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
2008
TV Special
Themselves
Los Premios MTV 2008
2008
TV Special
Themselves - Performer / Winner
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2008
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Guest
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008
TV Special
Themselves
Comet 2008
2008
TV Movie
Themselves
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2008
TV Series
Themselves
No disparen al pianista
2007
TV Series
Themselves
Corazón, corazón
2007
TV Series
Themselves
Premios Principales 2007
2007
TV Movie
Themselves
Bambi Verleihung 2007
2007
TV Movie
Themselves - Presenter
Frag doch mal die Maus
2007
TV Series
Themselves
Unsere Besten
2007
TV Series
Themselves
TV total
2005-2007
TV Series
Themselves
Star Academy
2007
TV Series
Themselves
MTV Europe Music Awards 2007
2007
TV Special
Themselves - Winners and Performers
TRL Italy
2007
TV Series
Themselves
20 heures le journal
2007
TV Series
Themselves
Premiya Muz-TV 2007
2007
TV Special
Themselves - Special Guest Performer
Comet 2007
2007
TV Movie
Themselves
The Dome
2007
TV Series
Themselves
Die ultimative Chartshow
2007
TV Series documentary
Themselves
Ein Herz für Kinder
2006
TV Series
Themselves - Showact
On a tout essayé
2006
TV Series
Themselves
The 2006 World Music Awards
2006
TV Special
Themselves
50 Jahre Bravo - Die größte Geburtstagsparty des Jahres
2006
TV Movie
Themselves
Die goldene Stimmgabel
2006
TV Series
Themselves
Guinness World Records - Die größten Weltrekorde
2006
TV Series
Themselves
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
2005-2006
TV Series
Themselves
Hape trifft!
2006
TV Series
Themselves
Top of the Pops
2006
TV Series
Themselves
Echo - Deutscher Musikpreis
2006
TV Series
Themselves - Performer
Bambi Verleihung 2005
2005
TV Movie
Themselves
Rent-a-Pocher
2005
TV Series
Themselves
MuchOnDemand
1997
TV Series
Themselves - Guests (2008)
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2008
Golden Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Best Music National
2005
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Pop - National
Known for movies
Premiya Muz-TV 2007 (2007) as Themselves - Special Guest Performer