about Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel was founded by vocalist Bill Kaulitz and guitarist Tom Kaulitz, who are identical twins, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist 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 Tom and Bill Kaulitz played on stage. [7] [8] Under the name of evil, the band soon began playing in talent shows and small concerts. [9] After Bill Kaulitz's participation in a children's Star Search in 2003 to thirteen years (which he lost in quarter-finals), was discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann. Diabolic changed their name to Tokio Hotel: "Tokio", the German spelling of the Tokyo Japanese city, because of love of the city, and "Hotel" because of their constant touring and living in hotels. [7] Shortly after Sony BMG took them under contract, Hoffmann hired David Jost and Pat Benzner team of creators and authors, and to instruct teenagers on composers and playing an instrument, in most songs from the first album written by Hoffman, Jost and Benzer (singles including "Scream" and "Rescue Me", which were fully written by them), only one "Unendlichkeit" was written entirely by Tokio Hotel themselves. However, shortly before launching 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 in Germany.
Schram

Bill Kaulitz-performance Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany in 2006.

Their first single, "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), grew rapidly in the charts, appearing on the official German Media Control single chart at # 15 on August 20, 2005 and eventually reached # 1 on August 26 2005, it reached also # 1 on the Austrian singles chart. The second single, "Schram" ("Scream"), climbed the German charts position # 5. These two songs were written by singer Bill Kaulitz together with their group of producers Peter Hoffmann, David Jost, Pat Benzer and Dave Roth. Their debut album, Schram, was released on September 19, 2005, which the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Germany subsequently awarded a platinum certification for sales exceeding 200,000 copies. [10] [11] In 2006, a third and fourth singles, "Rett mich" ("Rescue Me") and "Der letzte Tag" ("Last Day") were released, both reached # 1 and . Der letzte Tag "on a B-side called" Wir Schließen ein anointed ", which was also accompanied by a video.
Zimmer 483

The first single from their second album Zimmer 483 (Room 483), called "Übers Ende der Welt" (later re-released in English as "Ready, Set, Go!"), Was launched on 26 January 2007 and quickly reached # 1 in Germany and Austria, and # 2 in France 483. Zimmer was released in Germany on February 23, 2007, with a deluxe edition of the album contains a DVD. Albums second single, "Spring nicht" ("Do not Jump") was launched on April 7. Tour accompanying the release of the album Zimmer 483 tour, was scheduled to begin in March 2007 but was delayed by two weeks because the band wanted to have a different stage design. A third single, "An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)" ("your side") was released on November 16. Containing single B-side 1000 Meer "(" 1000 Oceans "), for which a video was also produced. On April 28, 2008 Tokio Hotel released the single "Heilig", but no video for the single was released, due to tight schedule had