Tokio Hotel

Band Members

Tokio Hotel is a German pop rock band. It was formed in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz and his brother Tom Kaulitz. They were joined by Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer.

Musical Style

The band started with pop rock and alternative rock. Later, they added electropop and synth-pop to their music.

Early Success

Tokio Hotel first became popular with their German album Schrei. This came out in 2005. They later released Zimmer 483 and an English album called Scream.

Achievements

The band has won many awards. They won several MTV Europe Music Awards and an MTV Video Music Award in 2008. This made them the first German band to win that award. They have sold over 10 million records around the world.

Recent Work

Their most recent album came out in 2022. It is called 2001.

History

The band Tokio Hotel started with identical twin brothers Bill and Tom Kaulitz performing small shows in Magdeburg near their hometown of Loitsche. In 2001, they met Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer, who joined to form the band "Devilish." They later changed their name to Tokio Hotel, combining "Tokio" (the German spelling of Tokyo) with "Hotel" because of their life on the road.

They signed with Universal Music Group in 2005. Their first single, "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), quickly became popular, reaching number one in Germany and Austria. Their debut album, Schrei, released in September 2005, was a big success in Germany. The band continued to grow in popularity with more albums and tours over the years.

Musical style

Since 2001, Tokio Hotel has played many kinds of music. These include pop rock, alternative rock, and electronic rock. In 2014, they started performing electropop and synth-pop.

Other activity

In 2010, lead singer Bill Kaulitz walked the runway with twins Dean and Dan Caten at a fashion show in Milan. He started and ended DSquared's Menswear Autumn/Winter 2010 show with Tokio Hotel songs.

Car maker Audi hired Bill and Tom Kaulitz to appear in ads for younger audiences. They were in an episode of Tokio Hotel TV and in a commercial.

In August 2010, Tom Kaulitz was in a Reebok shoe commercial. He said he collects many pairs of sneakers and gets ten new pairs each week.

In December 2011, Bill and Tom made an app called "BTK Twins" for Android devices. In January 2012, it came to iOS devices. Fans could leave messages, and the twins often answered them. The app was removed in November 2013.

Bill and Tom were judges on the 10th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar from January to May 2013.

In 2023, they were coaches on the thirteenth season of The Voice of Germany. Their last artist, Malou Lovis Kreyelkamp, won that season.

Band members

Tokio Hotel has four members. Bill Kaulitz is the lead singer. Tom Kaulitz plays guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, and sings backup. Georg Listing plays the bass and keyboards and sings backup. Gustav Schäfer plays the drums, percussion, and sings backup.

Discography

Studio albums

• Schrei (2005)
• Zimmer 483 (2007)
• Scream (2007)
• Humanoid (2009)
• Kings of Suburbia (2014)
• Dream Machine (2017)
• (/wiki/2001(Tokio_Hotel_album))_ (2022)

Videography

Music videos

• List of Tokio Hotel music videos

Live albums

• Schrei – Live (Universal, 2006)
• Zimmer 483 – Live in Europe (Universal, 2007)
• Humanoid City Live (Cherry Tree, 2010)

Documentaries

• Leb' die Sekunde – Behind the Scenes (2005)
• Tokio Hotel TV – Caught on Camera (2008)
• Tokio Hotel – Hinter Die Welt (2017)
• Netflix Exclusive: Kaulitz & Kaulitz (2024)

Concert tours

Further information on Tokio Hotel concert tours, in: French

• 1000 Hotels World Tour (2008)

• Beyond The World Tour (2023–2024)

Awards

Since they released their first single "Durch den Monsun" in 2005, Tokio Hotel has won many awards around the world.

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2018