Tokio Hotel is a group of young Pop rock'n'roll founded with Magdeburg in 2001 by four German.

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Biography

Members of the group

The group Tokio Hotel consists of 4 young Germans: the twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer.

  • Bill Kaulitz (born on September 1st 1989 with Leipzig) is the singer of the group. Already attracted by the music, it starts to compose of the songs towards the 6 years age. Seven years later, it takes part in StarSearch (German version of new the Star) in which it finishes finally, where it loses. Recently it doubled the German voice of Arthur, in “Arthur und die Minimoys” (“Arthur and Minimoys” in French) of Luc Besson in company of Nena.

  • Tom Kaulitz is the twin brother of Bill. It occupies the place of guitarist in the group and composes a few pieces of music of Tokio Hotel with his Bill brother, who is the type-setter and leader of the group. Its passion for the guitar was transmitted to him by his/her father-in-law, itself guitarist (it has currently more than 14 guitars).

  • Gustav Schäfer (born the September 8th 1988 with Magdeburg) is the beater group. It is attracted by the very young music by his father, fan of Eric Clapton and Genesis, and started to learn the battery at the 5 years age in academy of music.

  • Georg Listing (born the March 31st 1987 with Market), the bass player, is oldest of the four. He started to learn the low one at the 12 years age in the same academy of music as Gustav that he will meet a few years later.

Creation

In 2001, Bill and Tom meet Gustav, at the time of a concert with Magdeburg. This one their present at his Georg turn, which he knew of the academy that all two attended. Together they found Devilish (“iaque Démon” in French) which will become later Tokio Hotel. Six months after, Tokio Hotel plays in many clubs of Magdeburg and neighborhoods.

In 2004, Tokio Hotel starts to work with a team of producing S and Parolier S of Hamburg which noticed them at the time of one in their concert: Peter Hoffmann, Stalemate Benzner, Dave Roth, and David Jost, which will contribute to make their approach more professional. Hoffmann, Benzner, Roth and Jost composed, produced, and Remix E of many artists: Falco, The Corrs, Sarah Brightman, Faith Hill, The Doors… Hoffmann their fact of passing several tests in front of various recording companies and it is finally Sony BMG which decides to sign with the young group.

In 2005, Tokio Hotel obtains a contract with Universal Music.

Origin of the name of the group

In many interviews the members of the group explained the choice of their name. They wished that their name reflects a dynamic big city, and regarding Tōkyō as ignored general public, they decided to adopt it (Tōkyō is written in German from where C-W communication different from the French name). To that, they added the word Hotel who, in their eyes, is a symbol of a group who succeeds and thus made rounds, energy of city downtown and hotel in hotel.

They however declared, in an interview of Rock Mag' , that the name of the group came simply owing to the fact that they adored the town of Tokyo and that they had liked much to sleep with the hotel during the rounds of Devilish .

Beginning of success

Topics approached and perception

One can observe in their music and their texts, but more especially their clips, of many influences Rock. Bill Kaulitz, like sometimes his/her Tom brother, write the songs of the group. On their side, Gustav, Georg and Tom compose the musics. The songs generally approach topics like experiments of the life. There is thus a setting in opposition between their striking texts and their still childish appearance.

The topics present in their songs are mainly the Divorce, the Vie after death, disappointment in love, loneliness, the Suicide, etc

The reception of Tokio Hotel by the public

In the rock'n'roll medium, as of the first months of its arrival on the European music channels, Tokio Hotel received a reception mitigated on behalf of criticisms. So certain teenagers and other young adults find an attraction to him, others make use of the name of the group like good joke, following the example destiny of Kyo, a few years ago. The mainly formulated reproaches are:
  • commercial aimings of a group very quickly mediatized;

  • the brittleness of the rock'n'roll composition, seen as edulcorated;

  • too great mediatization of the Kaulitz twins;

  • the aggressif marketing developed by their producers with derivative products and the translation of their English albums.

  • the fact of saying that the group was created to only sell, whereas they knew each other already front (following the example some Boys band S).

  • the hysterical attitude many groupies during the concerts

Discography

Albums

SCHREI/SCHREI SO LAUT OF the KANNST
  1. Schrei
  2. Durch den Monsun
  3. Leb' die Sekunde
  4. Rette mich
  5. Freunde bleiben
  6. Ich bin nich' ich
  7. Tired Wenn nichts mehr geht
  8. ones yesterday raus
  9. Gegen meinen Willen
  10. Jung und nicht mehr jugendfrei
  11. DER letzte Tag
  12. Unendlichkeit
  13. Beichte
  14. Schwarz
  15. Thema NR. 1
  16. Schrei (acoustic version)
  17. Durch Den Monsun (unplugged version)

Scream (All countries except Germany and Austria)/Room 483 (English language version of Schrei including/understanding translated titles of Zimmer 483 )

  1. Scream : Schrei

  2. Ready, Set, Go : Übers Ende DER welt
  3. Monsoon : Durch den monsun
  4. Coils Is Dead : Totgeliebt
  5. Don' T Jump : Spring Nicht
  6. One The Edge : Stich ins Glück
  7. Sacred : Heilig
  8. Station-wagon Away : Ich brech aus
  9. Rescue Me : Rette mich
  10. Final Day : DER letzte Tag
  11. Forgotten Children : Vergessene Kinder
  12. By Your Side : Ich bin da

ZIMMER 483

  1. In die Nacht (Title hidden)
  2. Übers Ende der Welt
  3. Totgeliebt
  4. Spring nicht
  5. Heilig
  6. Wo sind the Eure Hände
  7. Stich ins Glück
  8. Ich brech aus
  9. Reden
  10. Nach to dir kommt nichts
  11. Wir sterben niemals aus
  12. Vergessene Kinder'
  13. Year deiner Seite (ich bin da)
No-claims bonus of French CD:
  1. Monsoon (Durch den Monsun¨)
  2. Ready, set go (Übers Ende der Welt)

Individual

DVD

Another Titles

  • Wir schließen ones ein (B-side of individual DER letzte Tag )

  • Frei im freien Fall (B-side of individual DER letzte Tag )
  • Urgent Karma (Taken again of the title of John Lennon for German compilation As Together - has Tribute to CHEER )
  • Hilf to mir fliegen (B-side of individual the Übers Ende der Welt )
  • Monsun O koete (Japanese version of Durch den Monsun)
  • 1000 Meere (B-side of individual the An Deiner Seite )

See too

External bonds

Official site

References

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