- 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.
- The band members are Bill Kaulitz (vocals), his twin brother Tom Kaulitz (guitar), Georg Listing (bass) and Gustav Schäfer (drums).
- Won the prize for "Best Newcomer national" at the 2006 Echo Awards.
- 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.
- Accompaning the band's rise exclusively since its beginnings, the circulation of German teenage magazine "Bravo" has rose by 22%.
- 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).
- They name their band 'Tokio Hotel', because they like big cities and they are always on the road and mainly stay in many hotels.
- Gustav's favorite bands are Metallica and Foo Fighters.
- Bassist, Georg, is a fan of Oasis and Fall Out Boy.
- Tom usually listens to German hip hop and his favorite music artist is Samy Deluxe.
- Bill's favorite bands are Green Day, Coldplay, Keane and Placebo.
- Bill is a big fan of Nena.
- 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.
- Guitarist, Tom, wrote the song, "Schwarz".
- Bill wrote most of the songs for their albums.
- Joss Stone presented their award to them when they won the "Inter Act" award in November 2007 during the MTV European Music Awards.
- Bill was nicknamed 'Macky' when he was younger, by his grandmother.
- The whole band can speak German, English and a bit of French.
- Bill is allergic to apples and mosquito bites.
- Tom has a total of 17 guitars.
- Tom has one luggage full of his caps whenever on tour.
- Georg's idol is Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
- The band did the closing act at the European Music Awards 2007, by performing "Monsoon".
- Bill had to undergo surgery to remove a growing cyst in one of his vocal chords. (March 2008).
- Bill brings his teddy bear along with him whenever he tours.
- Their current home is where their band studio is at, in Magdeburg, Germany.
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