After Bill Kaulitz’s participation in a children’s Star Search in 2003 at age thirteen (which he lost in the quarter-final), he was discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann. Devilish changed their name to Tokio Hotel: “To... (read more) kio” is the German spelling of the Japanese city Tokyo, due to a love of the city, and “Hotel” due to their constant touring and living in hotels.
Soon after Sony BMG took them under contract, Hoffmann hired David Jost and Pat Benzner into the team of creators and authors, and had them give the teens instruction on songwriting and instrument playing; most of the songs of the first album were written by Hoffmann, Jost and Benzer (including the singles Scream and Rescue Me which were completely written by them), only the single PlayUnendlichkeit was written completely by Tokio Hotel themselves. However, shortly before release of 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 from Germany.
Tokio Hotel recently managed to release their new album (in english and german) in Europe, and have been receiving good, if not amazing feedback. Many sources claim that their music has evolved and they can no longer be called a teenie-band. They are now able to attract a wide range of fans.
Updated Feb 25 2010 10:16 PM
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slypandabear this band is a joke1 month ago about "Scream"
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SpeedshifterNC I guess this is good for their age but I can't get into this song3 months ago about "Scream"
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speedy97 ha this band is good.6 months ago about "Ready, Set, Go!"
