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Tokio Hotel

The German alternative pop-rock band Tokio Hotel is made up of singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer, and bassist Georg Listing.

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Tokio Hotel's Kaulitz brothers to reveal intimate moments in Netflix series

An upcoming reality show follows Tokio Hotel's twin stars. A look back at how they became a successful teenage boy band.
MusicMarch 14, 202411 images
Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz

Heidi Klum gets engaged to musician boyfriend

The German supermodel went public in May about her relationship with Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz.
CultureDecember 24, 2018
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PopXport Special - Tokio Hotel

A PopXport Special on one of Germany's most successful bands of the new millenium: Tokio Hotel.
MusicJuly 7, 2017
DW Popxport Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel is back with a new album: "Dream Machine"

The big comeback: we explain why "Dream Machine" is the most honest Tokio Hotel album ever.
MusicMay 5, 2017
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Backstage: on tour with Tokio Hotel

The spaceship has landed: Tokio Hotel's new stage show.
MusicMay 5, 2017
DW popxport | Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel: Inside story

Tokio Hotel love their legions of fans - but how does the band deal with stalkers?
MusicMay 5, 2017
18.09.2014 popxport Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel: a no-holds-barred interview

You asked the questions, and Tokio Hotel has the answers.
MusicMay 5, 2017
DW Senung PopXport Bill Kaulitz

Tokio Hotel: Billy's solo EP

Five tracks full of heartache: the solo EP from Tokio Hotel lead singer Bill Kaulitz.
MusicMay 5, 2017
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Musicians congratulate PopXport

Rammstein, Tokio Hotel, Scooter, Cascada and Scorpions congratulate PopXport on its 500th show.
MusicApril 8, 201701:41 min
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Musicians congratulate PopXport

Rammstein, Tokio Hotel, Scooter, Cascada, and Scorpions congratulate PopXport on its 500th show.
MusicApril 7, 2017
01.2012 DW PopXport Quiz

PopXport-Quiz: the original version of "What If"

Take part in our quiz, and win great CDs.
MusicMarch 20, 2017
01.2012 DW PopXport

PopXport: The German Music Magazine

The new Rammstein film, a new European tour for Tokio Hotel, and a new album for Milky Chance.
MusicMarch 17, 2017
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PopXport-Quiz: the original version of "What If"

Win CDs by Roger Cicero, Judith Holofernes, Milky Chance, and Tokio Hotel.
MusicMarch 17, 201701:39 min
DW popxport | Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel's new European tour

Tokio Hotel are promoting their new album "Dream Machine" with a 30-stop tour across Europe.
MusicMarch 17, 2017
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Tokio Hotel's new European tour

Tokio Hotel are promoting their new album "Dream Machine" with a 30-stop tour across Europe.
MusicMarch 17, 201703:48 min
01.2012 DW Euromaxx

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe | 05.03.2017

Ready to wear in Paris, the amazing tricks of acrobatic cyclists, and Tokio Hotel's new album.
CultureMarch 5, 2017
DW Popxport Tokio Hotel

"Dream Machine" - the new album from Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel are back - with their fifth album. They produced it almost entirely on their own.
MusicMarch 3, 2017
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Tokio Hotel are back - with a new album

Tokio Hotel are back - with their fifth album. Watch this exclusive DW interview.
MusicMarch 3, 201704:22 min
01.2012 DW PopXport

PopXport: the German Music Magazine

Tokio Hotel are back. Plus: Berlin soul queen Joy Denalane and chart breaker Philipp Poisel.
MusicMarch 3, 2017
01.2012 DW PopXport Quiz

PopXport-Quiz: Who did "Haus am See" first?

Take part in our quiz, and win great CDs.
MusicMarch 3, 2017
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PopXport - Bands, Trends and Events - the Best Music from Germany

Tokio Hotel are back. Plus: Berlin soul queen Joy Denalane and chart breaker Philipp Poisel.
MusicMarch 3, 201725:59 min
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Tokio Hotel gets political in a talk about their new album

Tokio Hotel talks to DW about the release of their fifth album, "Dream Machine," the US election and protest songs.
CultureMarch 2, 2017
01.2012 DW PopXport

PopXport - the German Music Magazine

Ten years of LaBrassBanda, a portrait of pop duo Malky, and a new film about Tangerine Dream
MusicFebruary 24, 2017

The Top 10 German music acts of the new millennium

In the new millennium, the laptop replaced the professional studio and music production was revolutionized.
MusicJanuary 2, 2017
01.2012 DW PopXport

PopXport - The German Music Magazine

Udo Lindenberg's new live album. Rapper MoTrip and a symphony. Bill Kaulitz has a new single.
MusicDecember 2, 2016

The Top 10 German-language hits from Germany

Rammstein, Tokio Hotel, and more – we present the Top 10 German-language hits from Germany.
September 23, 2016
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5 European music stars that are vegetarians
LifestyleJune 17, 20165 images
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Bill Kaulitz: 'I write better songs when I'm not OK'

Tokio Hotel's frontman Bill Kaulitz, aka Billy, told DW how a painful breakup allowed him to create the EP "I'm Not OK."
May 18, 2016

Billy - Tokio Hotel's singer goes solo

Bill Kaulitz has become Billy: He chats with us about his solo forays, heartaches and Tokio Hotel.
MusicMay 14, 201603:43 min
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PopXport - The German Music Magazine

Bill Kaulitz and his project Billy, singer Max Giesinger and the chanson rockers Element of Crime.
May 13, 2016
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Billy - Tokio Hotel's singer goes solo

Bill Kaulitz has become Billy: He chats with us about his solo forays, heartaches and Tokio Hotel.
May 13, 2016
popXport Gewinn-Aktion Billy Kaulitz

Happy Winner

We gave aaway one of the limited photo books of Bill Kaulitz, who merged into Billy for his solo project!
May 13, 2016

Tokio Hotel

How the teen quartet from eastern Germany rose to global stardom.
MusicOctober 3, 201503:40 min
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PopXport: Tokio Hotel - Pop idols in a new era

From eastern German teen quartet to pop-rock stardom: Tokio Hotel.
October 2, 2015
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PopXport - The German Music Magazine

25 years of German unity - PopXport presents important music acts from eastern Germany.
October 2, 2015

The Top 10 German-language hits from Germany

Singing in German need not be a barrier to global success, as proved by Kraftwerk, Trio, Tokio Hotel and Rammstein.
MusicAugust 21, 201510 images

Tokio Hotel - The club tour

Tokio Hotel went on a European tour in March with their new material, playing smaller stages than usual to see how "Kings of Suburbia" went down with the fans. We went to Paris to see if the comeback album lives up to the hype.
MusicMay 2, 201504:10 min

Tokio Hotel are back

The tattooed teeny stars have a new sound - but what do their diehard fans think of it?
MusicMay 2, 201504:10 min

Tokio Hotel - The early days

Back when they started out, the boys from Tokio Hotel never dreamed that one day, they'd sell more than seven million albums and go platinum and gold in nearly 70 countries. But from their humble beginnings in Magdeburg, the band with the strikingly androgynous Manga aesthetic took the world by storm. PopXport looks back at how it all began.
MusicMay 2, 201503:34 min
Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel comeback

With its new album "Kings of Suburbia," Germany's teen-pop sensation launches a high-tech club tour. A DW interview.
March 25, 2015

Tokio Hotel comeback

With its new album "Kings of Suburbia," Germany's teen-pop sensation launches a high-tech club tour.
CultureMarch 21, 201504:12 min

Tokio Hotel - The early days

Back when they started out, the boys from Tokio Hotel never dreamed that one day, they'd sell more than seven million albums and go platinum and gold in nearly 70 countries. But from their humble beginnings in Magdeburg, the band with the strikingly androgynous Manga aesthetic took the world by storm. PopXport looks back at how it all began.
MusicFebruary 28, 201503:34 min

Tokio Hotel - The Comeback

They've been away from the spotlight for five years but now Tokio Hotel's back with a new look and a new sound. "Kings of Suburbia" was released last fall and sees frontmen Bill and Tom Kaulitz contemplating their move from Germany to the US. So how's the new record going down with the "aliens", as the band's fans like to call themselves?
MusicFebruary 28, 201504:10 min
Deutschland Tokio Hotel stellen ihr neues Album "Kings Of Suburbia" vor

Comeback of Tokio Hotel

The former teen idols have a new look and a new sound for their long-awaited fifth album. "Kings of Suburbia” has unleashed a huge debate among the "Aliens,” as their global fan following is known. Will the Magdeburg band’s comeback be a successful one?
MusicOctober 11, 201404:31 min

Neon Dogs - Following in Tokio Hotel’s footsteps

With their mix of rock and synth pop, Neon Dogs from the city of Schwerin in northern Germany are being lauded as the successors of Tokio Hotel. And it’s no wonder - after all, Neon Dog’s first single pays tribute to their role model. Recently, the four-member boyband opened for Justin Bieber on the Germany leg of his tour. We met the up-and-coming group.
MusicMay 25, 201303:19 min
Tokio Hotel at the MTV Video Music Awards

Tokio Hotel

They've been on stage since they were nine years old and still can't be stopped: meet Tokio Hotel.
April 27, 2011

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April 8, 2011
Berliners celebrate at the Brandenburg Gate in November, 1989

Rocking the Wall

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November 10, 2009

German rocks

German is rarely the language of love or pop songs, but some musicians are proving otherwise.
October 9, 2009
Bill Kaulitz and Tom Kaulitz, brothers who star in Tokio Hotel, playing on stage

Soundscape Germany

Modern contemporary, classical, jazz or pop -- Germany’s music scene has something for everyone.
February 5, 2009