The Invasion of Tokio

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Elis Silva
Saturday, December 20, 2008

While in El Salvador is starting to penalties the tokiomanía are eight years that have passed since the group Tokio Hotel was born. His success came in 2005 when they presented their first album "Schrei" and since then became one of the most acclaimed and popular bands in Europe.

His arrival in America turned into a global boom. Last year presented their first album in English and in Latin America are now one of the most popular groups that has millions of fans of all nationalities.

Many still do not recognize all by name but by the group's lead singer Bill Kaulitz, an androgynous boy who is characterized by use much makeup hairstyle and a very particular.

With his voice on the theme "Through the monsson," Kaulitz and his colleagues took the first places in the radios. It can be said that this is happening since the introduction of the German version "Durch den Monsun."

Born Tokio

Four German guys, Bill and Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer, decided in 2001 to create a band called Devilish that the (evil). By signing a contract with Sony in 2003, renewed image and name. After changing the alias Tokio Hotel and again label, the guys recorded their first album, entitled "Schrei" in 2005 with the signing Universal.

This production sold millions of albums in Germany. The themes of the pop rock group won the German public, after the Austrian, the Swiss and so on until you reach the destination that he wants the group: the American continent.

Tokio has won many prizes in Europe, nine-platinum and four gold in Germany, for this reason we won the title of the most successful band in history in Germany.

The merger and translation of his first three albums came "Scream" to the American public, in which the songs in German were translated into English.

own personality

All members of the band have an original style. Bill Kaulitz always generated controversy for his androgynous image, which is to the liking of their fanatical.

In this new phenomenon fan, Tokio Hotel also includes Tom Kaulitz, the larger of the twins, who left the Rastas from age 12 and prefers a hip-hop attire. Tom is the most persecuted by the paparazzis, as it has a certain weakness for women. Both brothers are involved in music from a very early age.

Drummer and bassist, Gustav Schäfer, 20, and Georg Listing, 21, also have their own look.

There is no doubt that the force Tokio Hotel came to America, where they quickly occupied the main places on the lists of musical preference, and let the awards that were already in the U.S. and also in Latin America.

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