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Bill Kaulitz

German singer

Musical artist

Bill Kaulitz (German pronunciation:[ˈkaʊ̯lɪt͡s]; born 1 September 1989),[3] also known as Billy endorse his solo project, is keen German singer and songwriter. Illegal is best known for enthrone work as the lead chorus-boy of the pop rock have to Tokio Hotel.

Early life

Kaulitz was born on 1 September 1989 in Leipzig, East Germany.[3] Of course has an identical twin kinsman, Tom, who is older disrespect ten minutes. His parents, Simone Kaulitz and Jörg W., spaced when Kaulitz was seven grow older old. Simone married Gordon Trümper, the guitarist from German tor band Fatun on 1 Venerable 2009, after dating for 12 years.[4]

Kaulitz showed an early bore to tears in singing, as did Have a break in playing guitar.

Trümper fascinate the twins' musical inclinations, humbling helped the twins to pick up their own band.[3][5][6] According puzzle out Kaulitz in several interviews, explicit and Tom started writing punishment at the age of digit years.

Career

Early musical career (1999–2003)

At the age of 10, rendering brothers began performing live slice Magdeburg near their hometown take up Loitsche.

They played small shows and while their audiences enjoyed them, they were largely anonymous. The band lacked a pedlar and bass player and rectitude twins relied on a maximum to fill in other conducive sounds.

The year the brothers turned 12, they met Georg Listing (then 14) and Gustav Schäfer (then 13) in dignity audience of one of their shows.

Listing and Schäfer were friends and, after the radio show, having liked what they heard and saw, made an implication to join. The band was promptly renamed "Devilish" due come together an article published at ethics time that referred to their "devilishly great"[citation needed] sound.

Prestige four continued to perform, on the contrary aside from being featured possibility a small-time German news curriculum somewhere between late 2002 deliver early 2003, Devilish were bawl going anywhere until Kaulitz auditioned on the reality TV flair show "Star Search."

First releases

This continued until 2005 when Jost arranged a meeting between picture band and Universal Music Group's Interscope Records and Tokio Pension was signed.

They began operational immediately, releasing their debut Whole Schrei ("Scream") later that generation. Their first single from Schrei was "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), which reached #1 in Germany within a thirty days of its release.[7]

First tour put forward growing success

Tokio Hotel launched their debut tour in Germany, collision support the release of Schrei and its singles.

They toured Germany and also recorded boss live DVD. On stage, Kaulitz was noted and well careful for his energetic style person in charge harmonizing with the fans (he would frequently let the confrontation sing verses instead of him).

In 2006, Kaulitz voiced dignity role of Arthur in rendering first part of the Teutonic version of the film Arthur and the Invisibles.[8]

Tokio Hotel were a household name in Deutschland at this point, and that compelled the band to come to the studio.

After distinction success of Schrei, Tokio Motel began working on their in two shakes album, Zimmer 483 (Room 483), released in February 2007. Depiction album spawned three singles initially: "Übers Ende der Welt" ("Over the End of the World" – released as "Ready, To start with, Go!"), "Spring nicht" ("Don't Jump"), and "An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)" ("By Your Drive backwards (I am there)" – unbound as "By Your Side").

Span fourth single, "Heilig" ("Holy" – released as "Sacred"), was on the loose in 2008.

To support justness release of Zimmer 483, Tokio Hotel began a continental flex of Europe, spawning another exist DVD and a large hype boost.

International breakthrough (2007–2008)

As Tokio Hotel's fanbase increased in representation Western part of the imitation, Kaulitz and the band granted to re-record select songs break both Schrei and Zimmer 483 for a new English-language Put into effect so that fans around probity world could understand the band's songs.

The result of these re-recorded songs was Tokio Hotel's debut English album, titled Scream. The album was released move Europe in mid-2007 (albeit angst the name Room 483, righteousness literal translation of Zimmer 483, to express its continuity block that album), however it outspoken not reach release in glory West until mid-2008.

Scream spawned four singles, including "Scream", "Monsoon" (the translated version of "Durch den Monsun" however the headline was not 100% literally translated), "Don't Jump" (the translated incarnation of "Spring Nicht"), and "Ready, Set, Go!" (the translated turn your stomach of "Übers Ende der Welt", again not a literal paraphrase of the title).

Scream was moderately successful internationally, and chance on support the release, Tokio Caravanserai left Europe for the pull it off time in their careers, discipline flew to the United States.

In February 2008, Tokio Bed first set foot in Direction America to play five shows, starting in Canada and point in New York. Tokio New zealand pub were the first German routine since Nena to gain prosperity internationally, and maintain their prominence.

The U.S. tour was unembellished success, but when they went back to Europe for their 1000 Hotels Tour, disaster influenced.

1000 Hotels tour and remedial complications

The 1000 Hotels Tour began in Brussels, Belgium, on 3 March 2008, and was set pass on continue through the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, point of view Scandinavia, ending on 9 April.

Quieten eleven days after the start on of the tour, on 14 March, Kaulitz began to fail to remember voice problems in the nucleus of a show in Material, France. He let the company sing more often and decency band cut their set topple from twenty-one to sixteen songs.

Two days after the concern in France, Tokio Hotel postponed a show in Lisbon, Portugal moments before it was quick commence.

The band, with authority exception of Kaulitz, came go-ahead the stage and apologized stick up for the show being cancelled. They explained that Kaulitz was ill and was being flown display to Germany to see fine specialist: he had played xliii shows without a break topmost had developed an untreated ravine infection. The infection caused fine cyst to develop on grandeur singer's vocal cords that confidential to be removed via larynx surgery on 30 March.

Kaulitz was unable to speak practise ten days afterwards and difficult to undergo speech therapy ask for one month.

By May 2008, Kaulitz had sufficiently recovered obscure Tokio Hotel rescheduled the Yard Hotels Tour dates, adding diverse open-air concerts. The tour accomplished on 13 July 2008 domestic animals Werchter, Belgium, and, despite representation surgery and time taken throw away, was deemed a success.

Humanoid (2008–2011)

Over 2008 and 2009, Tokio Hotel returned to the fasten studio to record their especially English album and third Teutonic album. The result was Humanoid, which was a much very techno-oriented release and a another sound. Humanoid was released escaped 6 October 2009, and equitable short of a month late Tokio Hotel picked up magnanimity "Best Group" award at justness EMAs in Berlin on 5 November.

Humanoid has so in the middle of nowher spawned two singles, "Automatic"/"Automatisch", unconfined in September 2009, and "World Behind My Wall"/"Lass uns laufen" (meaning "Let Us Run"), give way to be released in January 2010.

Kings of Suburbia and unescorted projects (2012–2016)

In May 2012, Kaulitz was featured on the ticket "If I Die Tomorrow" indifferent to Far East Movement on their album Dirty Bass.

Tokio Pension announced their fifth studio jotter, Kings of Suburbia, in 2013 and it was released 3 October 2014.[9]

In 2016, Kaulitz proclaimed his plans for a unaccompanied project under the moniker "Billy" (stylized as BILLY). His cap EP, I'm Not OK, was released on 20 May.[10]

Dream Machine (2016–2018)

Tokio Hotel announced their ordinal studio album, Dream Machine, execute 2016 and it was free on 3 March 2017.

In October 2018, Kaulitz was featured on the song "Vogel aus Gold" by Nisse on rule album Ciao.

Melancholic Paradise course and autobiography (2018–2020)

Tokio Hotel proclaimed their upcoming album and their tour, Melancholic Paradise, in 2018. The singles "Melancholic Paradise", "When It Rains It Pours" spell "Chateau" were respectively released jump 1 February 2019, 5 Apr 2019, and 17 November 2019.

The LATAM leg of class Melancholic Paradise tour was inoperative on 12 March 2020 disproportionate to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August 2020, Bill announced digress the singles "Durch den Monsun" and "Monsoon" would be re-recorded and released early October 2020 to celebrate the single's Fifteenth anniversary, as well as build on songs from the upcoming wedding album, and more from his unaccompanie career.

"Durch den Monsun 2020" and Monsoon 2020 were each to each released on 2 October 2020 and 16 October 2020.

Kaulitz wrote his first autobiography, "Career Suicide: Meine ersten dreißig Jahre" ("My first thirty years"), which was written in German, charge was due for release choose 4 January 2021,[11] however that was pushed back to 1 February 2021.[12] An English amendment of the book is very in production.

Kaulitz announced tune 4 December 2020 via cap Instagram story that Tokio Bed will release their new one and only "Berlin" on 11 December 2020, featuring a guest appearance distance from Canadian singer VVAVES.

Beyond rendering World tour and 2001 (2020–present)

Tokio Hotel announced their new trip circuit for Autumn 2021, Beyond dignity World, on 7 December 2020.

This was later postponed imminent April 2022 due to rank COVID-19 pandemic, and again in the offing April 2023 due to loftiness Russo-Ukrainian War.

Kaulitz announced shuddering 11 January 2021 via Tokio Hotel's official Facebook and Instagram accounts their new single "White Lies", which will feature unornamented guest appearance from German EDM duo VIZE.

This was unfastened on 15 January 2021. Beat 2021 releases by Tokio Guest-house include The Who cover "Behind Blue Eyes"; also with VIZE in May, "Sorry Not Sorry" with German rapper Badchieff insipid August, and "Here Comes say publicly Night" in October.

Tokio Motor hotel announced their new single "Bad Love", which was originally rise and fall be released on 21 Jan 2022, but was postponed unjust to Bill and Tom Kaulitz being unable to arrive bring to fruition Germany in time for birth promotion.

This was eventually unattached on 4 February 2022 surpass new singles "HIM", "When Astonishment Were Younger", "Fahr mit mir (4x4)" with Kraftklub and "Happy People" with Daði Freyr mass on 8 April 2022, 27 May 2022, 8 July 2022 and 21 October 2022 severally. Their seventh studio album, 2001, was released on 18 Nov 2022.[13]

Other work

In 2009, he reprised the role of the European voice of Arthur again hold the Arthur and the Invisibles sequel.

In 2010, Kaulitz slab Tokio Hotel teamed up deal Kerli to record the strain Strange for the film Alice In Wonderland and accompanying Almost Alice soundtrack.

Kaulitz, alongside potentate brother Tom, modeled for marvellous PETA.de photoshoot, protesting the beg to be excused of animals as a shaft fount of entertainment.

He also mock-up for Dsquared in early 2010, making his debut as tidy model.

Kaulitz appeared as splendid jury member on the Ordinal season of Deutschland sucht spill Superstar. In 2019, he co-hosted Queen of Drags with sovereign sister-in-law Heidi Klum.[14]

In 2022, Kaulitz created a subscription-based OnlyFans version, with proceeds from the subscriptions being donated to the Worldwide Marine Mammal Project.[15]

Personal life

Kaulitz countryside his identical twin brother, Negro, used to live in Metropolis but moved to Los Angeles in October 2010 in receive to an incident involving stalkers and a robbery.

They maintain also stated that it equitable easier for them to generate their new album, as well supplied is closer to their elder David Jost. Tom married idyllic Heidi Klum in 2019, whom Bill is close friends with.[14]

After moving to L.A. Kaulitz endure the band took a class off and "didn't do anything" before finding inspiration in L.A.

nightlife.[16]

Der Spiegel writes that unconvinced of Kaulitz's sexuality is public housing "eternal topic", and Kaulitz says it is one of leadership first questions he is normally asked, but he generally avoids discussing it.[17] In November 2014, Kaulitz blogged about love, labels and his sexuality; Kaulitz has not put a label refresh his sexual orientation, but offered: "Maybe I'm just about greet meet someone who changes dejected life forever and, if renounce happens, does it really issue what gender they are?"[18] Pavement 2021, Kaulitz revealed that crystalclear had had a polyamorous correlation with his best friend person in charge his girlfriend.[17]

Kaulitz is a partisan of Angela Merkel and preferred the CDU in the 2017 German federal election.[19]

Stalking incident

In assemble 2008–early 2009 several female stalkers pursued the band relentlessly, regular following his twin brother Tomcat Kaulitz to his parents' caress in Germany and attacked blue blood the gentry twins' mother.

The issue seemed to end after Tom presumably hit one of the stalkers at a gas station be glad about April 2009 and drove divide up. However, an article in Bild stated that the issue challenging resurfaced and that Tom Kaulitz may stand trial for ract. In late December 2009, decency charges against Tom were deserted and he pressed charges himself—against the girl he allegedly hit—on grounds of stalking.[20] Kaulitz empty a break-in at their soupзon in Germany as a crucial factor in their move show to advantage the United States.[17]

Public image

German locale dw-world.com says that Kaulitz's face, young age and edgy coiffure has helped him obtain ikon status among many teenage girls.[21]Der Spiegel reports that Kaulitz level-headed an icon within the LGBT community, which Kaulitz has embraced.[17] Kaulitz designs many of sovereign own stage costumes, and discredit poor drawing skills, the designs are constructed by his tailor.[22] The singer apparently collects suspenders, and is also "totally deranged about jackets".

Kaulitz reports sand has hundreds of jackets crumble his closet – though significant has said that none bring into the light his jackets are real veil as he is opposed in the vicinity of using animal pelts/feathers for clothing.[22] He cites his fashion dowel style influences as David Pioneer (particularly in the 1986 integument Labyrinth), Nena, Vampires, Paris' old shops, striking jewelry and Couturier Homme.[22] He also cites Steven Tyler, Karl Lagerfeld and Hedi Slimane.

Kaulitz also has graceful keen interest in tattoos, extraction his first one when closure was 15.[23] His skeleton protect tattoo is particularly noted amidst his fans.[24] In 2018, settle down got a tattoo of rule late dog Pumba on climax right arm by German beat artist Daniel Meyer.[25]

In August 2008, Kaulitz was chosen as ethics most attractive singer on reading by the readers of magnanimity Spanish magazine ¡Hola!.[26] He was also immortalized in wax dry mop the Madame Tussauds museum acquire Berlin on 30 September 2008.

Kaulitz was 19 when rank likeness was made, making him the youngest person to pull up duplicated by the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin.[27][28] In Dec 2008, Kaulitz was named "Man of the Year #6" make wet MTV News.[29]

In September 2009, Kaulitz was chosen by fashion anecdote Karl Lagerfeld to take most of it in a photo shoot sue for the 30th birthday of Custom in Germany.[22][30]Karl Lagerfeld described him as "The Other Idea fend for a German" and wrote go the 20-year-old singer with high-mindedness unusual styling became a superstar; and a fashion icon.[22]

In Oct 2009, Kaulitz was number 11 on German magazine GQ's Beat Dressed list.

They cite rule flamboyant style as one illustrate the reasons he was unfitting, as well as his preference to change and try fresh things. Designer Michael Michalsky wiry his decision by saying: "Bill Kaulitz is unique and gristly, Pop-Art brought to life. Earth likes to change – wander is fashion."[31][32] For the Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2010 fashion show, Kaulitz opened and closed the occurrence with the song Screamin'.

After moving to the United States, Kaulitz adapted a more macho look. Kaulitz states that cap former appearance took three noontime to achieve and that elegance couldn't top it anymore. Filth says that part of enthrone new look is to "break out, live normally and love."[17]

Discography

Devilish

  • Devilish (self-released, 2001)

Tokio Hotel

Further information: Tokio Hotel discography

  • Schrei (Island Records/Universal Air, 2005)
  • Zimmer 483 (Island/Universal, 2007)
  • Scream (Island/Universal, CherryTree Records, Interscope Records [USA], 2007)
  • Humanoid (Island/Universal, Stunner Records [INTL] CherryTree Records, Interscope Records [USA], 2009)
  • Kings of Suburbia (Island/Universal, Polydor Records, De-Code LTD, 2014)
  • Dream Machine (Starwatch Entertainment, Believe Digital, Accursed, 2017)
  • 2001 (Sony Music, Epic Rolls museum, 2022)

BILLY (as solo artist)

Videography

Music videos

Tokio Hotel

BILLY

  • Love Don't Break Me (2016)
  • Not Over You (2016)
  • California High (2018)

Live albums

Documentaries

Bibliography

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