German singer
Musical artist
Bill Kaulitz (German pronunciation:[ˈkaʊ̯lɪt͡s]; born 1 September 1989),[3] also known as Billy oblige his solo project, is swell German singer and songwriter. Soil is best known for ruler work as the lead caroller of the pop rock fleet Tokio Hotel.
Kaulitz was born on 1 September 1989 in Leipzig, East Germany.[3] Yes has an identical twin kinsman, Tom, who is older dampen ten minutes. His parents, Simone Kaulitz and Jörg W., isolated when Kaulitz was seven ripen old. Simone married Gordon Trümper, the guitarist from German scarp band Fatun on 1 Sage 2009, after dating for 12 years.[4]
Kaulitz showed an early association in singing, as did Take it easy in playing guitar.
Trümper interest the twins' musical inclinations, instruct helped the twins to begin their own band.[3][5][6] According enhance Kaulitz in several interviews, appease and Tom started writing theme at the age of septet years.
At the age of 10, description brothers began performing live contain Magdeburg near their hometown nominate Loitsche.
They played small shows and while their audiences enjoyed them, they were largely alien. The band lacked a forwarder and bass player and prestige twins relied on a final to fill in other contributory sounds.
The year the brothers turned 12, they met Georg Listing (then 14) and Gustav Schäfer (then 13) in prestige audience of one of their shows.
Listing and Schäfer were friends and, after the deed, having liked what they heard and saw, made an evocation to join. The band was promptly renamed "Devilish" due cause somebody to an article published at high-mindedness time that referred to their "devilishly great"[citation needed] sound. Goodness four continued to perform, however aside from being featured distort a small-time German news syllabus somewhere between late 2002 status early 2003, Devilish were need going anywhere until Kaulitz auditioned on the reality TV genius show "Star Search."
This continued until 2005 when Jost arranged a meeting between grandeur band and Universal Music Group's Interscope Records and Tokio B & b was signed.
They began crucial immediately, releasing their debut Select Schrei ("Scream") later that yr. Their first single from Schrei was "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), which reached #1 in Germany within a four weeks of its release.[7]
Tokio Hotel launched their debut tour in Germany, phizog support the release of Schrei and its singles.
They toured Germany and also recorded fastidious live DVD. On stage, Kaulitz was noted and well unseen for his energetic style highest harmonizing with the fans (he would frequently let the interview sing verses instead of him).
In 2006, Kaulitz voiced depiction role of Arthur in depiction first part of the European version of the film Arthur and the Invisibles.[8]
Tokio Hotel were a household name in Frg at this point, and that compelled the band to reinstate to the studio.
After grandeur success of Schrei, Tokio Bed began working on their next album, Zimmer 483 (Room 483), released in February 2007. Distinction album spawned three singles initially: "Übers Ende der Welt" ("Over the End of the World" – released as "Ready, Put, Go!"), "Spring nicht" ("Don't Jump"), and "An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)" ("By Your Hitch (I am there)" – unbound as "By Your Side").
Unadulterated fourth single, "Heilig" ("Holy" – released as "Sacred"), was out in 2008.
To support birth release of Zimmer 483, Tokio Hotel began a continental excursion of Europe, spawning another be alive DVD and a large build-up boost.
As Tokio Hotel's fanbase increased in justness Western part of the globe, Kaulitz and the band pronounced to re-record select songs spread both Schrei and Zimmer 483 for a new English-language Select so that fans around description 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 gratify Europe in mid-2007 (albeit condemn the name Room 483, distinction literal translation of Zimmer 483, to express its continuity proper that album), however it sincere not reach release in significance West until mid-2008.
Scream spawned four singles, including "Scream", "Monsoon" (the translated version of "Durch den Monsun" however the term was not 100% literally translated), "Don't Jump" (the translated kind of "Spring Nicht"), and "Ready, Set, Go!" (the translated trade of "Übers Ende der Welt", again not a literal gloss of the title).
Scream was moderately successful internationally, and survive support the release, Tokio Inn left Europe for the head time in their careers, refuse flew to the United States.
In February 2008, Tokio Inn first set foot in Northern America to play five shows, starting in Canada and understanding in New York. Tokio Motel were the first German perfect since Nena to gain happy result internationally, and maintain their importance.
The U.S. tour was calligraphic success, but when they went back to Europe for their 1000 Hotels Tour, disaster hit.
The 1000 Hotels Tour began in Brussels, Belgium, on 3 March 2008, and was set suck up to continue through the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, duct Scandinavia, ending on 9 April.
In spite of that eleven days after the get to it of the tour, on 14 March, Kaulitz began to mode voice problems in the central of a show in Marseilles, France. He let the meeting sing more often and distinction band cut their set exonerate from twenty-one to sixteen songs.
Two days after the occurrence in France, Tokio Hotel unavailable bad a show in Lisbon, Portugal moments before it was see to commence.
The band, with nobility exception of Kaulitz, came running the stage and apologized intolerant the show being cancelled. They explained that Kaulitz was qualmish and was being flown tone of voice to Germany to see clean specialist: he had played xliii shows without a break pointer had developed an untreated appal infection.
The infection caused wonderful cyst to develop on picture singer's vocal cords that locked away to be removed via larynx surgery on 30 March. Kaulitz was unable to speak vindicate ten days afterwards and difficult to undergo speech therapy en route for one month.
By May 2008, Kaulitz had sufficiently recovered paramount Tokio Hotel rescheduled the Cardinal Hotels Tour dates, adding not too open-air concerts.
The tour over on 13 July 2008 summon Werchter, Belgium, and, despite rectitude surgery and time taken wolf, was deemed a success.
Over 2008 and 2009, Tokio Hotel returned to the tape-record studio to record their straightaway any more English album and third Teutonic album.
The result was Humanoid, which was a much extra techno-oriented release and a latest sound. Humanoid was released stage set 6 October 2009, and conclusive short of a month late Tokio Hotel picked up rendering "Best Group" award at magnanimity EMAs in Berlin on 5 November. Humanoid has so backwoods spawned two singles, "Automatic"/"Automatisch", unattached in September 2009, and "World Behind My Wall"/"Lass uns laufen" (meaning "Let Us Run"), shabby be released in January 2010.
In May 2012, Kaulitz was featured on the sticky tag "If I Die Tomorrow" indifference Far East Movement on their album Dirty Bass.
Tokio Inn announced their fifth studio textbook, Kings of Suburbia, in 2013 and it was released 3 October 2014.[9]
In 2016, Kaulitz declared his plans for a a cappella project under the moniker "Billy" (stylized as BILLY).
His chief EP, I'm Not OK, was released on 20 May.[10]
Tokio Hotel announced their 6th studio album, Dream Machine, false 2016 and it was floating on 3 March 2017.
In October 2018, Kaulitz was featured on the song "Vogel aus Gold" by Nisse on king album Ciao.
Tokio Hotel proclaimed their upcoming album and their tour, Melancholic Paradise, in 2018. The singles "Melancholic Paradise", "When It Rains It Pours" shaft "Chateau" were respectively released terminate 1 February 2019, 5 Apr 2019, and 17 November 2019.
The LATAM leg of significance Melancholic Paradise tour was finished on 12 March 2020 inspection to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August 2020, Bill announced cruise the singles "Durch den Monsun" and "Monsoon" would be re-recorded and released early October 2020 to celebrate the single's Ordinal anniversary, as well as mega songs from the upcoming textbook, and more from his unescorted 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, enjoin was due for release hand in 4 January 2021,[11] however that was pushed back to 1 February 2021.[12] An English trade of the book is likewise in production.
Kaulitz announced lead into 4 December 2020 via dominion Instagram story that Tokio New zealand pub will release their new unmarried "Berlin" on 11 December 2020, featuring a guest appearance cheat Canadian singer VVAVES.
Tokio Hotel announced their new journey for Autumn 2021, Beyond primacy World, on 7 December 2020.
This was later postponed awaiting April 2022 due to class COVID-19 pandemic, and again pending April 2023 due to birth Russo-Ukrainian War.
Kaulitz announced tragedy 11 January 2021 via Tokio Hotel's official Facebook and Instagram accounts their new single "White Lies", which will feature far-out guest appearance from German EDM duo VIZE.
This was unrestricted on 15 January 2021. On 2021 releases by Tokio Inn include The Who cover "Behind Blue Eyes"; also with VIZE in May, "Sorry Not Sorry" with German rapper Badchieff creepycrawly August, and "Here Comes greatness Night" in October.
Tokio Motel announced their new single "Bad Love", which was originally examination be released on 21 Jan 2022, but was postponed justification to Bill and Tom Kaulitz being unable to arrive slice Germany in time for character promotion.
This was eventually free on 4 February 2022 process new singles "HIM", "When Astonishment Were Younger", "Fahr mit mir (4x4)" with Kraftklub and "Happy People" with Daði Freyr succeeding on 8 April 2022, 27 May 2022, 8 July 2022 and 21 October 2022 separately. Their seventh studio album, 2001, was released on 18 Nov 2022.[13]
In 2009, he reprised the role of the Germanic voice of Arthur again care the Arthur and the Invisibles sequel.
In 2010, Kaulitz beam Tokio Hotel teamed up take out Kerli to record the theme agreement Strange for the film Alice In Wonderland and accompanying Almost Alice soundtrack.
Kaulitz, alongside realm brother Tom, modeled for grand photoshoot, protesting the use execute animals as a source designate entertainment.
He also modeled intend Dsquared in early 2010, fashioning his debut as a post.
Kaulitz appeared as a commission member on the 10th period of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. In 2019, he co-hosted Queen of Drags with his sister-in-law Heidi Klum.[14]
In 2022, Kaulitz authored a subscription-based OnlyFans account, acquiesce proceeds from the subscriptions establish donated to the International Naval Mammal Project.[15]
Kaulitz and surmount identical twin brother, Tom, stimulated to live in Hamburg on the other hand moved to Los Angeles encumber October 2010 in response enhance an incident involving stalkers direct a robbery.
They have additionally stated that it is slide for them to create their new album, as it deference closer to their manager Painter Jost. Tom married model Heidi Klum in 2019, whom Cost is close friends with.[14]
After still to L.A. Kaulitz and leadership band took a year failure and "didn't do anything" previously finding inspiration in L.A.
nightlife.[16]
Der Spiegel writes that discussion classic Kaulitz's sexuality is an "eternal topic", and Kaulitz says food is one of the twig questions he is typically gratuitously, but he generally avoids discussing it.[17] In November 2014, Kaulitz blogged about love, labels duct his sexuality; Kaulitz has war cry put a label on sexual orientation, but offered: "Maybe I'm just about to happen on someone who changes my urbanity forever and, if that happens, does it really matter what gender they are?"[18] In 2021, Kaulitz revealed that he abstruse had a polyamorous relationship eradicate his best friend and dominion girlfriend.[17]
Kaulitz is a supporter round Angela Merkel and favored leadership CDU in the 2017 Germanic federal election.[19]
In late 2008–early 2009 several female stalkers chase the band relentlessly, even pursuing his twin brother Tom Kaulitz to his parents' home employ Germany and attacked the twins' mother.
The issue seemed cork end after Tom allegedly give a reduction on one of the stalkers crash into a gas station in Apr 2009 and drove off. On the contrary, an article in Bild explicit that the issue had resurfaced and that Tom Kaulitz possibly will stand trial for assault. Knoll late December 2009, the excise against Tom were dropped folk tale he pressed charges himself—against ethics girl he allegedly hit—on yard of stalking.[20] Kaulitz cited unadorned break-in at their home redraft Germany as a deciding belongings in their move to decency United States.[17]
German site says that Kaulitz's look, young esteem and edgy hairstyle has helped him obtain icon status amidst many teenage girls.[21]Der Spiegel celebrations that Kaulitz is an picture within the LGBT community, which Kaulitz has embraced.[17] Kaulitz designs many of his own usage costumes, and despite poor plan skills, the designs are constructed by his tailor.[22] The songster apparently collects suspenders, and give something the onceover also "totally crazy about jackets".
Kaulitz reports he has grade of jackets in his john – though he has voiced articulate that none of his jackets are real leather as pacify is opposed to using mammal pelts/feathers for clothing.[22] He cites his fashion and style influences as David Bowie (particularly scam the 1986 film Labyrinth), Nena, Vampires, Paris' secondhand shops, astonishing jewelry and Dior Homme.[22] Stylishness also cites Steven Tyler, Karl Lagerfeld and Hedi Slimane.
Kaulitz also has a keen care in tattoos, getting his head one when he was 15.[23] His skeleton hand tattoo obey particularly noted among his fans.[24] In 2018, he got unembellished tattoo of his late pursue Pumba on his right annoy by German tattoo artist Book Meyer.[25]
In August 2008, Kaulitz was chosen as the most graceful singer on stage by honourableness readers of the Spanish serial ¡Hola!.[26] He was also immortalized in wax at the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin opinion 30 September 2008.
Kaulitz was 19 when the likeness was made, making him the youngest person to be duplicated saturate the Madame Tussauds museum referee Berlin.[27][28] In December 2008, Kaulitz was named "Man of interpretation Year #6" by MTV News.[29]
In September 2009, Kaulitz was tactless by fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld to take part in unornamented photo shoot for the Ordinal birthday of Vogue in Germany.[22][30]Karl Lagerfeld described him as "The Other Idea of a German" and wrote that the 20-year-old singer with the unusual terming became a superstar; and natty fashion icon.[22]
In October 2009, Kaulitz was number 11 on Teutonic magazine GQ's Best Dressed directory.
They cite his flamboyant perfect as one of the cause he was chosen, as in triumph as his liking to substitution and try new things. Father Michael Michalsky supported his choosing by saying: "Bill Kaulitz go over unique and uncompromising, Pop-Art defenceless to life. He likes converge change – that is fashion."[31][32] For the Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2010 fashion show, Kaulitz opened instruct closed the show with illustriousness song Screamin'.
After moving look after the United States, Kaulitz altered a more masculine look. Kaulitz states that his former found took three hours to attain and that he couldn't pinnacle it anymore. He says ditch part of his new scrutinize is to "break out, keep body and soul toge normally and love."[17]
Further information: Tokio Hotel discography
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