Careers

Bill Kaulitz started singing and writing songs when he was 9 years old. In 2001 he met and twin brother Tom, Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer. They fit well together, and formed the group Devilish, who played at small local events. In this way, they got good stage experience.
When Kaulitz was 13 years old, he participated in a German show called "Star Search". Although he did not win the show, he got some attention. The same year the band was contacted by Peter Hoffmann, and they later signed a contract with Universal Music Domestic Division in Hamburg. With help from producerne Bill wrote most of the songs on her debut album, Schrei, was released in 2005. Band name had been changed to Tokio Hotel, and the first single "Durch den Monsun" went straight to the top of the German charts. The same happened for the next singles "Schrei" and "Rette Mich". In early 2006, a new recording of Schrei-album released again, this had been named Schrei, so laut you kannst, because Bill's voice in the meantime had changed. Their fourth single "Der letzte Tag" was as great a success as the other three, but now also outside Germany. Even if the band ever sang in German had their music has become popular in several European countries. In 2006 the band was almost constantly on tour around Germany, as well as some concerts in other European countries.
Tokio Hotel released their second album, Zimmer 483, 23 February 2007. The first single "Über Ende der Welt" is already the number 1 on several charts in Europe.
In June 2007, the English version of the album Schrei out, now called Scream.



Style

Bill Kaulitz is known for its distinctive style, which has been compared to David Bowie. He often dressed in jeans, leather jackets, band t-shirts and jewelry. Her hair is dyed black, her nails painted black and white and he uses black eye make-up. He is also known for its large, eye-catching hairstyle with light stripes.


Childhood

Bill Kaulitz is the son of Simone and Jörg Kaulitz, and born 10 minutes later than the identical twin brother Tom Kaulitz. When he was 6 years old his parents divorced and his mother later married Bill's current stepfather, Gordon Trumper. Trumper would prove to be of great musical influence on Bill, he played bass in punk rock band "Fatun".
As a young Bill and Tom almost always completely agree. In kindergarten, they have to have jackets with names, so that staff could see the difference. But Bill and Tom began to develop his own personal style, that did not like each other. Bill dyed her hair darker and was very inspired by the Japanese rocker style (J-rock).