He is best known for his work as the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Tokio Hotel. Kaulitz was born on 1 September in Leipzig , East Germany. Kaulitz showed an early interest in singing, as did Tom in playing guitar. At the age of 10, the brothers began performing live in Magdeburg near their hometown of Loitsche. They played small shows and while their audiences enjoyed them, they were largely unknown. The band lacked a drummer and bass player and the twins relied on a keyboard to fill in other instrumental sounds.
The band was promptly renamed "Devilish" due to an article published at the time that referred to their "devilishly great" [ citation needed ] sound. The four continued to perform, but aside from being featured on a small-time German news program somewhere between late and early , Devilish were not going anywhere until Kaulitz auditioned on the reality TV talent show "Star Search.
They began working immediately, releasing their debut LP Schrei "Scream" later that year. Their first single from Schrei was " Durch den Monsun " "Through the Monsoon " , which reached 1 in Germany within a month of its release. Tokio Hotel launched their debut tour in Germany, to support the release of Schrei and its singles.
They toured Germany and also recorded a live DVD. On stage, Kaulitz was noted and well known for his energetic style and harmonizing with the fans he would frequently let the audience sing verses instead of him. In , Kaulitz voiced the role of Arthur in the first part of the German version of the film Arthur and the Invisibles.
Tokio Hotel were a household name in Germany at this point, and this compelled the band to return to the studio. After the success of Schrei , Tokio Hotel began working on their second album, Zimmer Room , released in February A fourth single, " Heilig " "Holy" β released as "Sacred" , was released in To support the release of Zimmer , Tokio Hotel began a continental tour of Europe, spawning another live DVD and a large publicity boost.
