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NEWS: Tokio Hotel Back to the US in November!!

FAZ, a very reliable German newspaper, has posted a new article claiming that Universal Music plans to send Tokio Hotel back to the United States in November for another tour. This is because after winning a VMA on Sunday, Universal decided to put a lot more money and effort into promoting Tokio Hotel in America, the biggest and toughest market in the world.

An unexpected award from MTV has given Universal Music a boost in their efforts to establish the German teen band Tokio Hotel in America. The sales numbers of Tokio Hotels music in the American online music store iTunes have climbed steadily over the past few days, on Tuesday, their album Scream was at position 19 in the charts. On Sunday, the band won the Best New Artist award at the annual MTV Video Music Awards.

Universal launched a campaign this year to make the band a success in the US, too. The American market is the largest in the world, so were investing more money to establish Tokio Hotel there than in any other country, the head of Universal Germany, Frank Briegmann, told our newspaper. Its a daring experiment, because the US is said to be a tough market in which few strangers become stars, especially if theyre not from English-speaking countries. One of the few real, big German successes was singer Nena with her song 99 Red Balloons in 1983. But Universal felt encouraged by Tokio Hotels great success in other countries to try their luck in the US. Tokio Hotel had their breakthrough in Germany in 2005 and landed hits in countries like France and Poland soon after.

This spring, the band released their first English record, Scream, in America and made it to position 39 in the Billboard charts. Sales went back a bit after that, which Briegmann claims to have anticipated from the start: More effort and work is required in America. We knew that from the beginning. Briegmann feels reassured by online sales numbers after the award now, and hopes that the album will return to the Billboard charts. According to him, Tokio Hotel have sold 105000 records so far; Briegmann hopes itll be 500000, ultimately. To keep up a steady presence, Universal wants to send Tokio Hotel back on their third American tour this November. Briegmann states that because of the focus on America, other of the bands target markets like Asia will have to wait a little longer.

Dat zal dan hopelijk toch niet waar zijn hoor!
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They are the most famous twins of the pop world and know each other since they opened there eyes for the first time. Bill (19) and Tom (19)! Millions of fans are after the boys since they broke through with Durch den monsun. Words of love are screamed at them all over the world in every single language. What a duo! Bill is the mysterious frontman. Billboard of the band. About girls and love he is most silent. Tom is the more outspoken type, always has something to say. So different but at the same time very much alike. The Tokio Hotel twins share more then just brotherly love. There doesnt exist a more closer connection then between us, Bill explains about the magical connection between him and his twin brother. We are so different but still so much the same! We dont look like twins but are soulmates, Tom adds to that. For that reason the boys also know how the other one feels. Tom explains: When I look at Bill I know exactly what he thinks. I sense when he has a problem. Even when he is not around me. We communicate a lot without saying anything.
While they feel so connected, they dont wanna let anything come between them especially not a girl. When a girl has got something against my brother, I cant be in love with her. I dont allow anyone to stand between us. Bill tells. And also Tom makes clear: I cant imagine trusting a girl just as much as Bill. I would also never spend less time with Bill just because I have a girlfriend. She has to accept him just as she accepted me. That they prefer to spend every minute of there lives together they prove at there 19th birthday on 1 September.
The night before they went with there bandmates Georg and Gustav and there team to Restaurant The Ivy in West Hollywood for dinner. After that they celebrated on the roof of there hotel until midnight and the time of there birthday. There actual birthday they only spend together! Without the crew or manager and even without Georg and Gustav the boys relaxed at the beach of Santa Monica/ California. Tom relaxed with his dreads down and naked upper body next to his brother, who was despite the weather still wearing his black clothes. Together the relaxed in there chairs, caught some sunlight or just walked down the beach and off course they did it all together. Actually, we do everything together. The only thing not is going to the toilet, taking a bath or shower, Bill laughs. But then he gets serious again; I always imagine the following situation: We are standing on the edge of a cliff and a voice says; one of you has to jump and can never come back. We would jump together. A hundred percent sure..

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