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Musician Tom (l) and his twin brother Bill Kaulitz from the Magdeburg band Tokio Hotel at a live performance in 2005. The debut album "Schrei" by the teen band from Magdeburg climbed to the top of the German charts that autumn. Alongside the new Google Earth satellite service, the term "tokio hotel" is one of the rising stars of the year in Germany.