Georg Listing

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Georg Listing
Background information
Birth name	Georg Mortiz Hagen Listing
Born	March 31, 1987 (age 20) , Halle, German Democratic Republic
Genre(s)	Pop-rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass
Years active	2003 - present
Label(s)	Universal Records
Associated acts	Tokio Hotel

Georg Listing (born 31 March 1987 in Halle, Germany) is the bassist and a co-founder of the German band Tokio Hotel. Georg has greyish/green eyes and brown hair. His favorite bands are Green Day and Oasis, although his biggest bass playing influence is Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His favorite song though, is Don't Phunk with My Heart by The Black Eyed Peas. The first concert he ever attended was Die Ärzte which he deeply enjoyed. His hobbies are music, sports and partying. Georg is the oldest member of the band.

1 Tokio Hotel - Band History
2 Tokio Hotel - Band Success
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Tokio Hotel - Band History

Identical twin brothers, Bill Kaulitz (b. September 1, 1989) and Tom Kaulitz (born 10 minutes before his brother) performed in small shows and talent shows as children. They later met schoolmates, Gustav Schäfer and Georg Listing and their similar tastes in music led them to create a band called Devilish. They played small shows since 2001 and by 2003, were approached by a music executive, Peter Hoffman. They were signed to the Universal music label in Hamburg, Germany and changed their name to Tokio Hotel (Tokio for the lively engaging city of Tokyo, and "Hotel" because they toured and slept in hotels a lot).

[edit] Tokio Hotel - Band Success

Their first single "Durch den Monsun" (Through the Monsoon) quickly gained popularity after its release, appearing on the German music charts at #15 on August 20th and reaching #1 on August 26th 2005; it reached #1 on the Austrian music charts as well. Their second single was "Schrei" (Scream), which climbed to #5 of the German charts. They released their debut album Schrei on the 19th September of 2005; lead singer Bill Kaulitz,wrote the majority of the songs. In early 2006, their third single "Rette mich" (Rescue Me) was released, and it reached #1 as well. Their first single from "Zimmer 483" (Room 483) called "Übers Ende Der Welt" (Over the End of the World) was released January 26th, 2007. It has also reached #1. The "Zimmer 483" album was released on February 23rd, 2007. A deluxe addition of the album is available as well. The "Zimmer 483" tour was supposed to start in March, but was delayed by two weeks because the band members wished to use a new stage. However, all of the tickets bought for the tour are still valid. They have already started shooting the video for their next single "Spring Nicht" (Don't Jump). They are rumored to come out with an English album in the fall.