Biography
When classmates began to tease Tom Kaulitz because of his long hair, he decided that he would grow it even longer. This early-onset intransigence towards any social framework helped the musician overcome the popularity that befell the Tokio Hotel group he created with his twin brother Bill Kaulitz. At the start, the German teenage rockers, whose fan base consisted mainly of schoolgirls, were criticized only by the lazy. Nevertheless, the synth-pop team has found its niche in world music.
Bill Kaulitz. The divorce of Tom Kaulitz and Ria Sommerfeld is true
Recently, many online publications began writing articles about the alleged divorce of Tom and Riya. After some time, screenshots of documents appeared that supposedly confirm that all this is true. And now without the “allegedly”. This is true. The documents were leaked by the popular website www.splashnews.com/. Splash is a pretty honest resource. They cooperate only with trusted sources. If the information they receive and publish is false, they will be sued. By the way, Lais, our beloved dad, has been working with this agency since 2014.
We do not give information about who leaked the documents to Splash!
Next are links to documents, and below are translations of the points highlighted on them
1. The documents were filed on behalf of Tom, who is the plaintiff. The defendant is Ria Sommerfeld. Tom's lawyer is Brandon Wyman. All information can be found here: www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwyman. The checkmarks are in the boxes: Petition for annulment of marriage (divorce).
Childhood and youth
Magdeburg is considered the band's homeland: the twins lived and attended school in the suburbs, and gave their first concerts in a town on the Elbe. However, Bill and Tom were born on September 1, 1989 in Leipzig, while Tom was 10 minutes ahead of his brother and formally considers himself the eldest.
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Tom Kaulitz and his twin brother Bill Kaulitz in childhood
The family of Jörg and Simone Kaulitz had an average income: their father drove transit trucks, their mother earned money by sewing.
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The personal life of the twins' parents did not work out, and by the time the boys entered school, Simone and Jörg were divorced. The children stayed with their mother, and she moved them to the village of Leutsche, located near Magdeburg.
It is unknown what Tom's fate would have been like had Simon not met Gordon Trumper. The vocalist of a local famous group with the iconic name “Future” not only replaced the boys’ father, but also instilled in them a love of music.
Music
Already at an early stage of their creative biography, the brothers decided to make a public appearance. The Kaulitz duo played their debut concert, as well as a series of subsequent ones, at the Magdeburg club Gröninger Bad. Georg Listing and Gustav Schaefer spent their free time in the same establishment. Having become interested in the brothers’ work, the teenagers subsequently joined them. Georg became the bassist, Gustav sat on the drums.
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For two years, the team of Tom and Bill played under the name “Devilish”, which translated from German means “devilish”. The teenagers even released an album of the same name on their own. Copies were sold at concerts.
Everything changed in 2003, when the 14-year-old musicians were noticed by Peter Hoffman, who attended a concert in Magdeburg. The music producer believed that the group would be a great success.
Thanks to Hoffman, the team changes its name to “Tokio Hotel” and begins cooperation with the Sony BMG label. With the support of the company, the first single appeared in August 2005.
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The song "Durch den Monsun" is accompanied by a debut video. And at the beginning of autumn, the pop rockers delight fans with their first album called “Schrei”.
An unusual style, lyrics that are relatable to every teenager and support from the press give “Tokio Hotel” an explosive start. Already in March 2006, Tom, as part of the group, received a German music award, which has so far been awarded to Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney and other world-famous stars.
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In 2007, Tom went on the Zimmer 483 tour for the first time, organized in support of the second album. Among the 20 sold-out concerts played by Tokio Hotel in just a month and a half, there is also a Moscow performance. Russian fans make up a significant part of the rock band's fan base. Only in Russia and Germany does the second album receive platinum status.
In 2020, Tom produced his brother's solo album, I'm Not OK. The album contained 5 tracks, with Tom's name listed among the authors of each composition. In 2017, the fifth studio album “Dream Machine” was released, which rose to the top of the national charts in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The tour in support of it began immediately after the release and ended in April 2018 with large concerts in the capitals of Russia and Germany.
Personal life
The sudden popularity became a test for Tom. In 2009, a scandal erupted when the older twin slapped a fan. Tom later explained that in that conflict he was protecting his mother from an inadequate girl. But the incidents continued, and the Kaulitz brothers moved to Los Angeles, where they live to this day.
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June 19, 2020 became a “black day” for fans of Tom Kaulitz: the musician got married to German model Ria Sommerfeld. But Ria remained in the status of the wife of the Tokio Hotel guitarist for six months, then the couple divorced. In 2017, the press attributed Tom to an affair with an Iranian model, winner of the Miss Europe 2005 title Shermin Shahrivar, who was 7 years older than him.
Since 2020, the musician has been dating supermodel Heidi Klum. The novel caused heated discussion, since the age difference between the lovers is 16 years. However, the couple was not worried about the resonance: Klum posted joint photos with Tom on Instagram, while the model herself was captured in the pictures without makeup. In an interview, Tom repeatedly repeated that he was happy next to his chosen one.
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Tom Kaulitz and his wife Heidi Klum
The relationship developed at a rapid pace; already at the end of 2018, the musician proposed to his chosen one. In February 2019, it became known that Kaulitz married Klum. The wedding took place in New York. But one celebration was not enough for the newlyweds.
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In August of the same year, they got married on the island of Capri, where they invited their close friends. The festivities lasted for 3 days. The official wedding photo appeared on Heidi’s microblog page 2 days after the celebration.
Tom Kaulitz is 186 cm tall and weighs about 75 kg. His zodiac sign is Virgo. On his hand there are tattoos of a steering wheel and an anchor, and on his fingers there is a tattoo in the form of the numbers 0620. At the same time, his brother got a similar image - 0630. Fans suggest that the number is associated with the time of birth.
A special date for the couple Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz
Note that February 22 is truly a special date for Klum and Kaulitz, since they met a year ago on this day. Their relationship developed at lightning speed. Obviously, the lovers did not delay the wedding, since they already have experience behind them. Heidi Klum has been married twice before, and Tom Kaulitz has been married once.
According to insiders, Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz got married on February 22. That day they were seen at a romantic dinner, but then no one realized that the supermodel and the guitarist of the Tokio Hotel group had secretly got married. We are waiting for official confirmation of the news.
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The eldest of the twins continues his creative activities as part of Tokio Hotel. In the summer of 2020, Bill Kaulitz announced on Instagram that the team was working on a new album. Unlike his brother, Tom is not registered on social networks.
The release of the English-language disc “Melancholic Paradise” is scheduled for 2019. But its date is not yet known to the public. Now fans have access to only two new singles that precede the release of the next album - the songs “Melancholic Paradise” and “When It Rains It Pours”.
Heidi Klum, the younger and younger companion
Supermodel Heidi Klum is confident enough to win the hearts of young fans. More recently, Heidi began an affair with Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz and now they are husband and wife. And while their 16-year age difference may seem shocking to some, Heidi doesn’t care at all. She's just enjoying life.
“I know how to get what I want from men. Sometimes I find myself alone surrounded by dozens of guys and I feel power over them. There’s nothing special about it—any woman can control men,” says Heidi.
It is worth saying that from the moment it became known about Heidi’s affair with Tom, they became targets of the paparazzi. While relaxing on a yacht near Cannes, the lovers noticed that they were being filmed. But this circumstance did not confuse them at all and does not confuse them now. They still kiss and hug without hiding their feelings. As the model herself says, this is life and it’s worth living it to the fullest!
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