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Italian media dubs Bill Kaulitz a 'black angel' after catwalk debut

Published: 20 Jan 10 11:29 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100120-24693.html

Tokio Hotel lead singer Bill Kaulitz appeared on stage for a performance of a different kind this week, walking a Milan fashion show runway clad in black leather, chain link jewellery and feathers.

"It was my first time on the catwalk and I was really nervous," Kaulitz said after opening the show for Canadian brand DSquared2 as part of Milan fashion week for winter 2010/2011 on Tuesday.

Click here to see Bill take his turn on the catwalk.

But his stage fright didn’t stop the Italian media from gushing over the gender-bending German heartthrob’s performance and dubbing the 20-year-old a “black angel.”

Kaulitz's twin and bandmate Tom sat in the front row at the show to cheer on his brother, who was sporting a new hairdo that was much more streamlined that his usual spiky look.

The appearance may be just the beginning for the ambitious young singer's fashion career. He reportedly told men’s magazine GQ that he could imagine designing his own fashion collection.

The Kaulitz twins started Tokio Hotel in Magdeburg along with Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer, bursting onto the music scene with their first album "Schrei" (Scream) in May 2006. It sold some 600,000 copies in its first week and went on to become a major success in France, Austria and Switzerland. The band’s first US single was released in late 2007.

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13:39 January 20, 2010 by mobiusro
I might be biased and not that it's a wrong/right thing - but me thinks the girlies will be disappointed in the future about his partner preferences.
20:16 January 20, 2010 by Vnlasteamer
He is absolutely a black angel. Look at him, he looks completely glorious. Not that he hasn't said a million times he's straight, but who gives a damn anyway - it's not like he's going to date me, so I don't care who he dates, as long as I get to share a planet with this insanely beautiful and talented person.
22:33 January 20, 2010 by mobiusro
Fair enough.
20:44 January 21, 2010 by lordkorner
Can't sing ,can't dance,looks awful.......probably will go a long way.
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