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t.A.T.u.

May 12, 2023

"Tatu" redirects here. For other uses, see Tatu (disambiguation).
"T.a.t.y." redirects here. Not to be confused with Taty (disambiguation).

t.A.T.u. (Russian: Тату, pronounced [tɐˈtu] (listen)) were a Russian music duo that consisted of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The singers were part of children's music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian record label Neformat. t.A.T.u.'s debut album 200 Po Vstrechnoy (2001) was a commercial success in Eastern Europe, and that made the duo sign with Interscope Records to release its English-language counterpart, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). The album was certified platinum by the IFPI for one million copies sold in Europe and became the first album by a foreign group to reach number one in Japan.[A] It was also certified gold in the United States and included the international hits "All the Things She Said" and "Not Gonna Get Us". The duo represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Ne ver', ne boysia", finishing third.

t.A.T.u.
Volkova (left) and Katina (right) in 2003
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
Genres
Years active
  • 1999–2011
  • 2022–present[4]
Labels
Past members

t.A.T.u. released the albums Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidy in 2005 to moderate success after parting ways with Shapovalov. The former was promoted with the international hit "All About Us". The duo ventured into other projects, such as creating their own production company T.A. Music and promoting the film inspired by their story, You and I (2008). Their last pair of albums, Vesyolye Ulybki and Waste Management, followed between 2008 and 2009, respectively. t.A.T.u. officially broke up in 2011, with Katina and Volkova pursuing solo careers.[4] They reunited to perform at special occasions, such as the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in subsequent years.

History

1999: Formation

 
The wordmark logo of t.A.T.u.

Before production of t.A.T.u. began, the pair were in a group named Neposedi. Both Lena Katina and Julia Volkova were part of the band, along with members Sergey Lazarev and Vlad Topalov. Katina was also in a band named "Avenue" between 1994 and 1997.[10] It was reported that Volkova was banned from being in Neposedi, amid claims she was misbehaving and disrupting other members in the group, along with being accused of smoking, swearing and drinking.[10] However, Neposedi denied the claims and said that Volkova aged out of the group.

t.A.T.u. were formed in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov and his friend/business partner Alexander Voitinskiy, who developed plans to create a musical project in Russia. With this idea in mind, Shapovalov and Voitinskiy organized auditions in Moscow in early 1999 for teenage female vocalists. By the end of auditioning, the partners narrowed their search down to ten girls, including the members that finally became t.A.T.u., Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. Lena and Julia knew each other before the auditions.[10] Both girls stood out among the others because of their appearance and vocal experience, but the producers decided to start with 14-year-old Katina, who sang "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette. Katina began recording demos, including "Yugoslavia", a protest song about NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[11][12] After the demos were cut, Shapovalov insisted that another girl be added to the project. Thus, in late 1999, 14-year-old Julia Volkova was added to the group to complete the duo. She also started recording not long after Lena's "Yugoslavia" demo was finished.

According to Katina, Shapovalov was inspired to create the duo after the release of the Swedish film Show Me Love which focused on the romance between two school girls.[13] After completing the duo, the producers decided on the name "Тату" (Tatu). Sounding like the English word "tattoo", it is also a shortened version of the Russian phrase "Та любит ту" (ta lyubit tu), meaning "This [girl] loves that [girl]".[14] For the release of their first English-language album, they decided to go by t.A.T.u., using uppercase letters and periods to distinguish themselves from an already existing Australian band, Tatu.

2000: Po Vstrechnoy

Over the next year, Katina and Volkova recorded songs with their producers. Voitinskij left the project, and Shapovalov signed Elena Kiper as co-producer and co-writer for their debut album.

The first single was completed in 2000, titled "Ya Soshla S Uma" (later released in English as "All the Things She Said"). The song describes the turmoil in a girl's soul because she is in love with another girl, but is afraid, as society frowns upon this. She asks her parents for forgiveness. Elena Kiper has been credited with the song, explaining that the idea came to her when she fell asleep at her dentist's office and had a dream in which she kissed another woman. She woke up saying out loud, "Я сошла с ума!" (Ya soshla s uma, meaning "I've lost my mind"). Ivan Shapovalov is said to have added the second phrase of the chorus, "Мне нужна она" (Mne nuzhna ona, meaning "I need her").

Their first album, 200 Po Vstrechnoy was released on 21 May 2001. Their second single, "Nas Ne Dogonyat", which was only released in music video form rather than as an official CD single, although a promotional conjoined "Ya Soshla s Uma/Nas Ne Dagonyat" was released in Poland.[15] This was followed by the third single "30 Minut", only available as a music video. The album was eventually released in Japan, where it was certified gold by RIAJ. The group went on tour in 2001, where their routines were described as "precise" and featured routines where the girls had to strip.[10] The tour appeared in countries including Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Israel.

2002–2003: 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane and Eurovision

The American music executive Jimmy Iovine asked the English producer Trevor Horn to create English-language versions of Tatu's songs. Horn wrote new lyrics for "All the Things She Said" and "Not Gonna Get Us" and coached t.A.T.u. to sing them in English. He also rerecorded the instruments, as he did not have access to the original multitracks.[16] He described Shapovalov as "awful" and removed him from the sessions after he made the girls cry. Horn said later: "There's no shortcut, you can't bully people."[16] The group was "controlled" by Shapovalov and it was reported that he was "strict" during the process of making the album.[10]

The English version of the album was released in December 2002 as 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. The first single from the album was "All the Things She Said" which was released in October 2002. The song peaked at the top spot in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The music video caused controversy worldwide, due to the members, who were both 17 at the time of the video's production, kissing behind a fence. Some believed the video promoted lesbianism and pedophilia. Many musical journalists, publications and music critics had branded the group's music as "paedophilic pop".[17]

The group announced their "Show Me Love Tour", which was to commence in the United Kingdom. However, both of their proposed concerts in the UK were cancelled due to poor ticket sales.[18] In July 2002, Blender praised the group by saying "We have seen the future of rock & roll ... to say you've never seen or heard anything quite like it is a colossal understatement."[19] t.A.T.u. were then heralded by The Face magazine as "The hottest popstars in the world right now."[20] On 25 February 2003 the women mocked NBC's insistence that they neither kiss nor comment on the Iraq war by performing "All the Things She Said" in white "T-shirts that bore the Russian language message Khuy Voyne! (Fuck the war!) across the front, and by blocking their faces with their hands as they kissed during a break in their performance."[21]

The "Fuck the War!" T-shirts were banned on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show and replaced with T-shirts that said "Censored". They still wrote the term on Jimmy Kimmel's hand.

The next single "Not Gonna Get Us" was released in May 2003. Though not as popular as their debut single, it managed to have success in most record charts. Also in May 2003, Shapovalov was arrested after arranging filming for the group's music video "Show Me Love" in Moscow's Red Square despite his application for filming being refused.[citation needed] Shapovalov also attempted to film near London's Big Ben and various other locations. The footage that was recorded was later used for a music video for the song "Show Me Love",[22] despite the song not being released in any country other than Poland. The group then released their third single "30 Minutes". It was released as an official single in the UK.[23] A music video followed after the release. The fourth single, "How Soon Is Now?", was a cover of the song by the Smiths.[24]

In May 2003, t.A.T.u. represented Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2003, where they placed third. After the contest, Russia's Channel One complained that Irish broadcaster RTÉ (Ireland's national television broadcaster) had used a back-up jury, and that it had cost them victory; RTÉ did not use the televoting results after some network problems.[25] A statement by Channel One suggested that there were grounds to believe that the contest results could be much different for Russia. RTÉ responded by publishing the unused results of the Irish televote, which showed that had the jury not been used, Turkey, whose entry was also overlooked by the Irish Jury, would still have won. The group's record label, Universal Music Russia, were originally against the group's participation saying that the Eurovision contest was for "young artists" and said "artists of Tatu's level will not get much out of the participation in it, We [Universal] would much rather prefer the group to work on their new album, and not to participate in contests for rising stars [...]"[26]

The same month, the group postponed their German promo tour due to a late invitation to the 2003 MTV Movie Awards, where they performed.[27] The following month they also cancelled their Riga concert and Japan concert in June, which led to a lawsuit from Pasadena Group Promotion, asking for $180,000 in damages.[28]

2004–2006: Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidy

On 26 September 2003, the group released a remix compilation, titled Remixes. In November 2003, the CD was released in Russia, with two new tracks and videos.[29] The two new tracks were "Prostiye Dvizheniya" and "Ne Ver, Ne Boisya." Both of the tracks were released as singles, however "Prostye Dvizheniya" did not broadcast well in Russia, due to the promotion for "Ne Ver, Ne Boisya" in the Eurovision Song Contest. The DVD compilation Screaming for More was released on 24 November 2003, featuring music videos and behind-the-scenes. Anatomy of t. A. T. u. aired on Russian television on 12 December 2003. The documentary revealed that the girls were not lesbians and chronicled the group as they took part in Eurovision earlier in the year.

In early 2004, t.A.T.u. legally broke their contract with Ivan Shapovalov and Neformat. In the months before the split, t.A.T.u. and Shapovalov were being filmed for a reality show on STS in Russia titled Podnebesnaya. The show followed the group as they were recording their second album, to little success, with their producer Ivan Shapovalov. The documentary aired on Russian television from January to March 2004.

There were many rumors around the split until the show aired, which depicted the group leaving due to a lack of interest and care from their producer. They also claimed the quality of the music being produced was too low, and that Shapovalov was only interested in creating scandals. Volkova stated, "He [Ivan] spends his time thinking up scandals instead of planning our artistic work. I'm sure our fans would rather hear new songs and new albums than new scandals." Katina then stated, "He made us out to BE lesbians when we were just singing FOR lesbians. We wanted people to understand them and not judge them. That they are as free as anyone else."[30] In one of the final episodes, Volkova mentioned returning to the United States in spring of 2004 to record with new producers. However, she became pregnant soon thereafter, and recording was delayed.[31]

 
t.A.T.u. performing in October 2005

Volkova soon joined Katina and previous producer Sergio Galoyan in the studio. The group was backed by their record label, Universal Music International, in finding adequate songs and production to release a new album. In August 2005, "All About Us" and "Lyudi Invalidy" were announced to be the first singles from the English and Russian albums, respectively. "All About Us" was a worldwide hit, charting in the top ten in the majority of European charts. The group released their second English album on 5 October 2005 titled Dangerous and Moving.[32] Its Russian counterpart was released on 19 October, titled Lyudi Invalidy. The second single was "Friend or Foe". Soon after the video was released, the group's management replaced drummer Roman Ratej with Steve "Boomstick" Wilson, and appointed a new bassist, Domen Vajevec. On 25 March 2006, t.A.T.u. received the award for Best Group at the first edition of the TRL Awards.

On 17 April 2006, t.A.T.u. returned to reality TV in Russia with t.A.T.u. Expedition, which was broadcast on the Russian music channel Muz TV. It chronicled the release of their second album, and the recording of the video for their third single, "Gomenasai", which was released during the airing of the show. The video, as well as the actual song, is quite a departure from t.A.T.u.'s usual style and leaves many of their fans cold.[33] t.A.T.u. performed in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 28 April kicking off their Dangerous and Moving Tour. On 30 August 2006, the official website announced that the girls had left their record company, Universal/Interscope.

On 21 November 2006, the region of the Komi Republic in Russia filed a lawsuit against t.A.T.u. over the album and song "Lyudi Invalidy" due to the title translating to "disabled people". Leonid Vakuev, a human rights representative for the Komi Republic, interpreted the song as being directed towards disabled people and cited words written in the booklet for the album, which said: "[Lyudi Invalidy] do not know what it means to be a human being. They are fakes inside the human form. They do not live, but — function". Katina said, "Of course, we meant moral invalids, people who do not have [a] soul and human feelings." When asked if they had anything against disabled people, she stated that she finds it offensive to refer to people by that term, and added, "We take pictures together and make sure they have priority seats [at concerts]."[34]

In 2006, Russian politician Aleksey Mitrofanov proposed t.A.T.u. to be awarded the Order of Friendship, but the State Duma vetoed his idea.[35] Mitrofanov came to write a novel inspired by the duo, t.A.T.u. Come Back (Russian: ТАТУ КАМ БЭК), which was also adapted into the film You and I.[36]

2007–2010: Vesyolye Ulybki and Waste Management

On 17 May 2007, t.A.T.u. issued a statement directed to their gay fans: "When t.A.T.u.'s second album came out, many of our fans of alternative sexual orientation thought that we lied and betrayed them. This is not true! We’ve never done that and we’ve always advocated love without boundaries."[37] On 26 May, they flew out to Moscow to take part in the Moscow Gay Pride demonstration.[38]

On 12 September 2007, the group released the concert DVD "Truth". It was the group's first release since leaving Universal. In late 2007, "Белый Плащик", "Beliy Plaschik", the lead single from their upcoming Russian-language album, was released. The project was then known as "Управление Отбросами", "Upravleniye Otbrosami", which translates to "Waste Management". The second single, "220" ("Двести Двадцать", Dvesti Dvadtsat'), made its radio premiere in May 2008 and the music video was released on their official YouTube channel on 5 June 2008. "Beliy Plaschik" and "220" were the main attractions on a special release known as "Hyperion-Plate", the first-ever EP from the duo. The EP was released on 8 May 2008 and featured multimedia content including music, video, ringtones and wallpapers.[39]

 
t.A.T.u in 2008

At the time of the "Hyperion-Plate" release, "Upravleniye Otbrosami / Управление отбросами" was scheduled to hit the stores in June 2008. The EP featured a poster which advertised that date, as well as a coupon redeemable for a discount on the album that expired on 30 June 2008. However, the release schedule abruptly stalled on 5 June 2008, when t.A.T.u.'s manager Boris Renski announced that Julia Volkova was seriously ill.[40] Volkova's illness forced the cancellation of a concert in Santa Clara, CA, and the singer was not seen in public until the wedding of producer Sergey Konov on 5 July 2008. The duo returned to work in late August, when it was reported that t.A.T.u. would be the face of fashion designer Marc Jacobs's fall and winter campaigns in Russia.[41]

On 9 September 2008, a press release appeared on the duo's official website that declared that the forthcoming album would be titled "Веселые Улыбки", "Vesyolye Ulybki" ("Happy Smiles") instead of "Upravleniye Otbrosami" ("Waste Management"). The name change reflected sarcastic comments about the state of the Russian music business made by Volkova and Katina in an interview with Moscow's Time Out Magazine.[42] The press release also provided the track list of the album and an early version of its cover art, but still no confirmed release date was given. On 12 September, the album's third single, "You and I" made its debut on Love Radio. The press release disappeared from the site shortly afterward, only to re-appear on 8 October with a change made to the cover art --- where there was once the face of a smiling astronaut on the original design, a black square now appeared.

On 15 October, t. A. T. u.'s website announced that "Vesyolye Ulybki" would be released on 21 October 2008, beginning with a special event at two Soyuz record stores in Moscow where fans could meet the girls and get their autographs. The album also went on pre-sale at the official t. A. T. u. web shop on 18 October, with a small number of buyers receiving a limited-edition postcard set as a prize. The songs were also made available internationally through the iTunes digital music store. Upon its release, it became apparent that the album essentially had two covers --- the astronaut cover was a slipcase, while the original design used for "Upravleniye Otbrosami" appeared inside. The black square from the press release had been hiding a Mars scene.[43]

On 23 October, t.A.T.u. appeared on Vladimir Polupanov's "The 7 Premieres" to promote their new album. They were also the subjects of an ongoing mini-reality series on the website Russia.ru. On 21 October 2008 "Vesyolye Ulybki" was released internationally on online music stores.[44] On 28 November t.A.T.u were awarded the Legend of MTV at the MTV Russia Music Awards 2008.

In March 2009, a statement was released on the duo's site and MySpace stating that the duo will no longer be a "full-time" project and that Katina and Volkova were working on solo projects. They also mentioned that the third video will be released on 17 April on MTV Russia. The album's single "Snegopady" was eventually released, along with its music video.[45]

The girls performed a special concert at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 on 10 May. They were also included as an interval act on the 12th at the first semifinals, performing Not Gonna Get Us with the Russian Army Choir.

On 13 July, the group released their single "Snowfalls". The song was released digitally worldwide, along with its music video.[46] The group's second single for the album, "White Robe", was released by Coqueiro Verde Records online and premiered on t.A.T.u's YouTube account.[47] t.A.T.u's official website announced that the video was up for voting on MTV Brazil on 10 November 2009.[48][49] On 3 December, the "White Robe" video reached the number one position on MTV Brazil. It was announced via Twitter that Coqueiro Verde Records would release the album in Brazil on 25 January 2010.[50] The album was eventually released worldwide digitally, and received favorable reception from critics. The album did not sell very well and was reported to have only sold over 1000 copies in the United States, as of December 2010.[51]

 
t.A.T.u. performing at the Viva Comet Awards in 2008

The third single off the album was "Sparks", which was the English version of "220". It was released in Brazil and on t.A.T.u.'s official YouTube account on 13 April 2010.[52] On 31 March 2010, a contest was to be launched in which fans will be able to remix their favorite t.A.T.u songs from the new album. The winning mixes would be included on an upcoming remix album.[53]

Julia made headlines in Russia with an interview where she expressed her opinion on Lena's solo career, "She has the right to [sing t. A. T. u. songs], but it's so stupid, absolutely stupid. If you do a solo career, it means that you do your own work. Her stuff, that she makes, I think, is silly and very soon her career will wither away and disappear."[54] Lena responded to this interview via her YouTube Page, "I saw Julia's interview. Of course I got upset. But I want to tell everybody that I have a completely opposite attitude towards the whole situation, Julia's project included. I believe she's a very talented person and I sincerely hope that she'll be successful in all the things she plans."[55]

In July, Lena made an appearance on a radio station where she was asked about the future of the duo. Lena responded by saying, "Life has changed a lot. Julia and I are working on our projects now. I, for one, will be traveling to Los Angeles this Saturday, where I will keep working on my album. And I'm preparing a big show in San Francisco in September, so now we are not planning to reform t.A.T.u., certainly not in the near future. Now we really want to concentrate only on our own projects."[56] Lena Katina and her full band performed her first live major solo show in San Francisco on 17 September 2010.[57]

2011: Disbandment

At the end of March 2011, t.A.T.u. management released a press release on their official website declaring t.A.T.u. over. Due to conflicts between the two women, and them both wanting to pursue solo careers, the duo was officially announced as disbanded. They finalised the duo's discography with a double remix album for Waste Management. The management thanked fans for their loyalty over the past twelve years of the duo's history.[58][59]

After the split, the group decided to focus on their solo careers, both musically and in film. In August 2011, Lena revealed her debut solo single "Never Forget" which eventually charted at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs for a sole week.[60] Volkova was also working on her studio album and released two singles; "All Because of You" and "Didn't Wanna Do It", but failed to generate interest on the music charts.[61][62] The following year she confirmed she would be starring in the dark comedy zombie film 9 1/2 Zombies.

2012–2021: Aftermath with Volkova and Katina arguments

On 2 October 2012, Cherrytree Records/Universal Russia announced that they would be issuing a special re-release of t.A.T.u's 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. The "10th Year Anniversary Gold Edition" featured all new artwork, a never-before-released song from the 2002 sessions, "A Simple Motion", a brand new remix of "All the Things She Said" from producer Fernando Garibay, in addition to newly mastered songs. On 24 October 2012, Cherrytree Records released the official track listing for the album; it was a note addressed to fans handwritten and signed by Julia and Lena themselves. The album was released on 12 November 2012.

On 11 December 2012, Lena and Julia reunited to appear as musical guests on The Voice of Romania. It was their first performance together in three years. The duo t.A.T.u performed "All About Us" and "All the Things She Said" during the show. They also appeared in radio and on another television show before.[63]

After the re-release, the group were interviewed by Bradley Stern on MuuMuse, and was asked about a reunion and relationship together. Volkova stated "We don't keep in touch", while Katina stated "Only when we see each other. We have very different lives in different countries now. We are not in a fight though."[64] As for a reunion, Katina said "I believe that there is always a chance for anything in this life. Maybe…." Volkova stated that, while she is not "ready for it", she said "But this won't stop us from reuniting for joint performances. We’ll see what happens!"[64]

In April 2013, the group announced they would perform one live show at a Russian VIP Club. Lena also stated that "The t.A.T.u. comeback is very possible, we are talking about that right now." After Volkova had her second surgery for her ligaments, she officially confirmed that she and Katina were planning to reunite t.A.T.u.[65] However, soon Volkova told an interviewer that they were not reuniting after all. Katina also stated that her solo career was the number one goal at that time and if t.A.T.u. was going to reunite, it would only be for small things like commercials and concerts.

On 27 September 2013, t.A.T.u. performed a concert in Kyiv, Ukraine. Shortly thereafter they wore their schoolgirls outfits from their first album again for a Snickers Japanese advertisement.[66] Whilst in Japan they also performed "All the Things She Said" live in Tokyo.

The duo performed before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Sochi,[67][68] along with piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev and opera soprano Anna Netrebko, who also performed the Olympic anthem.[69] Media reports expressed confusion at this performance, given that there is a lack of LGBT rights in Russia, especially since the much politicized Russian law banning gay propaganda aimed at minors that is being used to promote family values.[70] The ceremony's director, Konstantin Ernst, said t.A.T.u.'s "Not Gonna Get Us" was chosen because it's one of the few Russian pop songs that international viewers might recognize.

On 17 February 2014, Katina posted a video message on her official YouTube channel stating that she would no longer be working with Julia and that t.A.T.u. was once again no longer a group.[71] However, on 20 February, Volkova posted a video message saying that there is "no big reunion" but t.A.T.u. were having "joint projects". She also criticized Katina's "meaning" behind the video and confirmed that they would be shooting the video for the new single.[72] On 5 March 2014, Volkova posted another video message on her official YouTube channel in response to Katina's video. She stated that despite "reasons of severe trepidation on the part of Lena about [Volkova] and [her] behavior," collaboration between the two was possible, referring to the release of their new single as well as their music video.[73]

On 6 April 2014, the music video to "Love in Every Moment" was released to the Cornetto Ru page on YouTube, in which Katina and Volkova filmed their scenes apart.[74] Towards the end of the video, Volkova is shown interacting with a body double of Katina, with the latter's face obscured. The song is part of the "A Sight of Cupid" project which contains several short films about love. In the short film "Together Apart" the duo were portrayed as cupids. On 22 May 2014, both singers introduced the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Due to their conflict and in keeping with Katina's wishes to not interact with Volkova, both singers had separate interviews with reporters. Volkova announced during an interview with the Italian press that the film would be the last collaborative work between her and Katina.[75] Despite tensions, a petition dubbed "#tATuComeback" was circulated throughout popular social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, in the hopes that the former duo would resolve their conflicts and return with their long-awaited comeback as they had originally planned.

On 16 May 2016, the duo met publicly again at the 25th anniversary celebration of the children's musical group Neposedy, which both were a part of before the formation of t.A.T.u. There, together with the children, Lena sang her song "All Around the World" and together with Julia, everybody sang "Nas Ne Dogonyat” ("Not Gonna Get Us").[76]

On 7 August 2016, for the 15th anniversary of "Ya Soshla S Uma" being released, a remix video of "Ya Soshla S Uma" was uploaded to the official YouTube channel. The audio was a remix by Fly_Dream, and the video contained 'rare footage' of "Ya Soshla S Uma" in HD.

In October 2017, the official community of t.A.T.u. in VKontakte received a proposal to create a remix contest for rare a cappella demo, which was intended for the third studio album t.A.T.u. «Waste Management». For 2 months, different authors from around the world sent their works. On 13 August 2018 the video "НАВСЕГДА (Best Remixes) [AUDIO]" was uploaded to the official YouTube channel with 6 remixes: MZ Remix, Fly_Dream Remix, Alexander Davidov Remix, Niko Palonen Щели Remix, Niko Palonen Remix and Niko Palonen Remix instrumental.

On 8 June 2021, a lengthy interview and documentary about t.A.T.u.'s story titled "ТАТУ: 20 лет спустя! Главная российская группа в мире" was published on YouTube on journalist Ksenia Sobchak's channel. The documentary discussed the formation of the group, its past controversies and Katina's and Volkova's personal and career developments after t.A.T.u. It also included interviews of former t.A.T.u. producer Ivan Shapovalov and Lena Katina's mother. Katina and Volkova were interviewed separately, as Katina rejected a common interview. The interview/documentary was the most trending video on Russian YouTube the day after it was published.[77]

2022: t.A.T.u. reunion

Katina announced that t.A.T.u. would return to the stage in 2022.[78] They had participated in the t.A.T.u. tribute concert which was originally supposed to be in 2021. However, due to persistent issues with the ongoing pandemic, they decided to postpone until spring 2022.[79] In September 2022, Katina and Volkova performed together under the name t.A.T.u. at the Dynamo Stadium in Minsk as part of the Ovion Show event.[80]

Artistry and controversies

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t.A.T.u. kissing during a concert in Moscow, October 2005

Throughout their career, the group received criticism, particularly after the release of "All the Things She Said". In his AllMusic review of 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, Stephen Thomas Erlewine labelled the band as an "exceptionally tawdry gimmick".[81] In 2003, after the release of their video of "All the Things She Said", some UK presenters campaigned to ban the video worldwide.[82] Despite subsequent reports that the BBC had banned the video from their pre-watershed programme Top of the Pops, the BBC quickly denied the ban, stating only that they had better footage to show.[83]

Just before the recording of their third studio album Dangerous and Moving, it was announced that Volkova was pregnant. This led to critics accusing the girls of being "fake", with regard to the impression they were lesbians, although Katina and Volkova had said in the past they were not "together" or "in a relationship".[84]

The group have appeared on Forbes's Top 50 Richest Stars of Russia twice, ranking at number six in 2006 with estimates of 1.4. million dollars and thirty-six in 2007, dropping thirty places.[85] The group received the FHM Special Award for being the Top 100 Sexiest Woman. Both Katina and Volkova have been ranked on Maxim Russia's Top 100 Sexiest Girls, with Katina at fifty-three and Volkova at fifteen.[86][87] The group also appeared on the cover of Maxim.[10]

Cancellations of concerts controversy

Between the years of 2002 and 2004, t.A.T.u. caused controversy for cancelling several concerts and tours around the world. In March 2003, the group announced dates for their "Show Me Love Promo Tour" in the United Kingdom. However the next month, just days before they were due to perform, the group dropped the dates and did not perform at the concert, due to poor ticket sales.[18] BBC News stated that only a fraction of the tickets were sold for the concert and said the stadiums (held in London and Manchester) had capacities of around 10,000.[18] A spokesman from their label, Interscope, did not understand why the cancellation took place.

In May 2003, t.A.T.u.'s management were sued by the promoters EEM Group for the cancellations of the concerts. EEM sued their management for £300,000, claiming they put "unachievable and numerous obstacles" in the way of ticket sales for the shows. They also claimed that Julia's illness was a reason for the cancellation, however due to the lack of evidence, the lawsuit was discarded.[88] After the lawsuit, the group also cancelled their Asian promo tour for Japan and China, due to Julia's sickness, with the excuse that Julia needed urgent surgery.[89] The same month, the group postponed their German Promo tour, due to a late invitation to the 2003 MTV Movie Awards, where they performed.[27] The following month they also cancelled their Riga concert and Japan concert in June, which led to a lawsuit from Pasadena Group Promotion, asking $180,000 in damages, as they did not receive any official letters regarding the cancellation.[90]

While promoting their studio album Dangerous and Moving, the group cancelled their appearances in Chile due to poor ticket sales and the withdrawal of one of the Chilean sponsors.[91] One month later, the group cancelled their tour at the last minute, due to inadequate stage preparation and poor ticket sales.[92] In September 2009, several dates in Russia were cancelled due to the 22 July Tupolev Tu-154 plane crash.[citation needed]

Legacy

"All the Things She Said" was ranked at number 452 in Blender magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[93] The song was listed at number 8 on the AOL's Top 100 Pop Songs of the Decade.[94] Rebecca Bary from The New Zealand Herald listed the song at number five on their Top Ten Best Singles of 2003.[95] Bill Lamb from About.com listed the song on his Top 100 Pop Songs of 2003 at number 31 and on his Top 10 Contemporary Girl Group Songs at number ten.[96]

In 2008, the group received the MTV Legend award by MTV Russia. The group is the most successful Russian musical export of all time.[97] Katina stated to Billboard Magazine; "People will remember us for great songs, being free, taking life as it is and not being afraid of anything, [There were] provocative images of two girls kissing each other, but the second thing was the really great music."[98] In 2006, both Lena and Julia were awarded "Woman of the Year" by GQ's Person of the Year Awards, but were not awarded under the band name.[99]

Productions and T.A. Music

When t.A.T.u. was first formed by Shapovalov, Neformat was created as the group's production company, with Shapovalov and Renski at the head. In 2004, the company was dissolved when t.A.T.u. left Shapovalov.

Since 2005, T.A. Music has been the Moscow-based production company of t.A.T.u. The liner notes that accompanied the release of Dangerous and Moving said that the company was composed of t.A.T.u., Boris Renski, Dasha Mischenko, and Andrey Artischev. After t.A.T.u. broke ties with Universal Music in 2006, it was announced in 2008 that T.A. Music would become the duo's record label, although only currently in the Russian market. Vesyolye Ulybki was released internationally on iTunes through the T.A. Music label. T.A. Music also now acts as the label and management company for Lena Katina's solo project.

Members

Backing band members

  • Sven Martin – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, piano, backing vocals, musical director (2002–2011)
  • Troy MacCubbin – guitars, backing vocals (2002–2010)
  • Matthew Venslauskas – guitars (2010–2011)
  • Roman Ratej – drums (2003–2006)
  • Steve "Boomstick" Wilson – drums (2006–2011)
  • Domen Vajevec – bass, keyboard (2006–2011)

Discography

Main article: t.A.T.u. discography

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Anatomy of t.A.T.u. Themselves TV documentary
2004 t.A.T.u. v Podnebesnoy TV series
2008 You and I Cameo

Tours

  • 200 Po Vstrechnoy Tour (2001–2002)
  • Show Me Love Tour (2003)
  • Dangerous and Moving Tour (2005–2007)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Although Billboard claimed t.A.T.u. as the first non-Japanese act to debut at number one in Japan,[5] South Korean singer BoA was the first artist overall to achieve such feat in 2002 with her debut Japanese album Listen to my Heart—the singer's second Japanese album Valenti also reached number one on its first week in 2003, one month before t.A.T.u.'s Japanese debut.[6][7] According to Oricon, t.A.T.u. became the first foreign group to reach number one with their self-titled Japanese debut album.[8] The album had peaked at number three in its first week on the Oricon Albums Chart.[9]

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Tatu redirects here For other uses see Tatu disambiguation T a t y redirects here Not to be confused with Taty disambiguation t A T u Russian Tatu pronounced tɐˈtu listen were a Russian music duo that consisted of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova The singers were part of children s music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian record label Neformat t A T u s debut album 200 Po Vstrechnoy 2001 was a commercial success in Eastern Europe and that made the duo sign with Interscope Records to release its English language counterpart 200 km h in the Wrong Lane 2002 The album was certified platinum by the IFPI for one million copies sold in Europe and became the first album by a foreign group to reach number one in Japan A It was also certified gold in the United States and included the international hits All the Things She Said and Not Gonna Get Us The duo represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song Ne ver ne boysia finishing third t A T u Volkova left and Katina right in 2003Background informationOriginMoscow RussiaGenresPop 1 pop rock 2 Europop 3 electronic 2 Years active1999 2011 2022 present 4 LabelsNeformatInterscopeUniversal Music RussiaSoyuzPast membersLena Katina Julia Volkovat A T u released the albums Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidy in 2005 to moderate success after parting ways with Shapovalov The former was promoted with the international hit All About Us The duo ventured into other projects such as creating their own production company T A Music and promoting the film inspired by their story You and I 2008 Their last pair of albums Vesyolye Ulybki and Waste Management followed between 2008 and 2009 respectively t A T u officially broke up in 2011 with Katina and Volkova pursuing solo careers 4 They reunited to perform at special occasions such as the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in subsequent years Contents 1 History 1 1 1999 Formation 1 2 2000 Po Vstrechnoy 1 3 2002 2003 200 km h in the Wrong Lane and Eurovision 1 4 2004 2006 Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidy 1 5 2007 2010 Vesyolye Ulybki and Waste Management 1 6 2011 Disbandment 1 7 2012 2021 Aftermath with Volkova and Katina arguments 1 8 2022 t A T u reunion 2 Artistry and controversies 2 1 Public image 2 2 Cancellations of concerts controversy 2 3 Legacy 3 Productions and T A Music 4 Members 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 Tours 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksHistory Edit1999 Formation Edit The wordmark logo of t A T u Before production of t A T u began the pair were in a group named Neposedi Both Lena Katina and Julia Volkova were part of the band along with members Sergey Lazarev and Vlad Topalov Katina was also in a band named Avenue between 1994 and 1997 10 It was reported that Volkova was banned from being in Neposedi amid claims she was misbehaving and disrupting other members in the group along with being accused of smoking swearing and drinking 10 However Neposedi denied the claims and said that Volkova aged out of the group t A T u were formed in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov and his friend business partner Alexander Voitinskiy who developed plans to create a musical project in Russia With this idea in mind Shapovalov and Voitinskiy organized auditions in Moscow in early 1999 for teenage female vocalists By the end of auditioning the partners narrowed their search down to ten girls including the members that finally became t A T u Lena Katina and Julia Volkova Lena and Julia knew each other before the auditions 10 Both girls stood out among the others because of their appearance and vocal experience but the producers decided to start with 14 year old Katina who sang It Must Have Been Love by Roxette Katina began recording demos including Yugoslavia a protest song about NATO bombing of Yugoslavia 11 12 After the demos were cut Shapovalov insisted that another girl be added to the project Thus in late 1999 14 year old Julia Volkova was added to the group to complete the duo She also started recording not long after Lena s Yugoslavia demo was finished According to Katina Shapovalov was inspired to create the duo after the release of the Swedish film Show Me Love which focused on the romance between two school girls 13 After completing the duo the producers decided on the name Tatu Tatu Sounding like the English word tattoo it is also a shortened version of the Russian phrase Ta lyubit tu ta lyubit tu meaning This girl loves that girl 14 For the release of their first English language album they decided to go by t A T u using uppercase letters and periods to distinguish themselves from an already existing Australian band Tatu 2000 Po Vstrechnoy Edit Over the next year Katina and Volkova recorded songs with their producers Voitinskij left the project and Shapovalov signed Elena Kiper as co producer and co writer for their debut album The first single was completed in 2000 titled Ya Soshla S Uma later released in English as All the Things She Said The song describes the turmoil in a girl s soul because she is in love with another girl but is afraid as society frowns upon this She asks her parents for forgiveness Elena Kiper has been credited with the song explaining that the idea came to her when she fell asleep at her dentist s office and had a dream in which she kissed another woman She woke up saying out loud Ya soshla s uma Ya soshla s uma meaning I ve lost my mind Ivan Shapovalov is said to have added the second phrase of the chorus Mne nuzhna ona Mne nuzhna ona meaning I need her Their first album 200 Po Vstrechnoy was released on 21 May 2001 Their second single Nas Ne Dogonyat which was only released in music video form rather than as an official CD single although a promotional conjoined Ya Soshla s Uma Nas Ne Dagonyat was released in Poland 15 This was followed by the third single 30 Minut only available as a music video The album was eventually released in Japan where it was certified gold by RIAJ The group went on tour in 2001 where their routines were described as precise and featured routines where the girls had to strip 10 The tour appeared in countries including Germany Bulgaria Slovakia the Czech Republic and Israel 2002 2003 200 km h in the Wrong Lane and Eurovision Edit The American music executive Jimmy Iovine asked the English producer Trevor Horn to create English language versions of Tatu s songs Horn wrote new lyrics for All the Things She Said and Not Gonna Get Us and coached t A T u to sing them in English He also rerecorded the instruments as he did not have access to the original multitracks 16 He described Shapovalov as awful and removed him from the sessions after he made the girls cry Horn said later There s no shortcut you can t bully people 16 The group was controlled by Shapovalov and it was reported that he was strict during the process of making the album 10 The English version of the album was released in December 2002 as 200 km h in the Wrong Lane The first single from the album was All the Things She Said which was released in October 2002 The song peaked at the top spot in Australia Denmark Germany Ireland Italy Japan New Zealand Norway Switzerland and the United Kingdom The music video caused controversy worldwide due to the members who were both 17 at the time of the video s production kissing behind a fence Some believed the video promoted lesbianism and pedophilia Many musical journalists publications and music critics had branded the group s music as paedophilic pop 17 The group announced their Show Me Love Tour which was to commence in the United Kingdom However both of their proposed concerts in the UK were cancelled due to poor ticket sales 18 In July 2002 Blender praised the group by saying We have seen the future of rock amp roll to say you ve never seen or heard anything quite like it is a colossal understatement 19 t A T u were then heralded by The Face magazine as The hottest popstars in the world right now 20 On 25 February 2003 the women mocked NBC s insistence that they neither kiss nor comment on the Iraq war by performing All the Things She Said in white T shirts that bore the Russian language message Khuy Voyne Fuck the war across the front and by blocking their faces with their hands as they kissed during a break in their performance 21 The Fuck the War T shirts were banned on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show and replaced with T shirts that said Censored They still wrote the term on Jimmy Kimmel s hand The next single Not Gonna Get Us was released in May 2003 Though not as popular as their debut single it managed to have success in most record charts Also in May 2003 Shapovalov was arrested after arranging filming for the group s music video Show Me Love in Moscow s Red Square despite his application for filming being refused citation needed Shapovalov also attempted to film near London s Big Ben and various other locations The footage that was recorded was later used for a music video for the song Show Me Love 22 despite the song not being released in any country other than Poland The group then released their third single 30 Minutes It was released as an official single in the UK 23 A music video followed after the release The fourth single How Soon Is Now was a cover of the song by the Smiths 24 In May 2003 t A T u represented Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2003 where they placed third After the contest Russia s Channel One complained that Irish broadcaster RTE Ireland s national television broadcaster had used a back up jury and that it had cost them victory RTE did not use the televoting results after some network problems 25 A statement by Channel One suggested that there were grounds to believe that the contest results could be much different for Russia RTE responded by publishing the unused results of the Irish televote which showed that had the jury not been used Turkey whose entry was also overlooked by the Irish Jury would still have won The group s record label Universal Music Russia were originally against the group s participation saying that the Eurovision contest was for young artists and said artists of Tatu s level will not get much out of the participation in it We Universal would much rather prefer the group to work on their new album and not to participate in contests for rising stars 26 The same month the group postponed their German promo tour due to a late invitation to the 2003 MTV Movie Awards where they performed 27 The following month they also cancelled their Riga concert and Japan concert in June which led to a lawsuit from Pasadena Group Promotion asking for 180 000 in damages 28 2004 2006 Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidy Edit On 26 September 2003 the group released a remix compilation titled Remixes In November 2003 the CD was released in Russia with two new tracks and videos 29 The two new tracks were Prostiye Dvizheniya and Ne Ver Ne Boisya Both of the tracks were released as singles however Prostye Dvizheniya did not broadcast well in Russia due to the promotion for Ne Ver Ne Boisya in the Eurovision Song Contest The DVD compilation Screaming for More was released on 24 November 2003 featuring music videos and behind the scenes Anatomy of t A T u aired on Russian television on 12 December 2003 The documentary revealed that the girls were not lesbians and chronicled the group as they took part in Eurovision earlier in the year In early 2004 t A T u legally broke their contract with Ivan Shapovalov and Neformat In the months before the split t A T u and Shapovalov were being filmed for a reality show on STS in Russia titled Podnebesnaya The show followed the group as they were recording their second album to little success with their producer Ivan Shapovalov The documentary aired on Russian television from January to March 2004 There were many rumors around the split until the show aired which depicted the group leaving due to a lack of interest and care from their producer They also claimed the quality of the music being produced was too low and that Shapovalov was only interested in creating scandals Volkova stated He Ivan spends his time thinking up scandals instead of planning our artistic work I m sure our fans would rather hear new songs and new albums than new scandals Katina then stated He made us out to BE lesbians when we were just singing FOR lesbians We wanted people to understand them and not judge them That they are as free as anyone else 30 In one of the final episodes Volkova mentioned returning to the United States in spring of 2004 to record with new producers However she became pregnant soon thereafter and recording was delayed 31 t A T u performing in October 2005 Volkova soon joined Katina and previous producer Sergio Galoyan in the studio The group was backed by their record label Universal Music International in finding adequate songs and production to release a new album In August 2005 All About Us and Lyudi Invalidy were announced to be the first singles from the English and Russian albums respectively All About Us was a worldwide hit charting in the top ten in the majority of European charts The group released their second English album on 5 October 2005 titled Dangerous and Moving 32 Its Russian counterpart was released on 19 October titled Lyudi Invalidy The second single was Friend or Foe Soon after the video was released the group s management replaced drummer Roman Ratej with Steve Boomstick Wilson and appointed a new bassist Domen Vajevec On 25 March 2006 t A T u received the award for Best Group at the first edition of the TRL Awards On 17 April 2006 t A T u returned to reality TV in Russia with t A T u Expedition which was broadcast on the Russian music channel Muz TV It chronicled the release of their second album and the recording of the video for their third single Gomenasai which was released during the airing of the show The video as well as the actual song is quite a departure from t A T u s usual style and leaves many of their fans cold 33 t A T u performed in Saint Petersburg Russia on 28 April kicking off their Dangerous and Moving Tour On 30 August 2006 the official website announced that the girls had left their record company Universal Interscope On 21 November 2006 the region of the Komi Republic in Russia filed a lawsuit against t A T u over the album and song Lyudi Invalidy due to the title translating to disabled people Leonid Vakuev a human rights representative for the Komi Republic interpreted the song as being directed towards disabled people and cited words written in the booklet for the album which said Lyudi Invalidy do not know what it means to be a human being They are fakes inside the human form They do not live but function Katina said Of course we meant moral invalids people who do not have a soul and human feelings When asked if they had anything against disabled people she stated that she finds it offensive to refer to people by that term and added We take pictures together and make sure they have priority seats at concerts 34 In 2006 Russian politician Aleksey Mitrofanov proposed t A T u to be awarded the Order of Friendship but the State Duma vetoed his idea 35 Mitrofanov came to write a novel inspired by the duo t A T u Come Back Russian TATU KAM BEK which was also adapted into the film You and I 36 2007 2010 Vesyolye Ulybki and Waste Management Edit On 17 May 2007 t A T u issued a statement directed to their gay fans When t A T u s second album came out many of our fans of alternative sexual orientation thought that we lied and betrayed them This is not true We ve never done that and we ve always advocated love without boundaries 37 On 26 May they flew out to Moscow to take part in the Moscow Gay Pride demonstration 38 On 12 September 2007 the group released the concert DVD Truth It was the group s first release since leaving Universal In late 2007 Belyj Plashik Beliy Plaschik the lead single from their upcoming Russian language album was released The project was then known as Upravlenie Otbrosami Upravleniye Otbrosami which translates to Waste Management The second single 220 Dvesti Dvadcat Dvesti Dvadtsat made its radio premiere in May 2008 and the music video was released on their official YouTube channel on 5 June 2008 Beliy Plaschik and 220 were the main attractions on a special release known as Hyperion Plate the first ever EP from the duo The EP was released on 8 May 2008 and featured multimedia content including music video ringtones and wallpapers 39 t A T u in 2008 At the time of the Hyperion Plate release Upravleniye Otbrosami Upravlenie otbrosami was scheduled to hit the stores in June 2008 The EP featured a poster which advertised that date as well as a coupon redeemable for a discount on the album that expired on 30 June 2008 However the release schedule abruptly stalled on 5 June 2008 when t A T u s manager Boris Renski announced that Julia Volkova was seriously ill 40 Volkova s illness forced the cancellation of a concert in Santa Clara CA and the singer was not seen in public until the wedding of producer Sergey Konov on 5 July 2008 The duo returned to work in late August when it was reported that t A T u would be the face of fashion designer Marc Jacobs s fall and winter campaigns in Russia 41 On 9 September 2008 a press release appeared on the duo s official website that declared that the forthcoming album would be titled Veselye Ulybki Vesyolye Ulybki Happy Smiles instead of Upravleniye Otbrosami Waste Management The name change reflected sarcastic comments about the state of the Russian music business made by Volkova and Katina in an interview with Moscow s Time Out Magazine 42 The press release also provided the track list of the album and an early version of its cover art but still no confirmed release date was given On 12 September the album s third single You and I made its debut on Love Radio The press release disappeared from the site shortly afterward only to re appear on 8 October with a change made to the cover art where there was once the face of a smiling astronaut on the original design a black square now appeared On 15 October t A T u s website announced that Vesyolye Ulybki would be released on 21 October 2008 beginning with a special event at two Soyuz record stores in Moscow where fans could meet the girls and get their autographs The album also went on pre sale at the official t A T u web shop on 18 October with a small number of buyers receiving a limited edition postcard set as a prize The songs were also made available internationally through the iTunes digital music store Upon its release it became apparent that the album essentially had two covers the astronaut cover was a slipcase while the original design used for Upravleniye Otbrosami appeared inside The black square from the press release had been hiding a Mars scene 43 On 23 October t A T u appeared on Vladimir Polupanov s The 7 Premieres to promote their new album They were also the subjects of an ongoing mini reality series on the website Russia ru On 21 October 2008 Vesyolye Ulybki was released internationally on online music stores 44 On 28 November t A T u were awarded the Legend of MTV at the MTV Russia Music Awards 2008 In March 2009 a statement was released on the duo s site and MySpace stating that the duo will no longer be a full time project and that Katina and Volkova were working on solo projects They also mentioned that the third video will be released on 17 April on MTV Russia The album s single Snegopady was eventually released along with its music video 45 The girls performed a special concert at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 on 10 May They were also included as an interval act on the 12th at the first semifinals performing Not Gonna Get Us with the Russian Army Choir On 13 July the group released their single Snowfalls The song was released digitally worldwide along with its music video 46 The group s second single for the album White Robe was released by Coqueiro Verde Records online and premiered on t A T u s YouTube account 47 t A T u s official website announced that the video was up for voting on MTV Brazil on 10 November 2009 48 49 On 3 December the White Robe video reached the number one position on MTV Brazil It was announced via Twitter that Coqueiro Verde Records would release the album in Brazil on 25 January 2010 50 The album was eventually released worldwide digitally and received favorable reception from critics The album did not sell very well and was reported to have only sold over 1000 copies in the United States as of December 2010 51 t A T u performing at the Viva Comet Awards in 2008 The third single off the album was Sparks which was the English version of 220 It was released in Brazil and on t A T u s official YouTube account on 13 April 2010 52 On 31 March 2010 a contest was to be launched in which fans will be able to remix their favorite t A T u songs from the new album The winning mixes would be included on an upcoming remix album 53 Julia made headlines in Russia with an interview where she expressed her opinion on Lena s solo career She has the right to sing t A T u songs but it s so stupid absolutely stupid If you do a solo career it means that you do your own work Her stuff that she makes I think is silly and very soon her career will wither away and disappear 54 Lena responded to this interview via her YouTube Page I saw Julia s interview Of course I got upset But I want to tell everybody that I have a completely opposite attitude towards the whole situation Julia s project included I believe she s a very talented person and I sincerely hope that she ll be successful in all the things she plans 55 In July Lena made an appearance on a radio station where she was asked about the future of the duo Lena responded by saying Life has changed a lot Julia and I are working on our projects now I for one will be traveling to Los Angeles this Saturday where I will keep working on my album And I m preparing a big show in San Francisco in September so now we are not planning to reform t A T u certainly not in the near future Now we really want to concentrate only on our own projects 56 Lena Katina and her full band performed her first live major solo show in San Francisco on 17 September 2010 57 2011 Disbandment Edit At the end of March 2011 t A T u management released a press release on their official website declaring t A T u over Due to conflicts between the two women and them both wanting to pursue solo careers the duo was officially announced as disbanded They finalised the duo s discography with a double remix album for Waste Management The management thanked fans for their loyalty over the past twelve years of the duo s history 58 59 After the split the group decided to focus on their solo careers both musically and in film In August 2011 Lena revealed her debut solo single Never Forget which eventually charted at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs for a sole week 60 Volkova was also working on her studio album and released two singles All Because of You and Didn t Wanna Do It but failed to generate interest on the music charts 61 62 The following year she confirmed she would be starring in the dark comedy zombie film 9 1 2 Zombies 2012 2021 Aftermath with Volkova and Katina arguments Edit On 2 October 2012 Cherrytree Records Universal Russia announced that they would be issuing a special re release of t A T u s 200 km h in the Wrong Lane The 10th Year Anniversary Gold Edition featured all new artwork a never before released song from the 2002 sessions A Simple Motion a brand new remix of All the Things She Said from producer Fernando Garibay in addition to newly mastered songs On 24 October 2012 Cherrytree Records released the official track listing for the album it was a note addressed to fans handwritten and signed by Julia and Lena themselves The album was released on 12 November 2012 On 11 December 2012 Lena and Julia reunited to appear as musical guests on The Voice of Romania It was their first performance together in three years The duo t A T u performed All About Us and All the Things She Said during the show They also appeared in radio and on another television show before 63 After the re release the group were interviewed by Bradley Stern on MuuMuse and was asked about a reunion and relationship together Volkova stated We don t keep in touch while Katina stated Only when we see each other We have very different lives in different countries now We are not in a fight though 64 As for a reunion Katina said I believe that there is always a chance for anything in this life Maybe Volkova stated that while she is not ready for it she said But this won t stop us from reuniting for joint performances We ll see what happens 64 In April 2013 the group announced they would perform one live show at a Russian VIP Club Lena also stated that The t A T u comeback is very possible we are talking about that right now After Volkova had her second surgery for her ligaments she officially confirmed that she and Katina were planning to reunite t A T u 65 However soon Volkova told an interviewer that they were not reuniting after all Katina also stated that her solo career was the number one goal at that time and if t A T u was going to reunite it would only be for small things like commercials and concerts On 27 September 2013 t A T u performed a concert in Kyiv Ukraine Shortly thereafter they wore their schoolgirls outfits from their first album again for a Snickers Japanese advertisement 66 Whilst in Japan they also performed All the Things She Said live in Tokyo The duo performed before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Sochi 67 68 along with piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev and opera soprano Anna Netrebko who also performed the Olympic anthem 69 Media reports expressed confusion at this performance given that there is a lack of LGBT rights in Russia especially since the much politicized Russian law banning gay propaganda aimed at minors that is being used to promote family values 70 The ceremony s director Konstantin Ernst said t A T u s Not Gonna Get Us was chosen because it s one of the few Russian pop songs that international viewers might recognize On 17 February 2014 Katina posted a video message on her official YouTube channel stating that she would no longer be working with Julia and that t A T u was once again no longer a group 71 However on 20 February Volkova posted a video message saying that there is no big reunion but t A T u were having joint projects She also criticized Katina s meaning behind the video and confirmed that they would be shooting the video for the new single 72 On 5 March 2014 Volkova posted another video message on her official YouTube channel in response to Katina s video She stated that despite reasons of severe trepidation on the part of Lena about Volkova and her behavior collaboration between the two was possible referring to the release of their new single as well as their music video 73 On 6 April 2014 the music video to Love in Every Moment was released to the Cornetto Ru page on YouTube in which Katina and Volkova filmed their scenes apart 74 Towards the end of the video Volkova is shown interacting with a body double of Katina with the latter s face obscured The song is part of the A Sight of Cupid project which contains several short films about love In the short film Together Apart the duo were portrayed as cupids On 22 May 2014 both singers introduced the film at the Cannes Film Festival Due to their conflict and in keeping with Katina s wishes to not interact with Volkova both singers had separate interviews with reporters Volkova announced during an interview with the Italian press that the film would be the last collaborative work between her and Katina 75 Despite tensions a petition dubbed tATuComeback was circulated throughout popular social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter in the hopes that the former duo would resolve their conflicts and return with their long awaited comeback as they had originally planned On 16 May 2016 the duo met publicly again at the 25th anniversary celebration of the children s musical group Neposedy which both were a part of before the formation of t A T u There together with the children Lena sang her song All Around the World and together with Julia everybody sang Nas Ne Dogonyat Not Gonna Get Us 76 On 7 August 2016 for the 15th anniversary of Ya Soshla S Uma being released a remix video of Ya Soshla S Uma was uploaded to the official YouTube channel The audio was a remix by Fly Dream and the video contained rare footage of Ya Soshla S Uma in HD In October 2017 the official community of t A T u in VKontakte received a proposal to create a remix contest for rare a cappella demo which was intended for the third studio album t A T u Waste Management For 2 months different authors from around the world sent their works On 13 August 2018 the video NAVSEGDA Best Remixes AUDIO was uploaded to the official YouTube channel with 6 remixes MZ Remix Fly Dream Remix Alexander Davidov Remix Niko Palonen Sheli Remix Niko Palonen Remix and Niko Palonen Remix instrumental On 8 June 2021 a lengthy interview and documentary about t A T u s story titled TATU 20 let spustya Glavnaya rossijskaya gruppa v mire was published on YouTube on journalist Ksenia Sobchak s channel The documentary discussed the formation of the group its past controversies and Katina s and Volkova s personal and career developments after t A T u It also included interviews of former t A T u producer Ivan Shapovalov and Lena Katina s mother Katina and Volkova were interviewed separately as Katina rejected a common interview The interview documentary was the most trending video on Russian YouTube the day after it was published 77 2022 t A T u reunion Edit Katina announced that t A T u would return to the stage in 2022 78 They had participated in the t A T u tribute concert which was originally supposed to be in 2021 However due to persistent issues with the ongoing pandemic they decided to postpone until spring 2022 79 In September 2022 Katina and Volkova performed together under the name t A T u at the Dynamo Stadium in Minsk as part of the Ovion Show event 80 Artistry and controversies EditPublic image Edit t A T u kissing during a concert in Moscow October 2005 Throughout their career the group received criticism particularly after the release of All the Things She Said In his AllMusic review of 200 km h in the Wrong Lane Stephen Thomas Erlewine labelled the band as an exceptionally tawdry gimmick 81 In 2003 after the release of their video of All the Things She Said some UK presenters campaigned to ban the video worldwide 82 Despite subsequent reports that the BBC had banned the video from their pre watershed programme Top of the Pops the BBC quickly denied the ban stating only that they had better footage to show 83 Just before the recording of their third studio album Dangerous and Moving it was announced that Volkova was pregnant This led to critics accusing the girls of being fake with regard to the impression they were lesbians although Katina and Volkova had said in the past they were not together or in a relationship 84 The group have appeared on Forbes s Top 50 Richest Stars of Russia twice ranking at number six in 2006 with estimates of 1 4 million dollars and thirty six in 2007 dropping thirty places 85 The group received the FHM Special Award for being the Top 100 Sexiest Woman Both Katina and Volkova have been ranked on Maxim Russia s Top 100 Sexiest Girls with Katina at fifty three and Volkova at fifteen 86 87 The group also appeared on the cover of Maxim 10 Cancellations of concerts controversy Edit Between the years of 2002 and 2004 t A T u caused controversy for cancelling several concerts and tours around the world In March 2003 the group announced dates for their Show Me Love Promo Tour in the United Kingdom However the next month just days before they were due to perform the group dropped the dates and did not perform at the concert due to poor ticket sales 18 BBC News stated that only a fraction of the tickets were sold for the concert and said the stadiums held in London and Manchester had capacities of around 10 000 18 A spokesman from their label Interscope did not understand why the cancellation took place In May 2003 t A T u s management were sued by the promoters EEM Group for the cancellations of the concerts EEM sued their management for 300 000 claiming they put unachievable and numerous obstacles in the way of ticket sales for the shows They also claimed that Julia s illness was a reason for the cancellation however due to the lack of evidence the lawsuit was discarded 88 After the lawsuit the group also cancelled their Asian promo tour for Japan and China due to Julia s sickness with the excuse that Julia needed urgent surgery 89 The same month the group postponed their German Promo tour due to a late invitation to the 2003 MTV Movie Awards where they performed 27 The following month they also cancelled their Riga concert and Japan concert in June which led to a lawsuit from Pasadena Group Promotion asking 180 000 in damages as they did not receive any official letters regarding the cancellation 90 While promoting their studio album Dangerous and Moving the group cancelled their appearances in Chile due to poor ticket sales and the withdrawal of one of the Chilean sponsors 91 One month later the group cancelled their tour at the last minute due to inadequate stage preparation and poor ticket sales 92 In September 2009 several dates in Russia were cancelled due to the 22 July Tupolev Tu 154 plane crash citation needed Legacy Edit All the Things She Said was ranked at number 452 in Blender magazine s The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born 93 The song was listed at number 8 on the AOL s Top 100 Pop Songs of the Decade 94 Rebecca Bary from The New Zealand Herald listed the song at number five on their Top Ten Best Singles of 2003 95 Bill Lamb from About com listed the song on his Top 100 Pop Songs of 2003 at number 31 and on his Top 10 Contemporary Girl Group Songs at number ten 96 In 2008 the group received the MTV Legend award by MTV Russia The group is the most successful Russian musical export of all time 97 Katina stated to Billboard Magazine People will remember us for great songs being free taking life as it is and not being afraid of anything There were provocative images of two girls kissing each other but the second thing was the really great music 98 In 2006 both Lena and Julia were awarded Woman of the Year by GQ s Person of the Year Awards but were not awarded under the band name 99 Productions and T A Music EditWhen t A T u was first formed by Shapovalov Neformat was created as the group s production company with Shapovalov and Renski at the head In 2004 the company was dissolved when t A T u left Shapovalov Since 2005 T A Music has been the Moscow based production company of t A T u The liner notes that accompanied the release of Dangerous and Moving said that the company was composed of t A T u Boris Renski Dasha Mischenko and Andrey Artischev After t A T u broke ties with Universal Music in 2006 it was announced in 2008 that T A Music would become the duo s record label although only currently in the Russian market Vesyolye Ulybki was released internationally on iTunes through the T A Music label T A Music also now acts as the label and management company for Lena Katina s solo project Members EditLena Katina vocals 1999 2011 2022 Julia Volkova vocals 1999 2011 2022 Backing band members Sven Martin keyboards synthesizer programming piano backing vocals musical director 2002 2011 Troy MacCubbin guitars backing vocals 2002 2010 Matthew Venslauskas guitars 2010 2011 Roman Ratej drums 2003 2006 Steve Boomstick Wilson drums 2006 2011 Domen Vajevec bass keyboard 2006 2011 Discography EditMain article t A T u discography 200 Po Vstrechnoy 2001 200 km h in the Wrong Lane 2002 Dangerous and Moving 2005 Lyudi Invalidy 2005 Vesyolye Ulybki 2008 Waste Management 2009 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes2003 Anatomy of t A T u Themselves TV documentary2004 t A T u v Podnebesnoy TV series2008 You and I CameoTours Edit200 Po Vstrechnoy Tour 2001 2002 Show Me Love Tour 2003 Dangerous and Moving Tour 2005 2007 See also EditList of all female bands Music of Russia Modern Talking a similar pop duo from Germany which also plays synth pop and electropopNotes Edit Although Billboard claimed t A T u as the first non Japanese act to debut at number one in Japan 5 South Korean singer BoA was the first artist overall to achieve such feat in 2002 with her debut Japanese album Listen to my Heart the singer s second Japanese album Valenti also reached number one on its first week in 2003 one month before t A T u s Japanese debut 6 7 According to 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