t.A.T.u.

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GenrePop, Electronic, Dance, Rock, Alternative

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Albums9

Songs88

AboutAssembled by former TV-commercial producer Ivan Shapovalov after auditioning hundreds of candidates at Moscow's Mostfilm studios, t.A.T.u. (aka Тату) comprised Julia Volkova (aka Юлиа Волкова; born 1985) and Elena Katina (aka Елена Катина; born 1984). Named after an internationally fashionable word, the teen pop duo delivered captivating melodies and controversial lyrics and signed up to Universal Music Russia on May 16, 2001. Their debut single, "Ya Soshla s Uma (I've Lost My Mind)," as they explained,based on a story about love between two young girls JUST LOVE, became their first smash, gaining international exposure through MTV. After issuing a second single called "Nas Ne Dogoniat (They Won't Catch Us)," their album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane was released. 200 km/h didn't exactly catch fire when it was issued domestically in September 2002, though there was plenty of breathless ink spilled over Julia and Lena's Sapphic backstory. t.A.T.u. returned in 2005 with the album Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidi.
Their new albums, Upravlenie Otbrosami and Waste Management are yet to come in 2008.