T.A.T.u.

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

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

t.A.T.u. (Russian: Тату, pronounced [tɐˈtu] ⓘ) were a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children's musical 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 resulted in the duo signing 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 boysya", finishing third. t.A.T.u. is one of the few Russian performers who have achieved international success along with Alla Pugacheva and Anna Netrebko.[9][10]

t.A.T.u. released the albums Dangerous and Moving with the 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.[11] They reunited to perform at special occasions, such as the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in subsequent years.

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  11. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (4 April 2011). "T.A.T.u. Calls It Quits Following Release of Remix Album". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2018.


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