TATU BIOGRAPHY
Russian teen pop duo T.A.T.U. consist of Lena Katina
and Julia Volkova, who were both raised in Moscow.
Their 2002 debut album, 200 km/hr in the Wrong Lane,
sold over 1 million copies in Russia, and the scandalous
video ]for their first single, “All the Things
She Said,” won MTV Russian’s Video of
the Year Award in 2001.
The girls, under the tutelage of Svengali-esque
manager and psychologist Ivan Shapovalov (who has
also been called the Lou Pearlman of Russia), project
a soft-core porn, lesbian-chic sensibility and claim
to be in love. Whether it’s the truth or a
marketing tool remains to be seen
On May 16th, 2001, Universal Music Russia signed
a band, that critics, music journalists and record
companies call the most outrageous and scandalous
thing to ever happen to Russian show-biz.
Who are Tattoo? Julia and Lena, 2 girls, one
is 15 and the other one is 16 years old. Both
of them got into this project by accident, and
instantly became national heroes.
November 2000. Tattoo, an unknown act, brought
their first-ever video to MTV Russia. Despite
(or, maybe, thanks to) its controversial character,
MTV were brave enough to put it on air, and…
Tattoo took Russia by storm. |
