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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 |
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