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This article is about the Russian singing duet. For other uses, see Tatu (disambiguation).
| t.A.T.u. | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Moscow, Russia
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| Genre(s) | Pop Rock Electronica Alternative Rock Rock Ambient Dance Pop Electro-pop |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Universal/Interscope 2001 - 2006 T.A. Music 2005 - present |
| Website | www.tatu.ru |
| Members | |
| Lena Katina Yulia Volkova | |
t.A.T.u. or Tatu, (Russian: Тату, listen ) is a Russian duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consists of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.
Early on, Katina and Volkova were presented as a lesbian couple but their 2003 documentary, Anatomy of t.A.T.u., made it clear that this was just part of the group\'s image, and that they were not lesbians.
In 2004, the group took a hiatus after they split from their producer. In 2005, they released Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi Invalidy. During 2006, t.A.T.u. released a compilation album and then ventured on their own after negotiating out of their contract with Universal Music. A third Russian studio album, titled Upravleniye Otbrosami is expected for a April 2008 release, while their third English studio album, Waste Management, is expected to be released as the soundtrack for the upcoming film Finding t.A.T.u..[citation needed]
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Ivan Shapovalov and his friend/business partner Alexander Voitinskyi developed plans to create a musical project in Russia. Many stories have been told about Shapovalov\'s purpose of creating the group. He said to the UK\'s The Sun in February 2003,
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By the end of auditioning, Shapovalov and Voitinskyi narrowed their search down to 10 girls, including ex-members of the group Neposedi, Katina and Volkova.
After completing the duo, the producers decided on the name Тату (Tatu). The group has stated that the name can mean "this girl loves that girl".t.A.T.u. upstage Koizumi, Kan on live NTV show For the release of the second album, they decided to just go by t.A.T.u.
The two began to record songs with their producers, and eventually, Voitinskyi left the project. Shapovalov decided to sign Elena Kiper as co-producer and co-writer for their debut album.
Their first single was released in 2000, entitled "Ya Soshla S Uma" ("I\'ve Lost My Mind").
Shapovalov directed a music video for the song, with Yulia and Lena dressed up in school uniforms, singing the song and kissing. MTV Russia aired it in November 2000. It went on to win the MTV Russia Viewer\'s Choice Award at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.
Their management told the girls only to sign autographs for people related to the group, no one else, and to only give brief answers to the press, if at all.Unknown. About TATU. http://eng.tatysite.net.
t.A.T.u. was signed to Universal Music Russia on May 16, 2001 with a contract for five albums including both domestic and international albums.
The group released their debut album on May 21, 2001. 200 Po Vstrechnoy (200 [km/h] in the Opposing Lane) included 9 tracks and 2 remixes. At the same time, the girls released their second video and single, titled "Nas Ne Dogonyat." After one week of heavy rotation on MTV Russia, it went to #1 on MTV\'s "Russian Top 10"[citation needed] (a weekly chart show with Russian-only videos competing against each other) and #7 on the MTV Top 20.[citation needed]
In late 2001, t.A.T.u. recorded a video for their third single, "30 Minut", and the girls were scheduled to begin recording their songs in English. Yulia, who did not speak fluent English then, enlisted the aid of an English professor from Moscow State University.
Early in January 2002, the girls began recording their English album. In February, the group\'s debut Russian album 200 Po Vstrechnoy was re-released with a new song ("Klouny") and two new remixes. The album received the IFPI Platinum Europe Award, having sold a million copies in Europe. In April, it was announced that co-producer Elena Kiper had left the group and that she was being replaced by Beata Andreyeva, a former MTV VJ. Later that month, t.A.T.u. recorded the song and video for "Prostye Dvizheniya". In June[year needed], t.A.T.u. made their first appearance on MTV\'s TRL in New York City. They also recorded the vocal shots for the "All the Things She Said" video, and in September[year needed], the single was released on CD.
On December 10, 2002, t.A.T.u. released 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, the English version (co-produced by Trevor Horn) of their Russian debut album. The debut English-language album sold over five million copies around the world.[citation needed]
Filming on the reality show Anatomy of t.A.T.u. began during this time.[citation needed]
The girls also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, Craig Kilborn and MADtv. They also did a photo shoot for Maxim magazine which was included in the May 2003 issue.[1].
During the same year they received the IFPI Platinum Europe Award again, for sales of 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane in Europe.
The group also competed fo Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 placing 3rd.
On September 26, 2003, the act released a compilation CD of remixes, titled Remixes. In November 2003, the CD was released in Russia, with two new tracks, and videos. The two new tracks were "Prostye Dvizheniya" (which was previously released), and "Ne Ver, Ne Boysya."
A DVD compilation of t.A.T.u.\'s music videos and more titled Screaming for More was released on November 24, 2003.
Anatomy of t.A.T.u. aired on Russian television on December 12, 2003. The documentary revealed that the girls were not lesbians.
From January – March 2004, STS in Russia aired Podnebesnaya, a thirteen-episode reality show/documentary which chronicled the group recording their second album with producer Ivan Shapovalov. The girls recorded a few songs, some of which were used for their second album. Only a few months after the show aired, Katina and Volkova left Shapovalov, claiming the quality of the music being produced was too low, and that he was only interested in creating scandals. Yulia stated:
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After leaving Shapovalov, Neformat soon dissolved. Universal Music Russia, who the girls were signed to, worked with the girls to appoint Boris Rensky as their new lead producer. Rensky negotiated a new worldwide contract with Universal Music International for 4 new albums.[citation needed]
On September 23, 2004, Volkova gave birth to Viktoria (Vika) Pavlovna Volkova, and she soon returned to the studio with Katina.
In August 2005, "All About Us" and "Lyudi Invalidy" were announced to be the first singles from the English and Russian albums, respectively.
t.A.T.u. released their second English album on October 5, 2005 titled Dangerous and Moving. Its Russian counterpart was released on October 19, titled Lyudi Invalidy.
Due to poor airplay for "Lyudi Invalidy", Interscope decided to make the second single "Friend or Foe".[citation needed] Soon after the video was released, the group\'s management replaced drummer Roman Ratej with Steve Wilson, and appointed a new bassist, Domen Vajevec.
On April 17, 2006, t.A.T.u. returned to reality TV in Russia with t.A.T.u. Expedition, which was broadcast on Russian music channel Muz Tv. It chronicled the release of their second album, and recording the video for their third single, "Gomenasai" which was released during the airing of the show. t.A.T.u. performed in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 28 kicking off their Dangerous and Moving Tour. A month later, after t.A.T.u. Expedition had aired, the official website announced that a DVD would be released titled Truth: Live in St. Petersburg.[citation needed] The DVD would also include unseen footage from t.A.T.u. Expedition. It was released on September 12, 2007.
In June[year needed], "Loves Me Not" was set to be the fourth single from Dangerous and Moving.[citation needed] The video was set to be shot in July[year needed].[citation needed] The group announced that they were going to be releasing a compilation album titled The Best.
Then, on August 30, 2006, the official website announced that the girls had left their record company, Universal/Interscope.
On November 21[year needed], the region of the Komi Republic in Russia filed a lawsuit against t.A.T.u. over the album and song "Lyudi Invalidy". Leonid Vakuev, a human rights representative for the Komi Republic, cited words written in the booklet for the album, which said: "Disabled people [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 stated "Of course, we meant moral invalids, people who do not have 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]."Mornings On BBC. Katina on Mornings On BBC. tatu.ru.
On May 17 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."We are addressing gay community in Russia and in the rest of the world (2007-05-17). Retrieved on 2008-02-08. On May 26, they flew out to Moscow to take part in the Moscow Gay Pride demonstration.t.A.T.u at Moscow Gay-Pride: It was a military operation (2007-05-31). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
On September 12, 2007 t.A.T.u. released Truth. It was the group\'s first release since leaving Universal.
In the beginning of October 2007, t.A.T.u. returned to L.A. to shoot their new music video for "Beliy Plashchik". The video was released on November 29, 2007.
When t.A.T.u. was first formed by Shapovalov, the group\'s production company Neformat was born, with Shapovalov and Rensky at the head. In 2004, the company was dissolved when t.A.T.u. left Shapovalov.
Since 2005, T.A. Music has been the production company of t.A.T.u., located in Moscow, Russia. The release of Dangerous and Moving said that the company was comprised of t.A.T.u., Boris Rensky, Dasha Mischenko, Eugenia Voevodina and Andrey Artischev.
t.A.T.u.\'s band has played with them since some touring around 2002. Some members have recorded for the albums, but most did not.
For a full listing of albums, singles and DVDs, see t.A.T.u. discography
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| t.A.T.u. | |
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| Lena Katina · Yulia Volkova | |
| Albums | 200 Po Vstrechnoy · 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane · t.A.T.u. Remixes · Dangerous and Moving · Lyudi Invalidy · The Best · Upravleniye Otbrosami · Waste Management |
| Singles | "Ya Soshla S Uma" · "Nas Ne Dagoniat" · "30 Minut" · "Prostye Dvizheniya" · "All the Things She Said" · "Not Gonna Get Us" · "Ne Ver\', Ne Boysia" · "30 Minutes" · "How Soon Is Now?" · "Lyudi Invalidy" · "All About Us" · "Friend or Foe" · "Gomenasai" · "Loves Me Not" · "Beliy Plaschik" · "220" |
| DVDs | Screaming for More · Truth: Live in St. Petersburg |
| Tours | 200 Po Vstrechnoy · Show Me Love · Dangerous and Moving |
| Film & TV | Anatomy of t.A.T.u. · Podnebesnaya · t.A.T.u. Expedition · Finding t.A.T.u. |
| Related articles | Discography · Awards · "Khuy Voyne!" · t.A.T.u. Come Back · Ivan Shapovalov · Sergio Galoyan |
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