t.A.T.u.
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genre(s)	Pop music,[1] Synth rock,[2] Dance[3]
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Universal/Interscope 2001 - 2006 T.A. Music 2005 - present
Website	www.tatu.ru
Members
Lena Katina Yuliya Volkova

t.A.T.u. (Russian: Тату, listen (help· info))(IPA: [tä'tu]) is a Russian duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consists of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova. t. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Synth rock is a descriptive phrase applied to the work of a variety of musical artists. ... Electronic dance music is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... T.A. Music is the current production company of t. ... Yelena Sergeyevna Katina (Russian: , born 4 October 1984), better known as Lena Katina is one half of the Russian music duo t. ... Julia Volkova Yuliya Olegovna Volkova (Юлия Олеговна Волкова) (usually known as Julia Volkova) is a member of the two-girl group t. ... Image File history File links Tatu. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Иван Шаповалов (Ivan Shapovalov) was the first manager of the duet t. ... Yelena Sergeyevna Katina (Russian: , born 4 October 1984), better known as Lena Katina is one half of the Russian music duo t. ... Yuliya Olegovna Volkova (Russian: , born February 20, 1985) is one half of the Russian music duo t. ...

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. This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ... Anatomy of t. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ...

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 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]} Look up hiatus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Alternate cover Japanese release cover Singles from Dangerous and Moving Released: September 2005 Released: December 2005 Released: March 2006 Released: November 2006 Dangerous and Moving was the second English album by Russian pop duo t. ... Singles from Lyudi Invalidy Released: October 21, 2005 Lyudi Invalidy (Cyrillic: Люди Инвалиды; Translated: Invalid People) is the second Russian album by the duo t. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... Singles from Upravleniye Otbrosami Released: November 29, 2007 Upravleniye Otbrosami (Cyrillic: Управление Отбросами; Translated: Waste Management) is the upcoming third Russian studio album by t. ... Waste Management is the third English studio album by t. ... Finding t. ...

History

1999-2000: Formation of t.A.T.u

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. Иван Шаповалов (Ivan Shapovalov) was the first manager of the duet t. ... Alexander Voitinskyi is a Russian musical producer. ...

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. Neposedi (Russian: Непоседы), is a childrens music group formed in Moscow, Russia in 1991 by Elena Pindzhoyan and Yuriem Nikolaevim. ...

After completing the duo, the producers decided on the name Тату (Tatu). It is a shortened version for their longer name "Eta devushka lyubit tu devushku:" "this girl loves that girl".^[4] For the release of their first English-language album, they decided to go by t.A.T.u., using uppercased letters and periods to differentiate between an already existing Australian band also named "Tatu."

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. Elena Kiper (Елена Кипер in Russian Cyrillic) is a Russian singer/songwriter/producer who also goes by the nickname of Lena. ...

2003-2005: Hiatus/Reformation

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 "Prostiye Dvizheniya" (which was previously released as a single but had not appeared on a commercial release before), and "Ne Ver, Ne Boysya." is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate cover Russian Edition, 2 CDs + DVD t. ...

A DVD compilation of t.A.T.u.'s music videos and more titled Screaming for More was released on November 24, 2003. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Screaming For More is a DVD release of the band t. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Anatomy of t.A.T.u. aired on Russian television on December 12, 2003. The documentary revealed that the girls were not lesbians. Anatomy of t. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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: STS (Russian: СТС) is a Russian television network based in Moscow, Russia. ... Podnebesnaya (Поднебесная; Celestial) was a reality documentary show filmed and shot in Russia, that chronicled the pop duo t. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ...

On September 23, 2004, Volkova gave birth to Viktoria (Vika) Pavlovna Volkova, and she soon returned to the studio with Katina. is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

2005-2006: Lyudi Invalidy/Dangerous and Moving

In August 2005, "All About Us" and "Lyudi Invalidy" were announced to be the first singles from the English and Russian albums, respectively. Dangerous and Moving track listing Dangerous and Moving (Intro) (1) All About Us (2) Cosmos (Outer Space) (3) For the television series, see All About Us (TV series). ... Lyudi Invalidy track listing Lyudi Invalidy (Cyrillic: Люди-инвалиды; Translated: Invalid People) was the first single from t. ...

A screen shot of the "All About Us" video.

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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Dangerous and Moving track listing Dangerous and Moving (Intro) (1) All About Us (2) Cosmos (Outer Space) (3) For the television series, see All About Us (TV series). ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Alternate cover Japanese release cover Singles from Dangerous and Moving Released: September 2005 Released: December 2005 Released: March 2006 Released: November 2006 Dangerous and Moving was the second English album by Russian pop duo t. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Singles from Lyudi Invalidy Released: October 21, 2005 Lyudi Invalidy (Cyrillic: Люди Инвалиды; Translated: Invalid People) is the second Russian album by the duo t. ...

The second single was "Friend or Foe". Soon after the video was released, the group's management replaced drummer Roman Ratej with Steve Wilson, and appointed a new bassist, Domen Vajevec. Friend or foe can refer to Friend or Foe, an album by Adam Ant Friend or FOE?, an album by Ska supergroup Forces of Evil Friend or Foe?, the fourth album by German Indie rock band blackmail Friend or Foe, a song by t. ...

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. is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dangerous and Moving track listing Gomenasai, (Correctly Romanized as Gomen nasai; Japanese: ; Translated: Im sorry), is a ballad by t. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dangerous and Moving Tour was an international concert tour of the band t. ...

The DVD Truth: Live in St. Petersburg was released on September 12, 2007. is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in country music 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop 2007 in metal Albums released in 2007 Musical groups established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ...

Then, on August 30, 2006, the official website announced that the girls had left their record company, Universal/Interscope. is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 21, 2006, 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]."^[6] is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Syktyvkar Area - total - % water Ranked 15th - 415,900 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 54th - est. ... Capital Syktyvkar Area - total - % water Ranked 15th - 415,900 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 54th - est. ...

2007-2008: Waste Management / Upravleniye Otbrosami

Promo shot from "Beliy Plashchik".

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."^[7] On May 26, they flew out to Moscow to take part in the Moscow Gay Pride demonstration.^[8] Beliy Plaschik (Cyrillic: Белый плащик; Translated: White Robe) is the premiere single from t. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Moscow Pride is an annual LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) pride event in Moscow, Russia. ...

On September 12, 2007 t.A.T.u. released Truth. It was the group's first release since leaving Universal. is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... t. ...

Production companies / Management

When t.A.T.u. was first formed by Shapovalov, the group's production company Neformat was born, with Shapovalov and Renski 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 Renski, Dasha Mischenko, Eugenia Voevodina and Andrey Artischev. For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Alternate cover Japanese release cover Singles from Dangerous and Moving Released: September 2005 Released: December 2005 Released: March 2006 Released: November 2006 Dangerous and Moving was the second English album by Russian pop duo t. ...

Band members

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.

Current members

• Sven Martin — Keyboard, musical director
• Troy MacCubbin — Guitars
• Steve Wilson — Drums (2006-present)
• Domen Vajevec — Bass (2006-present)

Former members

• Roman Ratej — Drums (2003-2006)

Discography

This is the discography for Russian duet t. ... Singles from 200 Po Vstrechnoy Released: December 2000 Released: March 2001 Released: 2001 200 Po Vstrechnoy (Russian: ; Translated: 200 [km/h] Against the Traffic), is the debut album of the Russian group t. ... Alternate covers Japanese Obi Cover Russian Album Cover Singles from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane Released: September 2002 Released: May 2003 Released: June 2003 Released: July 2003 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane was the first English-language studio album released by t. ... Alternate cover Russian Edition, 2 CDs + DVD t. ... Alternate cover Japanese release cover Singles from Dangerous and Moving Released: September 2005 Released: December 2005 Released: March 2006 Released: November 2006 Dangerous and Moving was the second English album by Russian pop duo t. ... Singles from Lyudi Invalidy Released: October 21, 2005 Lyudi Invalidy (Cyrillic: Люди Инвалиды; Translated: Invalid People) is the second Russian album by the duo t. ... Singles from The Best Released: November 22, 2006 The Best (aka The Best of t. ... Singles from Upravleniye Otbrosami Released: November 29, 2007 Upravleniye Otbrosami (Cyrillic: Управление Отбросами; Translated: Waste Management) is the upcoming third Russian studio album by t. ... Waste Management is the third English studio album by t. ... Screaming For More is a DVD release of the band t. ... Anatomy of t. ... Singles from The Best Released: November 22, 2006 The Best (aka The Best of t. ... You and I (formerly titled )[1] is an upcoming film, a fictionalized version of real events[2] from the novel t. ...

Tours

• 200 Po Vstrechnoy Tour (2001-2002)
• Show Me Love Tour (2003)
• Dangerous and Moving Tour (2006)

With the high sales for the album 200 Po Vstrechnoy, In May of 2001 t. ... The Show Me Love Tour was the first concert tour in 2003 by the group t. ... The Dangerous and Moving Tour was an international concert tour of the band t. ...

References and footnotes

Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

T.A.T.u.

• t.A.T.u. Official website
• t.A.T.u. at MySpace