The full story of t.A.T.u., Russia's most scandalous female group

The activities of this group have been criticised on a number of occasions. The reason for this is the bold image, scandalous behaviour, as well as harsh statements by the participants themselves, who did not resist using foul language in interviews and participating in the frank photo shoots... In fact, the story's t.A.T.u. - is not as rich as their creativity, which has conquered even foreign music lovers.

"I spent my childhood to the songs of this band. At that time I didn't understand the meaning of these songs, but now I've grown up and I'm amazed! But still - t.A.T.u. are the best, they are forever in my heart...," foreign users wrote under the group's clips.

By releasing "All About Us"The Tatu were on the verge of disintegration. Before that, they had managed to excite the minds of millions of people, to earn money and fame - even if scandalous - and also to perform at the "Eurovision.. Their tracks are still relevant today, their music videos are gaining millions and their image never ceases to be romanticised by new generations who learn about them from the Internet. So who were t.A.T.u. really? - What was behind the band, and why did it cease to exist at the seemingly peak of its popularity?

The idea of a provocative image

The band formed at sundown 1990-х. As a result, she became herself successful Russian a pop group that has achieved worldwide popularity. And what's more interesting is that two schoolgirls were members: 14-year-old Yulia Volkova and a 15-year-old Lena Katina. The secret of the resounding success lay not only in talent, but also in scandalous "cover." of the project.

The duo founded Ivan Shapovalov in conjunction with Alexander Voytinsky. The men had a casting call for the lead singer, and the Katina was successful. Then she was offered to invite any girl who sings well and looks up to the standards of the pop scene - slim and pretty, respectively. Then Lena remembered Yulia, with whom she had performed in the ensemble "Naughty Boys.". And so the duo was born t.A.T.u.

The scandalous image was quickly invented for the participants, and their opinion or consent, to be honest, was not really asked. According to Shapalovaand the girls' parents were okay with it, which was considered the most important thing. What's more. father Lena emphasised that it was a "successful stage image"! Subsequently, it was difficult for the girls to get away from it - even when the group broke up, many fans were sure that the singers were having an affair... If the legend is to be believed, the producers were inspired by the film "Show Me Love" by Lukas Moodysson.which tells the story of two schoolgirls in love. The name "Tattoo" implied "Tha loves Tha.".

The main stages of creativity

The rise to international fame was swift. First of all, thanks to the provocative image. The English-language versions of the tracks also played an important role, which allowed them to go a step further and conquer the world. foreign charts. Apart from Russia, t.A.T.u. were popular on both sides of the Atlantic! And it all started with the debut single "All the Things She Said"that topped the world charts. "I've lost my mind." became a big hit, and literally "exploded" the domestic radio stations! The clip, in turn, won "gold" on the Russian MTV.

Soon after, the debut album was released "200 oncoming."and within a few weeks it sold 500,000 copies! Sami Madonna и Michael Jackson highly appreciated the creativity of Russian schoolgirls! The record also presented the second high-profile hit "We won't be caught up.": the clip for it did not leave the TV screens for a long time....

Having started releasing English versions of tracks, the girls conquered foreign charts and started touring, gathering solid stadiums. The team celebrated receiving an award MTV Video Music Awards at the Metropolitan in New York. The girls became the first and, to date, the only Russian artists to win the IFPI award for the number of albums sold. In total, their worldwide circulation is estimated at no less than 3 million copies.

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The next number one hit was the song "Half an Hour". And in 2003, the girls set out to conquer the "Eurovision." with a song "Believe not, fear not, ask not."which earned them an honourable third place.

Alas, gradually the girls grew up, and at the same time lost the interest of the public... Many critics are sure that the success of "Tatu" began to fade after the partings с Voytinsky.

Extinction and decay

В 2005 the year the second album was released, called "People with disabilities.". The music video for the song of the same name caused a flurry of criticism, although the girls themselves claimed that the title and plot refer to people who are disabled "in the shower.".

After the music video shoot. "All About Us"which took place at AmericaYulia and Lena embarked on their biggest tour to date, performing concerts at the Japan, Argentina and even Brazil. However, the success of the project gradually faded... Soon the participants of t.A.T.u. made a fatal mistake, when the confessedThey were told that they were just friends and that there was no affair between them and never had been. Before that, they were forbidden to tell anyone such information, or even to walk with their boyfriends on the street, as they could be seen. After their candid confession, their huge fan base started to dwindle in front of their eyes, and many even turned away from the "star liars" who for a long time just played their image.....

Work on the third album proceeded very slowly, with interruptions. At some point, the girls announced that they had decided to stop the project's activity and go to the solo voyage. However, before they could fulfil their promise, they did release a record, shortly after which the band's Julia's gone.. Lena continued to perform, albeit now in a proudly loneliness…

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It later emerged that the ex-soloists had built up a backlog irreconcilable differencesthat caused the split. The girls try not to cross paths too much. For example, they've given interviews Ksenia Sobchak individually, which has puzzled their old fans....

Yulia accused Lena of behaving in an extremely unfriendly manner towards her. В 2013 The girls teamed up to sing at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics. A few years later, to record a joint single "Follow Me.".

After t.A.T.U., everyone went their and it seems that these paths are not going to unite.....