‘Fame Academy’ champ Alex Parks lashed out at t.A.T.u. duo Lena Katina and Julia Volkova for pretending to be lesbians. “It is insulting to see t.A.T.u. acting the way they do,” the openly lesbian singer told the Daily Star. “It feels like they’re trying to make a bit of a joke out of being a lesbian. It’s sad. If their music was any good then it might help, but their latest record sounds exactly like their previous one.”
Tatu’s Katina Threatens To Murder Charlotte Church
Charlotte Church’s habit of insulting her pop rivals has gotten her in trouble with t.A.T.u.’s Lena Katina, according to The Daily Star. After Church claimed the faux lesbian duo “just sound real sh**”, adding that “on of them’s a minger as well” and that ‘All About Us’ was “awful,” Katina responded, “I will murder her. She should come to Moscow and then I will shoot her in the head just like in our video. No one has heard of her in my country - yet where she lives, everyone knows who we are. She must be very careful with her big mouth because bad things can happen to people.”
New Tatu Album, Same Lousy Interviews
Blender caught up with t.A.T.u. singer Lena Katina, who says their new album ‘Dangerous and Moving’ inspired a new work ethic in the studio. “We did it mostly ourselves,” Lena Katina contended. When asked if they wrote the songs, she admitted, “No.” Did they play the instruments? “No.” Did they produce the album? “No.” As for the critics who think their time has passed, Katina said, “Frankly speaking, I don’t give a sh**.” But what can she say about the new album? “It’s difficult,” she said. “If you really want to get into it, you could spend hours talking about this album.”
t.A.T.u. At G-A-Y
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I’ve never been a t.A.T.u. fan ever! ‘All The Things She Said’ is okay but other than that, they never really crossed my mind. My mate brought me along to see them at the G-A-Y club. At first, I didn’t want to go but I decided ‘what the hell?’ I went there and it was pretty cool! Drunk, sober, crazy, mellow people everywhere! It was a cool environment. Then they announced t.A.T.u. on the stage and a bunch of people got very excited! They came out and sung their new single ‘All About Us’ live and it was great!…
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Tatu’s Katina: We Do Not Pretend To Be Lesbians
Lena Katina spoke with Billboard about t.A.T.u.’s new single ‘All About Us’, from their upcoming album ‘Dangerous and Moving,’ due October 11th. “Our first video was about to love between two girls,” said Katina. “We do not pretend to be lesbians — we’ve never said we were. Julia (Volkova) just had a baby and currently has a girlfriend, and we’ve both always had boyfriends. We share a special bond.”
Tatu ‘All About Us’ Censored Video
The censored and streaming version of t.A.T.u.’s new video ‘All About Us’ is out. The clip is about 20 seconds shorter than the uncensored version and removes some of the more violent scenes of Julia Volkova’s assault, showing bandmate Lena Katina singing instead. They also blacked out the shooting and blood spatter. Watch it via MySpace below.
Tatu ‘All About Us’ Video
Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova of t.A.T.u. are out with the uncensored video to their new single ‘All About Us’, off the Russian pop duo’s album ‘Dangerous and Moving’, released on Interscope Records. Watch it via YouTube below.
Tatu Perform On MUZ-TV Awards
June 5, 2005 - t.A.T.u. performed their new Russian single ‘Obezyanka Nol’ and stood holding hands on a platform without singing to the music of ‘All The Things She Said’ at the MUZ-TV Awards at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium.
Tatu On The Third Annual National Music Award MUZ-TV-2005
June 3, 2005 - Tatu.ru reports that t.A.T.u. are participants of the Third Annual National Music Award MUZ-TV-2005, which will take place at Olympiyskiy Arena today (June 3). All the spring Moscow was flooded by intriguing promo-posters with the Award’s biggest news: “t.A.T.u. ARE COMING BACK”.
Tatu’s New Album Titled ‘People - Invalids’
May 15, 2005 - ‘People - Invalids’ is not only the name of one of the tracks of t.A.T.u.’s new album, but also … the name of album in itself, which was recently selected by the duo. Studio work on the pair’s new album should be complete by month’s end, and a release is planned this fall.
Javine Won’t Pull Tatu Stunt At Eurovision
Javine Hylton tells ‘Top Of The Pops’ she won’t be doing anything like t.A.T.u. when she represents Britain next month for Eurovision. “It’s a bit of a let down when people do things like that,” she said of the Russian pair’s on-stage kissing. “It should be about the song and how they perform. Not taking their clothes off or whatever.”
t.A.T.u. Are In Los Angeles To Record Second Album
Tatysite.net reports that t.A.T.u. is in Los Angeles to record their second album. This album will be released worldwide this year by Interscope. As of today, Julia Volkova and Lena Katina have recorded four new songs in English. A total of 15 songs are ready to be recorded for the international album as well as 9 more Russian versions of these songs for the Russian album. At least 2 songs - ‘Vsya Moya Lyubov’ and ‘Obezyanka-nol’ - will be released on the international album in their original Russian version. Julia and Lena will stay to work at the studios in Los Angeles for about a month, then the first single will be chosen among the recorded songs and a new video will be shot.
Tatu’s Lena’s Solo Demo Material Robbed From Parent’s Home
January 14, 2005 - t.A.T.u. star Lena Katina’s parent’s apartment in Moscow was robbed over the holidays while she was away with her boyfriend and friends and her parents were visiting their friends in Krakov. Though their new computer wasn’t touched, a disc with demo versions of songs for Lena’s solo album was lifted. The full story at tatysite.net has since been removed.
Tatu Back To Their Sapphic Antics
November 14, 2004 - The People’s Nadia Brooks was given a steamy show by Lena Katina and Julia Volkova of t.A.T.u. on the dance floor at Bouji’s in London, after they gave the gossip gal the eye.
Tatu Working On Sophomore Album
November 11, 2004 - Tatysite.net reports that t.A.T.u. are working on their second album, making demo-recordings in one of the Moscow recording studios. A few songs remain to be done on the English version of the album, but the final vocal recording will be probably done in Los Angeles. The date is not known as Julia Volkova is not ready yet to leave her two-month old daughter Viktoria for a longer time.
Tatu Drop Lesbian Image
World Entertainment News Network reports that t.A.T.u. are working on new tracks with producer Trevor Horn ahead of their comeback at British royal Prince Charles’ London charity concert in November, where they will drop their lesbian act.
“The truth is the girls were never lesbians in the first place,” a source explained. “They feel like they were being exploited. They were only 14 and 15 when they started singing in concert halls and doing sexy routines. They still want to be controversial and shocking. They want to look and act hotter than ever before - but not as lesbians.”
Tatu Father Detained Over Tiger Cub Contraband
September 2, 2004 - Customs officers on the Swedish-Finnish border have detained Lena Katina’s father Sergei Katin after he tried to illegally transport a live tiger cub, Russian Komsomolskaya, Pravda newspaper reports. The tiger cub was meant as a wedding present to the t.A.T.u. star. Lena plans to marry her boyfriend Andrei soon. Andrei has already presented his bride-to-be with a platinum ring decorated with diamonds.
Tatu’s Julia Most Likely To Give Birth To A Girl
July 5, 2004 - Dni.Ru reports that pregnant Julia Volkova of t.A.T.u. recently did an ultra-sound screening, even though she didn’t want to know the sex of the baby. Doctors insisted she undergo the procedure, since they were concerned about the rapid increase in her belly size and weight gain. The clinic didn’t not exclude the option that Julia might be carrying twins. But the ultra-sound results should only one fetus, no abnormalities were spotted, and it is most likely a girl.
