The 00s were a wild ride full of one-hit wonders. From the Cha Cha Slide to Teenage Dirtbag, there was a whole host of rock, hip hop and angsty pop tunes to burn onto a CD and chuck into your Sony Discman ah, those were the days. One of the most memorable of those hit-the-charts-and-then-disappeared-forever groups has got to be Tatu - or t.
Originally from Moscow, Russia, the duo - comprised of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova - topped the UK charts for four weeks with the emotional lesbian bop. Later that year, the pair represented Russia at the Eurovision song contest, coming third with Ne Ver, Ne Boisya and in December, when a behind-the-scenes documentary was released about the 'lesbian' couple, it was unveiled that the pair were not, as Lena put it, lesbians themselves, but "singing for lesbians.
After a month of international success, the band went on to reach the UK top four more times with the likes of Not Gonna Get Us and Friend Or Foe but, after failing to make it into the charts once more, and following a series of conflicts between the pair, Tatu disbanded in Lena and Julia went on to pursue their own solo careers, with Lena releasing Never Forget in August alongside a music video in which her and ex-bandmate Julia, err, dies.
Yeah, she did that Julia - Russian, Yulia - joined t. The pair continued to perform together until when both went their separate ways to pursue solo careers, with Julia releasing her single All Because Of You, which peaked or should we say In , Julia and Lena reunited briefly to perform at the Russian Olympic Games and afterwards, went on to record a single together.
However, after further conflict, the single was released as a 'collaboration' rather than by the girls together as Tatu. While Lena went on to continue performing for years afterwards, Julia tragically developed thyroid cancer, causing her to lose her singing voice.
These days, Julia is enjoying life with her two children and two dogs. She lives quite the jet-setter life and has been flying across the globe to the likes of Germany and LA, oh, and she loves a good 'ole Tatu throwback on her Instagram, too. Lena started singing at just eight years old, performing in a Russian children's act before she then met Julia in Neposedi. After their fleeting stint at the top of the music charts, Lena pursued her own music career, and reached the MTV Russia top 10 for her, err, interesting single Never Forget.
After her solo music video was a success in Russia, Lena continued to release singles and covers, but revealed later that year that she was struggling to find representation. In , after she and Julia had reunited at the Olympic Games, Lena accused her former bandmate of blackmailing her and the band supposedly went their separate ways though both continued to cross paths The album topped the charts in many countries across Europe, selling over , copies in America, two million in Japan and a million in Russia.
Both were moderate hits across Europe. The duo came third with points. The single was included on a remix album that same year, while the girls spent most of writing and recording for a third album. It would prove less of a success to its predecessor selling just 90, copies in the US. The following year t. But Lena and Julia had one more delivery to make before they called it a day.
Following a tour in America, Russia and Europe that took them into the early months of , they both announced that the group was finished and that they would pursue solo careers from now on. She instead has taken a different path as an actress appearing in a number of films and TV shows in Russia.
Both Lena and Julia have busy solo careers as well as having families. So far, both members of t. It could happen, perhaps not for another decade or so…the girls still have their school uniforms from the video, so anything is possible! Follow Following.
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