For a moment they were world famous, the girls Julia Volkova and Lena Katina from the Russian pop duo tATu Thanks to a publicity campaign that is as simple as it is banal: were they lesbian or not? A suggestive video clip - school uniforms always do well - and exciting photo reports; the press loved the thought that Julia and Lena liked to be together in one bed. Of course tATu also made a nice
… single with All The Things She Said, produced by Trevor Horn, but when the news was a bit off (they weren't lesbian) tATu quickly turned out to be forgotten. Nevertheless, the international debut album 200 km / h In The Wrong Lane (2002) was a nice CD, with more productions by Trevor Horn and a remarkable cover of The Smiths. And its successor Dangerous And Moving is also quite funny. Julia and Lena still sing with extremely high-pitched 'Chipmunk' voices and the musical formula of pumping dance beats with occasionally ripping guitars is unchanged. It is usually not about anything at all, but it sounds good. (IV)more