TATU XANGA BACKGROUNDS
( I made these myself, more coming soon)

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ARTICLES

t.A.T.u. Cover Article in Steppin' Out Magazine (U.S.A.) They're back.... t.A.T.u. Interview by Chaunce Hayden The brainchild of video director Ivan Shapovalov, t.A.T.u. (pronounced "tattoo") is a well-marketed Russian singing duo made up of twenty-year-old Yulia "Julia" Olegovna Volkova, and twenty-one-year-old, Elena "Lena" Sergeevna Katina. This ultra-cute group were a mega-hit in Russia from their beginnings in 2000, thanks to savvy packaging and snappy pop songs. Dressed in schoolgirl uniforms, the teenagers (Lena's the redhead, Julia's the brunette) appeared on stage and in public as (cough, cough) lesbian lovers, kissing each other every chance they got. The true nature of their relationship is part of the mystery and hype of the package, but nobody can argue the fact that their records sell. Their first album, "200 km/h in the Wrong Lane," was a top hit in Russia in 2001. On the strength of their videos and hit songs such as "All the Things She Said" and "Not Gonna Get Us," they carried their popularity internationally, making the leap from stars on MTV Russia to stars on MTV in the United States. These days t.A.T.u. is touring the world while promoting their second album, "Dangerous and Moving." I recently had the opportunity to sit down with both Julia and Lena and chat about the lesbian rumor, Russia, music, and did I mention the lesbian rumor? Chaunce Hayden: It's been several years since your last album. Would consider your new album, "Dangerous and Moving," a comeback? Lena Katina: We're just happy to be back. We think this new album is even better than the first one. So we're really happy. We're playing concerts, so everything is okay. Didn't one of you just have a baby? Julia Volkova: I just had a baby! I want more children. You're known as the wild one. Has being a mom calmed you down a bit? Julia: I don't know. Ask Lena! Lena: It's calmed her down just a little bit! Yulia's character is always the same. She's always crazy and energetic. How old are both of you? Lena: I'm 21 and Yulia will turn 21 in February. How different are you from the two young girls who caused such a global commotion during the release of your first album five years ago? Lena: We're much different, of course! We were only 15 years old during the first album. Julia: Our point of view on things has changed. Lena: Growing up is such a process of things changing every day. Okay, let's just get to it. Are the two of you lesbians or what? Lena: We never say if we're lesbians. We tell everybody that we just love each other. It was never about being a lesbian. We're just good friends. We're like a family. We're really close to each other. We're like sisters. Sometimes I'm like Yulia's mother. Sometimes she's like my mother. What else can I say on this topic? During your first tour, you toyed with the lesbian image and the attention you got from it was enormous. Lena: Yeah, I agree. But it's about the music and the message first. Our image and how we behave is second. Do you ever get tired of having to clear up the lesbian rumors? Lena: Yeah. We're a little bit tired of the question. We don't understand why everybody is so interested in this topic. Why do you think? Lena: I guess it's the most interesting thing. An artist's private life is always interesting. Everybody sees the artist on the stage, but nobody gets to see how they are in their private life. It's a psychology thing. Not to mention the fact that men love young, hot lesbians. Lena: (Laughs) That's a good point. But I don't know if that's true! What do you think? I think men love lesbians because they hope somehow it will mean a threesome for them. That's just my personal point of view. Lena: (Laughs) Maybe. I never heard about that! I have some male friends who have told me that their dream is to have a lesbian girlfriend. But I just don't know why! Do you both still live in Moscow? Lena: Yes. From what I see on television, Russia looks like a difficult place to live. Am I wrong? Lena: It's very difficult to describe Russia because everywhere is different. Moscow is like a separate country. Moscow is Moscow, and then there's Russia. Where do you find you have the most fans, here in the United States or back home in Russia? Lena: You know, we have fans everywhere. In some countries we have just one fan, and in other countries we have thousands of fans. But everything is okay. We have fans all over the world. Russia has changed a great deal since the fall of Communism. Are you too young to remember what Communism is? Lena: Yeah, we're too young. But our parents remember that. We were born in '84 and '85, we were too small back then to remember. What do you think of America? Lena: We like America. Actually, Yulia wants to move here. Personally, I like Los Angeles because it's sunny and warm and the atmosphere is very relaxing. But for me, the only place I want to live is Moscow. Anybody homesick? Lena: Of course! Very! Here's a question for you. Why do so many young Russian women who come to America end up working as strippers? Lena: I think it's just a money thing. It's hard to find a really good job in Russia. You have to be a highly educated person to get a good job. One music critic described t.A.T.u. as a very scary band. Do you think you're a scary band? Lena: (Yells) We're not a scary band! We're good girls! Then why are people scared of you? Lena: I don't know! Do you think we're scary? A little. You're freaking me out for some reason. Lena: Hang out with us for a few days and you'll see that we're not scary! We're just two small girls. You mentioned earlier that your message is very important. What exactly is your message? Lena: I will tell you that sexuality is not our message. Our message is to love each other and to respect each other and to be patient with each other. Because in this world, lots of people are mean and greedy and selfish. People think just about themselves. Nobody is sincere. Nobody is innocent. They're not honest. So our message is to be better! Be honest with everybody. In your new video "All About Us," it seems like you're criticizing the media as well as sending a message about violence toward women. Lena: We're just showing our reality. It's a pretty violent video. Every day a different young girl gets attacked. It's a problem. So we just want to say you have to be careful in this world. I have a question. Will you speak to Yulia for a couple of minutes? Because I really have to go to the bathroom! Of course. Take your time. Guess it's just you and me, Julia. Julia: I don't speak English very well. I'm sorry. Why do I get the feeling that's going to be more of a problem for me than it is for you? Julia: It's not a problem. I speak sometimes. If I want to, I speak. Is English a difficult language to learn? Julia: Yeah, it's hard. But when I speak to people, I try to learn English. It's odd that you can sing so well in English, yet have such trouble with the language. Julia: Singing in English is hard for me too. (Laughs) But I do it! (Writer's note: Lena returns from the bathroom.) Any problems with the Russian mafia? Lena: (Laughs) We don't get involved in politics! You've already posed for Maxim magazine. What about Playboy? Lena: They asked us, but we won't do it. Because they want you to get naked? Lena: Yeah, and we don't want to be naked. Does Ashlee Simpson suck as a singer? Julia: Everybody does their own thing. It's their life. If they want to sing, okay. Lena: We like all kinds of styles of music. Folk, rock, rap ...We just like music. How do you feel about American television? Lena: We don't watch American television. Why? Lena: First of all, we have no time. And secondly, if we're watching TV, it's usually movies in English in the hotel. But we mostly listen to the radio. Both of you remind me of Avril Lavigne a little bit. Lena: Yeah, we're very similar. I agree. But at times we can be very opposite. It's hard to explain. I'm more calm and Yulia is more energetic. When she has more than enough, I calm her down. And when I'm too calm, Yulia will pick me up and say, "Hey Lena, what is wrong with you! Be more energetic!" Do you write your own songs? Lena: Actually, we're not writing our own music. We have really good composers and really good lyric writers with us. They are our very good friends. They know everything that is happening with our lives. So they can write the music the way we see the world. Julia: They write music about our lives, our thoughts, our problems, and the problems of teenagers in general. What bothers you most? Lena: People! Boyfriend? Lena: Yes. How's that working out? Lena: Of course it's hard. I was on the phone with my boyfriend right before this interview. I told him I have to hang up to talk to you and he started to yell, "Always your interviews. Always you're traveling! I miss you! Stay on the phone with me!" But I just hung up on him to talk to you. He'll get over it. Lena: He just doesn't get it. But he loves me very, very much. He just wants me to be more with him. What's the average age of your fans? Lena: Seven to seventy. Seventy? Lena: Yeah, in Russia we have grandparents come up to us after our shows and say, "Hey, girls, we love you so much. You're very good! Can you please give us your autograph?" I get the feeling you're not going to have too many seventy-year-olds at your U.S. concerts. Just a gut feeling. Lena: We'll just do our thing and see what happens. Finally, what's your message to the world? Lena and Julia: (Yell) LOVE EACH OTHER! [posted 12/13/2005 U.S.A.]

'Friend or Foe'

1171 Production Group is proud to announce t.A.T.u.'s new video "Friend Or Foe." The video was shot in the canyons just outside of L.A. where the 1960s Batman series and many Westerns were filmed. Source: 1171.com [posted 10/19/2005 U.S.A.]

Time Out Magazine Raves about (UK) "Dangerous and Moving"

From the "Style" section of TIME OUT MAGAZINE (UK): t.A.T.u. "Dangerous and Moving" 4 out of 6 stars Faux-lesbian Russian duo return with a dozen great retreads of THAT single It's been more than two years since the thinking person's Cheeky Girls imploded in a cloud of management bust-ups, on-air lesbian snogs, cancelled arena dates, a failed Eurovision entry and a pregnancy. This comeback album is a marked improvement on 2003's "200 kph in the Fast Lane' in that it ditches the dreary fillers and instead spends most of its 14 tracks trying to replicate the gothic majesty of Trevor Horn's 'All the Things She Said.' That means lovelorn, minor-key power pop, juddering techno drums, bleepy analogue synth effects, symphonic string arrangements (courtesy, bizzarely, of Richard Carpenter), surreal Cossak-dancing breakdowns and some wonderfully sulky adolescent lyrics. 'Cosmos' recalls Depeche Mode at their kinkiest; 'Loves Me Not' sounds like Slayer playing New Order; 'All About Us' suggests classic Abba as rendered by Laibach. Oddly, Trevor Horn's sole contribution - the mid-paced power ballad 'Craving' - is the one track that doesn't sound like Trevor Horn. There is no Smiths cover this time, more's the pity, but one could imagine Morissey singing the rather fine 'Friend Or Foe' (written by - outch! - Dave Stewart and featuring - eek! - Sting on bass). A minor masterpiece. - John Lewis, Time Out (UK) [posted 10/6/2005 U.S.A.]

Congratulations to t.A.T.u. on their Top 10 single debut in the UK!

"All About Us" debuts at no. 8 on the UK singles chart today. Congratulations Julia and Lena. [posted 10/2/2005 U.S.A.]

CDUK Calls t.A.T.u.'s "All About Us" a "Genius Single"

t.A.T.u. All About Us * * * * To the best of our knowledge, Russia is a vladi scary place to live right now. As far as we can tell, every second person is a mafia monster, a muscle-bound psychopath who’ll shoot you dead as soon as look at you. And the others? They’ve just been shot dead by the first bunch. Add to that, the country’s soaring class divide, and the kind of (how to put this on a family website?) physical commerce which makes Victorian London look like an away-day in a monastery, and it’s all too clear why t.A.T.u. are the most exciting pop act we’ve experienced for years. It’s because t.A.T.u – like their motherland – are unbelievably dangerous. And we mean that sincerely. t.A.T.u. honestly give us the impression that they could have us killed. Compare that with… say, Girls Aloud, who – at the very worst – could inveigle us into a situation where we might have to make regular payments to the Child Support Agency. Or The Pussycat Dolls, who could just about blind us with the steely glow of their over-bleached teeth. Or the Sugababes, who could possibly sulk us to sleep. None of them can do what t.A.T.u. do so effortlessly: scare us. Forgive us for getting all “it were all hills around here” but, once upon a time, lots of pop music was like this – dangerous, uncompromising and brutal. Pop music was a threat. Pop music scared your parents. And, whereas nowadays the most exciting thing a popstar’s likely to do is perform a costume change, popstars actually used to change the world. And they did it by adopting the first rule of any revolution: there’s YOU and there’s THEM. And (unless it involves crowbars and molotov cocktails) never the twain shall meet. Which is entirely what ‘All About Us’ is about (and, for that matter, t.A.T.u.’s two other genius singles, ‘All The Things She Said’ and, especially, ‘Not Gonna Get Us’). As the lyrics slowly reveal themselves – timed out one word per line, like some kind of slow-moving tank attack - it’s spelled out pure and simple, in black and white: “If / they / hurt / you / they / hurt / me / too.” And they’re not just talking about some fictional relationship; they’re talking about US (the young, free people) and THEM (parents / government / all forces of authority). Make no mistake: this is fight music – and its simple sophistication makes most punk rock protests look like the juvenile flailings of a teething toddler. Why is this so important? Well, it’s important because, at long last, pop has starkly come to terms with the fundamental ground zero of teenage emotion: they’re out to get me and no one understands – without resorting to whiny Kevin The Teenager grumbling. It’s articulate, it’s powerful and it’s got a melody so cold and sturdy you could cross the Siberian tundra on it. No wonder the tabloids were up in arms about t.A.T.u. all those years ago. It’s nothing to do with girlie snogging. And it’s nothing to do with dodgy marketing. But it’s everything to do with teenage independence and a stone-cold refusal to listen to your elders. They’re right to be afraid. And you’re right to be excited. [posted 10/1/2005 U.S.A.]

Tatu Xanga Layouts( I didn't make these layouts, im going to be makeing some soon)(Copy and Paste the code in your look and feel under your own header html or webstats)(If you want you can change stuff on there if you can)

1.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tatutester736

2.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Tatu2_____yo

3.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Tatu_____yo   

4.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tatu_lay1         

5.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=TATU_Tester   

6.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tatulayout         

7.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tatupreview 

8.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tatu_layout  

(This is the one I made)

1.http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=TATURequested1

Wallpapers

(They're bigger than the display picture!)

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU20.jpg

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http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU13.jpg

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU17.jpg

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU12.jpg

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU14.jpg

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU10.jpg

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU08.jpg

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http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU01.jpg

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http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU06.jpg

http://www.coolbuddy.com/wallpapers/celeb/imgs/TATU02.jpg

http://globals.universal-music.de/get_file.php?data_id=548763751&id=100049117

http://globals.universal-music.de/get_file.php?data_id=548763752&id=100049120

http://globals.universal-music.de/get_file.php?data_id=548763753&id=100049123

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AD REMOVER PLEASE ADD BOTH OF THESE  CODES TO YOUR WEBSITE STATS SECTION

(This One First)

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OPENING PAGE(PLEASE FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS COPY AND PASTE THIS CODE ON YOUR LOOK AND FEEL IN YOUR OWN HEADER HTML, THEN FIND A PICTURE URL AND COPY AND PASTE THE URL WHERE IT SAYS PASTE PICTURE URL HERE)

MEDIA VIDEO PLAYER CODE (CHANGE THE URL ADDRESS TO WHAT VIDEO YOU WANT)

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MEDIA VIDEO PLAYER CODE TWO (CHANGE THE URL ADDRESS TO WHAT VIDEO YOU WANT THIS IS THE ONE THAT I HAVE ON THE SITE NOW)

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COPY THE CODE IN THE SCROLL BOX THEN PASTE IN CUSTOM HEADER OR IN WEBSTATS, I GUESS ANYWHERE YOU WANT IT. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR MUSIC VIDEO URL, WHERE IT SAYS "PASTE MUSIC VIDEO URL HERE"

Tatu Video's:

TIP: (WHEN LOOKING AT A VIDEO ON SOMEONE'S SITE AND YOU WANT TO MAKE IT FULL SCREEN DOUBLE CLICK THE VIDEO WHEN IT IS PLAYING)

OCHKI

http://www.tatu.us/nex/ochki.wmv

NOT GUNNA GET US

http://media.t-online.de/TOnlineVision/F/wm/musi-030402mtatung300FW10000036663.asx

30MINS

http://fox4756.free.fr/Tatu-30_Minutes.WMV

HOW SOON IS NOW?

http://fox4756.free.fr/Tatu-How_soon_is_Now.mpg

ALL ABOUT US(UNCENSORED)

http://tatumagni.free.fr/videos/Tatu-%20All%20about%20us-%20Tatumagni.mpeg

LYUDI INVALIDY(Full Video)

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Tatu-Lyudi_Invalidy-DVDR-TVA-MP2-PAL-RUZone.wmv

FRIEND OR FOE(New Video)

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/tatu_friendorfoe_tatu.splendid.free.fr.wmv

SHOW ME LOVE

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/tatu%20half%20official%20show%20me%20love%20video.wmv

All ABOUT US (Dave Aude Mix Show)

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/tatu%20-%20all%20about%20us%20(dave%20aude%20big%20mixshow%20edit)-dvdr-pal-2005-djvr.wmv

ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID (LIVE AT A FESTIVAL)

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96781308/K=tatu/v=2/SID=w/l=VDP/SIG=12c37dt20/EXP=1111873443/*-http://star.udn.com/star/download/20030303/Tatu_Live.mpg

ATTSS (LIVE ON WETTEN DAS)

http://www.onlytatu.net/uploads/video/All%20The%20Things%20She%20Said,%20Wetten%20Das,%20ZDF.wmv

ATTSS (LIVE ON TRL, IN USA)

http://www.onlytatu.net/uploads/video/TRL%20(MTV%20USA%2003-03-2003).mpg

TATU'S DAY(1-6)

DURATION (1 Min:51 Seconds)

http://hare-tatu.narod.ru/download/video/tatusday/tatusday1.wmv

DURATION (1 Min:10 Seconds)

http://hare-tatu.narod.ru/download/video/tatusday/tatusday2.wmv

DURATION (55 Seconds)

http://hare-tatu.narod.ru/download/video/tatusday/tatusday3.wmv

DURATION (56 Seconds)

http://hare-tatu.narod.ru/download/video/tatusday/tatusday4.wmv

DURATION (1 Min:14 Seconds)

http://hare-tatu.narod.ru/download/video/tatusday/tatusday5.wmv

DURATION (1 Min:34 Seconds)

http://hare-tatu.narod.ru/download/video/tatusday/tatusday6.wmv

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Tatu%20-%20Frank%20Skinner%20Show%20-%2029th%20September%202005%20(Ice_Cream).wmv

TATU AT EMA PRESENTING 2005

http://frenchytatuvideo5.free.fr/videos/TATU%20-%20MTV_2005.wmv

TATU INTERVIEW AT RTL

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Tatu_-_Punkt_9_-_30th_September_2005__Ice_Cream_.wmv

 TATU ON E!NEWS EMISSION ITALIENNE

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Enews_le16_09_2005.WMV

INTERVIEW CHANNEL 4

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/tatu_-_slash_music_interview.wmv

REPORTAGE ALLEMAND CHAINE RTL

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/tatu%20RTL%20Punkt12%2021-09-05.wmv

http://fox4756.free.fr/eurovision.wmv

TATU AT CDUK(LIVE)

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Tatu%20-%20All%20About%20Us%20(Live%20CDUK%2017th%20September%202005)%20(Ice_Cream).wmv

TATU AT HIT MACHINE(LIVE)

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Tatu_-_All_About_Us__Hit_Machine_-Paris-14-09-2005-TSN.wmv

TATU AT NRJ CINE AWARDS (LIVE)

http://tatu.splendid.free.fr/V5/video/Tatu-All_About_Us_(Live_at_NRJ_Cine_Awards_30-09-2005)-SVCD-2005.wmv

TIP: (THE FTP'S MIGHT NEED A LITTLE TIME TO LOAD THE VIDEO BUT IT WORKS)

NVNBNP

ftp://ftp.tatu.ru/LIVE/NVNBNP%20MUZ-TV%202003.mpg

PROSTYE DVIZHENIYA 

ftp://ftp.tatu.ru/tatu1.mpg

YA SOSHLA S UMA