T.A.T.u.

t.A.T.u. (, ) were a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children's musical group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian record label Neformat. t.A.T.u.'s debut album ''200 Po Vstrechnoy'' (2001) was a commercial success in Eastern Europe, and that resulted in the duo signing with Interscope Records to release its English-language counterpart, ''200 km/h in the Wrong Lane'' (2002). The album was certified platinum by the IFPI for one million copies sold in Europe and became the first album by a foreign group to reach number one in Japan. South Korean singer BoA was the first artist overall to achieve such feat in 2002 with her debut Japanese album ''Listen to My Heart''—the singer's second Japanese album ''Valenti'' also reached number one on its first week in 2003, one month before t.A.T.u.'s Japanese debut. According to Oricon, t.A.T.u. became the first foreign group to reach number one with their self-titled Japanese debut album. The album had peaked at number three in its first week on the Oricon Albums Chart.}} It was also certified gold in the United States and included the international hits "All the Things She Said" and "Not Gonna Get Us". The duo represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Ne ver, ne boysya", finishing third. t.A.T.u. is one of the few Russian performers who have achieved international success along with Alla Pugacheva and Anna Netrebko.

t.A.T.u. released their second international album, ''Dangerous and Moving'', alongside its Russian equvalent, ''Lyudi Invalidy'', in 2005, with the group reaching moderate success after parting ways with Shapovalov. The former was promoted with the international hit "All About Us". The duo ventured into other projects, such as creating their own production company T.A. Music and promoting the film inspired by their story, ''You and I'' (2008). Their last pair of albums, ''Vesyolye Ulybki'' and ''Waste Management'', followed between 2008 and 2009, respectively. t.A.T.u. officially broke up in 2011, with Katina and Volkova pursuing solo careers. They reunited to perform at special occasions, such as the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in subsequent years. Provided by Wikipedia