"I like everything about Lena, even if she has some little flaws: sometimes she cries and yells at me. You know, I could kill for her!" Yulia Volkova, February 2006, French FHM interview"
t.A.T.u. are 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
"No. Just friends, not lovers. We never were lovers. We were always really good friends. We are like sisters. Its like, when you meet your friend, you can hug them, give them a kiss? Girls just do it more honestly. We never were lesbians, to be honest." Lena Katina, Interview with Gazeta Izvestiya, September 2005"
T.A.T.u."I love her greatly! I can do anything for her but I don’t manage to be always by her side. We need to tour. Should I drag her around with me? She’s in Moscow with nanny now. It’s okay. We have whole life ahead of us." Yulia Volkova, When asked about her Daughter and being a Mother."
T.A.T.u."What we have – is not even a friendship, its much more. When people actually live together for ten years, you cant call it just a friendship. I take her more as a relative than a friend" Lena Katina"
T.A.T.u."Lesbian image does not disturb us, because we are not lesbians. Yes, we love each other, but I repeat, we are not lesbians. We just show love between two girls, without vulgarities. Our behaviour has been misinterpreted. I have never had a girlfriend and I have never been in a relationship with Yulia. But its true, that meanwhile Yulia had a girlfriend." Lena Katina"
T.A.T.u."People are afraid of truth, People were like, Youre not afraid that people will cancel your visas, and youll never go to America again? But we are provocative. Thats our nature." Lena Katina, on the Hui Voine! shirts"
T.A.T.u."We never said we were lesbians, but everyone said that we were and now everyone said that we lied. We simply love each other." Lena Katina, 2005"
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