t.A.T.u. - Appear On Volya’s Show

[Joshua James 1,889]

Lena Katina and Julia Volkova talked about t.A.T.u.’s reunion on “Volya’s Show” on the episode that aired September 21, 2025. Here are the most interesting fragments from the interview.

About the first fallout: “We started to annoy each other“.

In Lena’s words, in the 2000s her and Julia spent a lot of time together. And at some point they began to “just annoy” each other.

“In 2009 I was in a relationship, I wanted peace and quiet. I came in and said that I am leaving the group, that I love you, but I need time to live for myself and for my family”, says Julia Volkova about the first breakup of the band.

In 2012, 2013, and 2014 Lena and Julia got together for one-time performances. They had a fight after the Sochi Olympics because of “everyday life”. In 2016, 2022, and 2023 they also individual performances together. In 2025 the redhead and brunette announced the band’s major comeback.

“Time passed, our managers had a lot of requests. Fans wrote in from all around the world”, explains Julia Volkova. “We have a lot of plans, but we want to announce them gradually. In the summer we had a big concert in Crimea, and are planning a concert in Moscow”.

“It it possible that we will have two concerts in Moscow because the first date sold very well”, added Lena Katina.

Julia Volkova’s operation: “One vocal cord is paralyzed”.

Julia Volkova said that in the passed years she has gone through two oncologists.

“During one of the operations the doctor damaged my vocal cords. I didn’t speak for a year at all. I did not have any hope that I would sing. I have had a huge amount of operations all around the world. The last one was a year and a half ago in Korea. This is my long journey in life”, says Volkova. “It will never be how it used to be. One of my vocal cords is paralyzed. Today this is the voice I have, and I like it very much. I accepted it and learned to live with it. I sing live and we are recording songs.”

Sting and t.A.T.u.: The singer recorded a bass guitar part on “Friend or Foe”.

t.A.T.u.’s comeback was supported by British singer Sting on his social media. Not many know that the legendary artist recorded bass guitar for their song “Friend or Foe”. This composition was part of t.A.T.u.’s second album, “Dangerous and Moving”.

“We were part of the same label as Sting, Marilyn Manson, Eminem, The Pussycat Dolls, The Black Eyed Peas. We worked and collaborated, it was cool”, Julia Volkova recalls.

The age limit of t.A.T.u.’s concert is 16+.

The 40-year old singers underscored that they no longer perform several of their old “provocative songs”. The age limit for their concert is 16+.

“Because we honour traditions and respect the laws of our country. The song ‘Ya Soshla S Uma’ is performed in English – ‘All The Things She Said’. Its meaning is not as explicit”, says Julia.

Lena added that kisses have not been part of their concerts for a long time. Julia has been married twice. Lena is now happily married for a second time. both have two children each.

“My youngest, Samir, will turn 18 this year. My daughter, Vika, will turn 21 on September 23rd. She is a third-year institute student. I talk to them on the same level. It is important for me to have a friendship with them, not to be a mother-mentor and a mother hen. To lecture them and fight, that is not my thing”, admits Volkova.

“I am not a mother hen, but rather a mentor mother. I lecture, I constantly scream at the older one who is in the 4th grade. At 10 years old puberty started, I learned to live with it. But I work with it. I read a lot of literature and talk to specialists. It isn’t always possible to stay calm and I run out of patience. That is when the hysteria starts”, admits Katina.

Source: kp.ru x https://tatu-media.com/

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Joshua James

[Cameltoe Chariot 15,269]

omfg Yulia looks... um...

.......... anyway Lena the consistent icon you've been!!!!!!

Edited 9 hours ago by Cameltoe Chariot

[NemoMyName 906]

I don't know where this reunion is heading, but I'm glad they can work together again like 2 adults with no drama.

[Jill 30,368]

39 minutes ago, NemoMyName said:

I don't know where this reunion is heading, but I'm glad they can work together again like 2 adults with no drama.

Agreed.

[Concertaholic 6,040]

They built up such a large LGBT fanbase just to be spineless bigots and enablers of the kremlin 

[Joshua James 1,889]

1 hour ago, Concertaholic said:

They built up such a large LGBT fanbase just to be spineless bigots and enablers of the kremlin 

Sadly Illegal to say now on Russian state TV

and shows how much Putin has changed Russia since 2000,

when they were the act to show how liberal Russia had become since the fall of the Soviet Union  

[Wolf Boy 3,279]

FAKE LESBIAN ICONS GIVE US A NEW ALBUM

[skaxboy 5,718]

Gay (for pay) icons!!!!

 

JK, they can eff off.

 

In a 2011 interview, Julia Volkova stated that she wouldn’t accept having a gay son. “God created man for procreation, it is the nature. The man for me is the support…I won’t accept a gay son,” she said on Russian TV. “A man has no right to be a f- -. I just want my son to be a real man, not a f- -.”

[Kayi 2,702]

The concept of their band was always problematic. Wasn't they like 12 or 13 when they acted oversesualized and pretended to be lesbian ? The producer was a sicko for sure. The brunette one turned out to be homophobic some years later. It's so messy but their songs were actually great.

Btw 2000s Slavic fashion and 2000s pop music is really underrated tbh 

Yo someone have some other music recomandation ? 

[River 117,822]

5 hours ago, Cameltoe Chariot said:

omfg Yulia looks... um...

.......... anyway Lena the consistent icon you've been!!!!!!

The homophobia really ate her inside out