t.A.T.u: The Fake Lesbian Duo 

The way teenage girls were marketed in the 90s is weird

the lesbianism, the short school girl uniforms: it was clearly just a marketing scheme for men

It bothers me so much they were forced to make out in a music video when they were litrally 15

okay but everything about this song is just iconic

I'm heavily dissapointed with her homophobic remarks towards gay men. Ironically coming from a woman who portrayed a Lesbian character.

My little lesbian heart BROKE when I found out it was fake.

5:47 She doesn't understand, homosexual love is the same as heterosexual love. It's not about the aesthetic, it's about the love we have for each other that no one lets us have.

When he said “while begging her baby to hit her one more time” i screamed

All the things she said was a bop!

Karen cut lady: ''I'm not homoph*bic, I have gay friends!'' is just making it seem so much more awful...

Lol I remember these two. As a kid I thought they were friends and when I got older I noticed the meaning behind their lyrics

I always liked the red head better. She had a better vibe.

All the things she said was an amazing song lyrically and melodically. It’s interesting to think that those lyrics described exactly how a lot of lgbt people feel and yet one of the girls still were homophobic being in the group. It was destined to collapse

I have a friend who looooves them because of their "lesbianism". She thinks they are the best couple in the world. The sad thing is that she still hasn't noticed it was all fake.

Apparently there was supposed to be an anime movie called “t.A.T.u Paragate” about them, but was later cancelled. Interesting stuff!

Russian versions of their songs were always played on Polish radio when I was traveling with my dad. I remember everyone commenting, because the fact that they were "lesbians" was something big in countries like Poland and Russia. Good times...

i learn so much from your videos. i loved all the things she said when i was younger and i had no idea about any of this

I loved when he said "living life as an openly straight woman", that was weird to hear

I’m Russian, this is just constructive criticism - you completely butchered every name 😂

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i still can't get over the fact that they performed at the sochi olympics opening ceremony with backup dancers in rainbow jackets! and putin was clapping along. like that's iconic no matter what.

I‘m glad we‘re past this „let‘s present young teen girls in super tight and sexy outfits and let them sing provocative lyrics”-era of pop music 😅

I feel sorry for them, if you take in consideration what happened to them, being made to be gay by producers, all the controversy as young girls... I can see their reasoning of their homophobic comments. It’s not an excuse but it truly affected them. Wish real LGBTQ had this type of success. I think the closest we have is Sam Smith.

Me, a Russian gay man clicking on this video: "Interesting."

This was our “do you listen to girl in red”

Fake or not, they ROCKED.

All the things she said was such an iconic song

As a hardcore t.A.T.u. fan, who was there before the international success and after, when everything started to break down during their second and third album - I have nothing but love for them. They helped me out of the closet, gave me the opportunity to meet amazing people and even work with them. HOWEVER, the quote that Julia said was hurtful, we have seen her change over the years, she was on the verge of Islam, so she is slowly but surely becoming a conservative woman - nothing wrong with that, I prefer my homophobes to be homophobic to my face. Karma has done her good, she has lost her voice. And Lena, she is just a corn ball who can't seem to get a hit single on her own. Hopefully someday they come back, or not... t.A.T.u. was a beautiful thing, but it deserves to stay in the past.

Did everyone forget, that they participated at the Eurovision Song Contest

Btw, Lena Katina's solo career is very good, with one of the best first albums I've ever heard.

Just to make sure everyone respects them names: Ee-van shá-po-va-lov Alexander Vói-tin-sky Léna Ká-tina Julia Vól-ko-va Intonation in Russian is key.

So FYI now the chances of her son being gay just jump up lol every parent that speaks like her always end up getting what they don't want. Just be happy u have a healthy son who is CAPABLE of loving .

Anyone else think they look like sisters tho, I mean especially in that thumbnail their facial features just look so similar.

I almost said is this a reupload bc I remember you speaking on them before

The early 2000s music that was considered super racy then is pretty tame compared to today’s hits . Like imagine if 34+35 came out then .

“While begging her baby to hit her one more time”, I pictured two very different scenarios in my head when he phrased it like that. A baby literally slapping her and bdsm. People actually thought t.A.T.u. were lesbians, years after it came out that it was fabricated. Some of my classmates from middle school and high school thought they were really a couple.

all the things she said may be one of the most infamous examples of shock value, but even so, the amount of references, cameos and influence it’s had over the years is actually impressive

Lena is a fantastic ally of the LGBTQ+ community and I’m glad she never disappointed us. Unfortunately Yulia post-2014 was still profiting off the hot lesbian act - check her song ‘Didn’t Want to Do It’. However, knowing the actual legal challenges people face in Russia and allied nations, their debut may be even more relevant now than it was back then. It’s an iconic song and it actually helped break barriers, even here in Western Europe. It helped us to confront issues we were only just starting to confront.

Dangerous and Moving is still one of my favorite albums, ngl. Almost every song on it is a BANGER.

i love ur channel so much wah 😭💕

And yet, they remain the most famous Russian girl group, internationally. I’m Russian and listen to Russian pop on occasion. There is some good stuff there but nothing as iconic as Tatu.

Who remembers when this was Victoria’s theme song in WWE?

We need a video of fiona apple or emilie autumn that how the industry treated these two women very unfairly for touching very delicate subjects in their songs

Julia is actually bisexual.

These girls were my life when I was a kid. I was soooo depressed and related to the music so much. As an adult, it’s honestly sad what they did to these young teenagers... I don’t think they had even made their first true kiss

Omg my 12 year old self absolutely LOVED that song. Bought their album & everything. And yea I totally remember their fake lesbian scandal lol.

This is a really great video! Most t.A.T.u. videos I find have a lot of misinformation or fail to see them as individual people in terms of their views and all that, plus some of them don't even mention their producer at all. I think in terms of the history of t.A.T.u. and their controversies over the years, this is the most complete and accurate video out there, great job!

Ah, I was just about to ask about the re-upload. Thanks for the explanation in the description box.

Good thing I read the description.

Dude in Russia we all knew that they were not lesbians

Your videos are so calming like seriously.. idk if it's your voice or the way you edit your videos but it feels so nice to watch and/or listen to them.

im a little late to this video but phenomenal, concise coverage. you covered everything SO well!

I loved this song and group when I was younger but to find out how young they were and how sexualised they were makes me feel so disgusted and uncomfortable....

You all kids are way too young to remember how iconic these 2 became

"I'm not saying I'm homophobic.... but I'm homophobic"

thank you for making this video!!! I never knew any of this obviously as a very young kid in the early 00s. I still think about secretly watching the all the things she said mv behind my parents backs as one of my earliest "queer awakening moments" and though it is very disappointing to find out that it was all a gimmick it so important to unpack the elements of exploitation of minors/hypersexualization of lgbt youth for the male gaze and the inherent homophobia that lies within that sort of "marketing". This was very eye opening!!

As a Russian I can say: 1. They didnt kiss each other in this clip it was montage work 2. They received letters from LGBT fans saing that this two girls saved their lives. As Lena Katina said, it was fake but it was based on stories of real woman. So nothing wrong with it

Omg.... 2000's times ♡

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS 😍😍😍

I love a good ol’ nostalgic TATU video by you

Omg I'm early, and I've always loved this band!

You need to speak Russian To understand how big and nostalgic t.A.T.u. is. I always have goosebumps listening to them and saddened by what happened to Yuliya's voice.

Please make a video about Poppy

Duuude!!! That's my childhood right here! With love from Russia ❤️

Dangerous and Moving is a great album.

Fun fact: All About Us was written by The Veronicas.

your channel is so good

Watching your last video on t.A.T.u got me addicted to their music

BLESSED US WITH AN UPLOAD

"All The Things She Said" is a classic !

idk why but seeing u talk abt tatu made me really happy ahaha (ps; stream not gonna get us asf

One of the best pop songs ever produced! The way the base descents two octaves during the second verse is just so beautiful... and then the industrial beat kicks in and AAALL THE THINGS SHE SAAAAID!!! ♥️

You might be not wrong, but your analysis is quite too 2020. I grew up in Russia with their music at their early days of 2000 and I remember how they were welcomed to industry. In fact it’s crazy to understand, but the Soviet legacy of law making mens’ homosexuality illegal was abolished only in 1993, just 6 years before Tatu! In 90s, many Russian artists (male and female) played with this theme in their music and videos to „celebrate“ the new freedom of minds after USSR, but no one had courage to show it openly - to kiss. Even in Russia ppl knew that weren’t real lesbians. They were marketed to the public of their own age (14-18yo), teens who haven’t defined their sexuality yet! That’s why it wasn’t watched as „dirty“ - everyone experimented in their teen years. Listen to lyrics in “Malchik Gay” - it talks about girl being attracted to a gay man, strange to be sung by “lesbians”? And believe me, if you’ve watched 1-2 early untranslated interviews (2000-2001), you’d understand they weren’t forced at all (and they confirmed it years after separation with Ivan). Girls were quite on the same boat with Ivan, they wanted people to react more, see how far they can push people’s boundaries. They didn’t expect business to go further than Russia and its neighborhood. Watch their Kremlin performance in 2001. Their producer asked them to show THE kiss, because Kremlin is a political residence of Putin (even if back in that time he didn’t care at all about LGBTQ+) Their image made them special and gave more sense to their songs. The beautiful story of 2 girls loving each other and protesting against the society for their love were more important and powerful than their real uninteresting and basic lives (of straight girls).

We need a RINA SAWAYAMA VIDEO!!!

omg thank you for this video i’ve been wondering wtf this was

Love your channel

I still play their songs still! Love it!

12 year old me was BOPPING to their songs in 2004.

I was blasting all the things she said at the beach this past summer living my FANTASY. Songs still iconic.

It was a year 2000. I was 10 years old kid. First time seeing their spot of "Not gonna get us" and then "All the things she said". I knew back then they are going to be my favorite band for life. 20 years passed already and I still love them. Nostalgia here I come. t.A.T.u. 4ever ❤️

In 2007, the girls released a statement: "Many of our fans of alternative sexual orientation thought that we lied and betrayed them. This is not true! We've never done that and we always advocated for love without boundaries." They may have been "actors playing a role" but the message is what was most important. As controversial as they are, T.A.T.u changed many people's lives, including mine. I'm so glad they existed for a short time.

For anyone who loves this song, Poppy released a cover of the song earlier this year, you can check that one out too 🥰

Very mature of you to remake with the revisited perspective. Thank you

I thought this was a reupload until i read the description lol

I thought you covered this group already?.. Nonetheless still watching cause these be interesting

The video was like this, because it is the theme of the song. Even in russian it´s about a girl, who fell in love with another girl. After the video the whole world interpreted, that these two girls have to be in a relationship because there absolutely couldn´t be another option. Their manager sensed that pretty early and made a whole story out of it. Then these two were forced to admit that they had a relationship until Yulia got pregnant and the lie was pretty obvious. Not to forget these two were 14 and 13 when they started, 15 and 14 when the video was shot and the song "Ya soshla s uma" got released in Russia and they where 18/17 when "All the things she said" was released worldwide. They were extremely vulnerable and easy to influence by their manager

okay revisted perspective 😌✨

Damn i’ve been listening to tatu for a while now this video is perfect timing with that! :D

Wow, Julia's response in the interview really shocked me, Another childhood moment has been ruined

I could have swore I seen this video before lol

Man, tatu was the sexual awakening for me back in middle school. I was questioning myself back then, i have always been gay, but don’t know what i am or what i look for. But when All the thing she said came out, i knew what i am and what i want. I was crushed when i learnt that they were faking it. So crushed.

Can you do a video on Rosalía? It’s very interesting how she is reinventing pop music

I loved their music. They inspired me so much with their music but I had no idea Julia was homophobic for so long because I just would focus on their music. When I found out it like shattered me. This was the first time I been tested with separate the music from the artist

I was a teen when this song was a bop. It holds a place in my heart, so does that album. I was sad to hear that one of the 2 is so hateful.

I'm honestly so obsessed with all the things she said it's just so iconic

great vid pal, it's way better than the old one... i thank t.A.T.u for introducing me to Russian Music 7 years ago, i'll always be thankful for that, but, as much as i love them, specially Lena, i can't help but feel weird watching their old music videos and their live shows, it's kinda disturbing.... on the other hand t.A.T.u wasn't meant to last, like food, it had a sell-by date and it was good while it lasted.....

Удивительно, что на этом канале обсуждают русских легенд

That homophobic statement was unbelievable.

I still listen to all the things you said to this day, also they have an amazing russian song that i dont know the name of 😅

Whoever sees this, have a great day and stay blessed 💕