Lena Katina
{{Short description|Russian singer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Sergeevna|Katina|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lena Katina
| image = LenaKatina 2013.jpg
| alt = close-up of Lena Katina wearing a sheer, black, sleeveless top revealing a black bra, smiling directly at camera
| caption = Katina in 2013
| birth_name = Elena Sergeevna Katina
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- actress
}}
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Sasho Kuzmanović|2013|2019|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Dmitriy Spiridonov|16 June 2022}}}}
| partner =
| children = 2
| father = Sergey Katin
| website = {{URL|lenakatina.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
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| genre = {{hlist|Pop|rock[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lena-Katina/115424574519 Niet compatibele browser]. Facebook. Retrieved 10 February 2011.[https://www.youtube.com/user/lenakatinamusic Kanaal van lenakatinamusic]. YouTube. Retrieved 10 February 2011.|electronica}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| label = {{hlist|Katina Music Inc.|Maqueta Records|T.A. Music|Such Much Productions}}
| current_member_of =
| past_member_of = {{hlist|Avenue|Neposedy|t.A.T.u.}}
}}
}}
Elena Sergeevna Katina ({{langx|ru|link=no|Елена Сергеевна Катина}}; born 4 October 1984), better known as Lena Katina, is a Russian singer who gained fame as one half of the pop/electronica duo t.A.T.u. She started her career at the age of eight, joining the Russian children's act Avenue, soon after that joining Neposedy. In 1999, producer Ivan Shapovalov chose Katina and Julia Volkova for his project t.A.T.u. The duo would later become Russia's most successful pop music act. The group produced several hits, including "All the Things She Said", "Not Gonna Get Us", and "All About Us".
Their first single, "All the Things She Said", peaked at No. 1 in nineteen countries, including the UK, Russia, and Australia.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=t.a.t.u.|chart=all}} |title=t.A.T.u. Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729050908/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=29 July 2011 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/All%20The%20Things%20She%20Said |title=The Official Charts Company – Tatu – All The Things She Said |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=19 August 2011}}
In 2009, Katina began a solo career, which caused t.A.T.u. to go on hiatus. In 2011, the duo officially split, with Volkova also pursuing a solo path. That year, Katina released her first mainstream single, "Never Forget", which reached No. 1 on the MTV Russia Top 10 and also won the MTV Russia – 2011 Video of the Year.[http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/225-never-forget-is-1-on-mtv-russia.html Never Forget is No. 1 on MTV Russia]. Lena-katina.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020185054/http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/225-never-forget-is-1-on-mtv-russia.html |date=20 October 2014 }} The track also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and rose to first place in Greece.{{cite web|access-date=12 July 2024 |date=April 2012|language=el |title=Dance Club Songs Charts – Εβδομάδα: 12-04-2012 έως 19-04-2012|url=http://billboard.com.gr/charts-dance/i246 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426104420/http://billboard.com.gr/charts-dance/i246/ |archive-date =26 April 2012 |website=Billboard Greece}}
In 2014, Katina released her debut album, This Is Who I Am, which was reissued in Spanish under the name Esta Soy Yo two years later. In 2019, she released her second album, Mono.
Early years
Katina was born in Moscow{{Cite web|url=https://uaagency.com/adult-contemporary/lena-katina-t-a-t-u/|title=Lena Katina (T.A.T.U.)|website=Universal Attractions Agency|access-date=11 July 2024}} on 4 October 1984 to musician Sergey Katin.{{Cite web|url = http://www.tatu.ru/en/history.html|title = Lena's Bio|website=tatu.ru|access-date=11 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524154716/http://www.tatu.ru/en/history.html|archive-date=24 May 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Биография Сергея Катина |url=https://sergeykatin.narod.ru/biografy.htm |website=narod.ru |access-date=14 April 2025 |language=ru |trans-title=Biography of Sergei Katin}} Starting at just four years old, on her father's initiative, Katina began to attend various sport and music clubs. When she was seven, Katina began regular school and within a year, she entered music school for piano classes. When she was ten, she joined the children's group Avenue as a soloist, singing with the ensemble for the next three years. When she was thirteen, she became a member of the vocal and instrumental group Neposedy, where she met Julia Volkova, and the two became friends. At the age of fourteen, she was successfully cast as a member of the pop duo t.A.T.u., together with Volkova.
Music career
=1999–2011: t.A.T.u.=
File:Tatu Lena Katina Bacardi 2008-watermark-removed.jpg
Together with Julia Volkova, Katina made up the duo t.A.T.u., a group active since 1999. They achieved global fame with hits such as "All the Things She Said", "Not Gonna Get Us", and "All About Us", and took part in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing third with "Ne Ver', Ne Boysia". In 2007, both girls appeared in the US–Russian drama film You and I, which starred Mischa Barton in the lead role and was based on the 2006 Aleksey Mitrofanov novel t.A.T.u. Come Back, itself inspired by the story of the pop duo.
t.A.T.u. went on hiatus in 2009, and the duo officially disbanded in March 2011.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472212/tatu-calls-it-quits-following-release-of-remix-album|title=T.A.T.u. Calls It Quits Following Release of Remix Album|author=Lipshutz, Jason|date=4 April 2011|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 March 2018}} A statement was released on their website stating that t.A.T.u. will no longer be a "full-time" project and that Katina and Volkova were working on solo projects.{{cite web|url=http://blog.tatu.ru/Insider/2009/03/21/1237628400000.html |title=Тату форева / t. A. T. u. forever – Insider Said It's True |publisher=Blog.tatu.ru |date=21 March 2009 |access-date=2 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324093648/http://blog.tatu.ru/Insider/2009/03/21/1237628400000.html |archive-date=24 March 2009 }}
=2009–2016: Solo career: ''This Is Who I Am'' and ''Esta Soy Yo''=
During t.A.T.u.'s hiatus in 2009, Katina announced her solo project and started recording solo material. In 2010, she hosted a fan event at the Trail in Los Angeles on 29 May[https://web.archive.org/web/20100525112024/http://www.lena-pan-american.com/en/meeting/may29.php Lena Katina Fan Weekend]. lena-pan-american.com{{cite web|url=http://photo.lena-music.org/thumbnails.php?album=18&page=1|title=Pictures of Lena Katina's Fan Weekend}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and gave her first solo performance the next day at the Troubador.[http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/107-30-troubadour-.html 30 May Lena Katina debuts her brand new solo efforts with her band at the legendary Los Angeles club Troubadour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419185042/http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/107-30-troubadour-.html |date=19 April 2010 }}. Lena-katina.com (26 April 2010). Retrieved 10 February 2011. She was the opening act of PrideFest in Milwaukee on 12 June 2010[http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/104-12-.html 12 June Lena's first solo performance will take place at PrideFest / Milwaukee, USA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322193440/http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/104-12-.html |date=22 March 2010 }}. Lena-katina.com (19 June 2010). Retrieved 10 February 2011. and on the same day, she released a free download of a song from her upcoming album, titled "Lost in this Dance".{{cite web|url=http://lena-katina.com/index.php/newsong.html|title=Lena-Katina.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615090518/http://lena-katina.com/index.php/newsong.html|archive-date=15 June 2010}} She also contributed vocals to the song "Guardian Angel" by Canadian electronic metalcore band Abandon All Ships, which was featured on their 2010 debut album, Geeving.
File:Lena Katina Mexico (cropped).jpg
On 17 June 2011, Katina's single "Never Forget" premiered on the Mexican radio station FMTU 103–7 in Monterrey.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110823113757/http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/160--never-forget.html What's going on]. lena-katina.com The release, once available on iTunes, also included the song "Stay".[https://music.apple.com/us/album/neve-r-forget-single/455726394 "iTunes – Music – Never Forget – Single by Lena Katina"]. iTunes Store. In July, Katina and her band appeared on Rawsession, where they performed original acoustic versions of Owl City's "Deer in the Headlights", Alexandra Stan's "Mr. Saxobeat", and her own "Never Forget".[https://web.archive.org/web/20080926093627/http://www.rawsession.com/ "RAWsession – Home"].{{dead link|date=August 2024}} The three tracks were later released as an EP titled RAWsession 07.14.11.[https://music.apple.com/us/album/rawsession-07-14-11-single/513107978 "iTunes – Music – RAWsession – 07.14.11 – Single by Lena Katina"]. iTunes Store.
In September 2011, Katina released the song "Waiting"[https://web.archive.org/web/20111128092744/http://lena-katina.com/index.php/en/whatsgoingon/192--lwaitingr-mtv-latin-america.html What's going on]. lena-katina.com and featured on the track "Tic-Toc" by Mexican pop band Belanova.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwDUKCJ8EzA Belanova Feat. Lena Katina "Tic-Toc" (Video Oficial)]. YouTube, 27 September 2011 This was included on Belanova's fifth studio album, Sueño Electro II. On 9 December 2011, the single "Keep on Breathing" came out. The track was used to raise funds for children affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[http://lenakatina.kroogi.com/en/download/1982293-Lena-Katina-Keep-on-Breathing-2011.html "Keep on Breathing – Lena Katina"]. Kroogi.
In September 2012, Katina collaborated with Russian rapper T-Killah on the track "Shot".[https://web.archive.org/web/20121004083539/https://soundcloud.com/alexander-t-killah-tarasov/t-killah-ft-lena-katina-shot T-killah ft. Lena Katina – SHOT]. soundcloud.com The Russian version of the song, titled "Ya Budu Ryadom", came out the following year.[https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/track/2cxNM9nWgXI6NjgT4ZtB5j T-killah ft. Лена Катина – Я Буду Рядом]. Spotify, 2013 On 24 September 2013, Katina issued the single "Lift Me Up", which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.{{cite web|website=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lena-katina/|title=Lena Katina|access-date=5 August 2024}}
On 17 March 2014, Katina released her first live album, European Fan Weekend 2013 Live,{{Cite web|url=https://tophit.com/news/show/20975|title=Lena Katina soaks herself in solo career|website=TopHit|date=2 March 2014|accessdate=16 November 2024}} which included her solo material as well as a number of t.A.T.u. tracks. In September, she announced via Facebook that her debut studio album, This Is Who I Am, would be released on 18 November 2014, preceded by the single "Who I Am" on 7 October. On 12 March 2015, the album's fourth single, "An Invitation", aired.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lena-katina|title=Lena Katina|magazine=Billboard|access-date=30 May 2018}}
In July 2016, a Spanish version of This Is Who I Am was released, under the title Esta Soy Yo.
=2017–present: ''Mono'', television work, and ''Maneken''=
In October 2017, Katina released her new English-language single "Silent Hills". In December, she published the song "Here I Go Again", a collaboration with Daddy Mercury.[https://music.apple.com/ru/album/here-i-go-again-single/1327371374 "iTunes – музыка – Here I Go Again – Single (Daddy Mercury feat. Lena Katina)"]. iTunes Store. On 3 March 2018, she released the Russian-language ballad "после нас" ("After Us"), a nostalgic retrospective on her time with t.A.T.u. This was followed by three more Russian-language singles later that year: "Косы" ("Braids"), "Куришь" ("You Smoke"), and "Макдоналдс" ("McDonald's").[https://music.apple.com/ru/album/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%81-single/143454471 "iTunes — музыка — Макдоналдс – Single (Lena Katina)"]. iTunes Store. In 2019, Katina published the singles "Стартрек" ("Star Trek") in April and "Моно" ("Mono") in June. Later the same month, she announced the upcoming release of her first Russian-language opus, titled Моно. The eight-track album was released on 26 July. In November, another single, "Никогда" ("Never"), came out.
In 2020, Lena Katina joined ex-Neposedy member Sergey Lazarev as a judge on Russia-1's reality competition series All Together Now!/Ну-ка, все вместе!, where a contestant's singing ability is judged by a team of 100 musicians.{{Cite web|url=https://vmeste.russia.tv/guests/344870|title="Ну-ка, все вместе!" – вокальное шоу – Сотня – Лена Катина|website=vmeste.russia.tv|access-date=6 March 2020}} Alongside Katina, the panel of judges included Valentina Pyatchenko and
Yekaterina Shklyayeva, members of the ethno-pop group Buranovskiye Babushki.{{Cite web|url=https://vmeste.russia.tv/guests|title="Ну-ка, все вместе!" – вокальное шоу – Сотня|website=vmeste.russia.tv|access-date=6 March 2020}} She also made an appearance on the Russian edition of The Masked Singer as Spider/Паук. She was eliminated from the show on 13 April, landing in sixth place.{{Cite web|title="Маска"- Пятое разоблачение. Паук.{{!}} "Mask" -The Fifth exposure. Spider. – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmrYlTk3VZA|access-date=23 August 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|title="Маска" {{!}} Выпуск 4. Сезон 1 {{!}} Паук, "Poker Face" – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I533T92YchQ|access-date=23 August 2020|website=www.youtube.com| date=25 March 2020 }}
Katina released a number of singles in 2020, including "Virus",{{Cite web|title=Вирус – Single by Lena Katina|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81-single/1498225455|access-date=23 August 2020|website=Apple Music|date=14 February 2020}} "Убей меня нежно" ("Killing Me Softly"),{{Cite web|title=Убей меня нежно – Single by Lena Katina|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%BE-single/1513669806|access-date=23 August 2020|website=Apple Music|date=22 May 2020}} "Crybaby",{{Citation|title=Cry Baby|date=11 September 2020|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/16jN8fTA9RujwBT2n4s41k|access-date=8 July 2021}} and an English version of "Никогда", titled "Nevermind", written by Martin Kierszenbaum.{{Citation|title=Nevermind|website=Spotify|date=20 November 2020|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/68Gorn7eZ7C4ljFDd2sgqh|access-date=8 July 2021}} Her acoustic EP Акустика (Acoustics) was published in April.{{Cite web|title=Акустика – EP by Lena Katina|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0-ep/1507835333|access-date=23 August 2020|website=Apple Music|date=17 April 2020}} In June 2021, she released the single "Из темноты"{{Citation|title=Из темноты|date=11 June 2021|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3yUPwiWSQJuzW18HosZidz|access-date=8 July 2021}} and followed it with "Stay the Same" in December.{{Citation|title=Stay the Same|date=24 December 2021|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stay-the-same-single/1600152270|website=Apple Music|access-date=1 August 2024}}
On 27 January 2023, she issued the single "Tакси" ("taxi"), from her upcoming Russian-language EP, Манекен ("mannequin"), which came out on 28 April. A second promotional single, "Белла чао" ("bella ciao"), premiered the same day as the album release.{{cite web |access-date=11 July 2024 |date=28 April 2023 |language=ru |title=Экс-участница группы t.A.T.u. Лена Катина представила новый клип "Белла чао" |url=https://go.zvuk.com/news/eks-uchastnica-gruppy-t-a-t-u-lena-katina-predstavila-novyi-klip-bella-chao-28-04-2023.htm |website=Zvuk}}
After a maternity hiatus of over a year, Katina released the single "Маяк" on 6 December 2024,{{Cite web|url=https://muz-tv.ru/news/lena-katina-torzhestvenno-otmetila-vozvrashchenie-na-scenu/|title=Лена Катина торжественно отметила возвращение на сцену|language=ru|website=Muz-TV|date=7 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}} and she featured on the track "Новый год" by Russian singer Oksana Pochepa.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4-feat-%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0-nlo-from-%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0-%D1%8F%D0%B3%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82/1787534213|language=ru|title=Новый год (feat. Лена Катина & NLO) [From "Баба Яга спасает Новый год"] – Single|website=Apple Music|date=27 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}} A third promotional single from her 2023 EP, Манекен, titled "Шагать в никуда", was issued on 29 December 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJSL42tKA0|title=Лена Катина – Шагать в никуда (Премьера клипа, 2024)|website=YouTube|date=29 December 2024|language=ru}}
Personal life
Katina married her boyfriend of three years, Slovenian musician Sasha Kuzmanović, in 2013.{{cite web|title=Where Are They Now? T.A.T.U. |url=https://talkaboutpopmusic.com/2019/08/31/where-are-they-now-t-a-t-u/ |website=talkaboutpopmusic.com |date= 31 August 2019|access-date=24 September 2021}} She announced in November 2014 that she was three-and-a-half months pregnant with her first child during a concert in Rome{{cite web |url=http://popdust.com/2014/11/16/tatu-lena-katina-pregnant/|title=t.A.T.u. Member Lena Katina Is Pregnant With Her First Child|last1=Peterson|first1=Jacques|date=16 November 2014|website=PopDust|access-date=10 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://tidibtea.ru/the-ex-soloist-of-the-band-t-a-t-u-lena-katina-waiting-for-the-firstborn/|author=|date=n.d.|title=The ex-soloist of the band t.A.T.u. Lena Katina waiting for the firstborn|website=tidibtea.ru|access-date=10 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412092403/http://tidibtea.ru/the-ex-soloist-of-the-band-t-a-t-u-lena-katina-waiting-for-the-firstborn/|archive-date=12 April 2015|url-status=dead}} and gave birth to a son on 22 May 2015.{{cite magazine|url=https://ru.hellomagazine.com/zvezdy/zvezdnye-pary/44698-lena-katina-obruchilasy-s-biznesmenom-dmitriem-spiridonovym.html|title=Лена Катина обручилась с бизнесменом Дмитрием Спиридоновым|trans-title=Lena Katina is engaged to businessman Dmitriy Spiridonov|author=|magazine=Hello!|location=Russia|date=1 May 2022|access-date=23 May 2022|language=ru-RU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501093956/https://ru.hellomagazine.com/zvezdy/zvezdnye-pary/44698-lena-katina-obruchilasy-s-biznesmenom-dmitriem-spiridonovym.html|archive-date=1 May 2022|url-status=dead}} In 2019, Katina and Kuzmanović divorced.{{Cite web|url=https://viraltab.news/former-russian-t-a-t-u-singer-divorces-hubby/|title=Former Russian t.A.T.u Singer Divorces Hubby|date = 12 September 2019}} In June 2021, Katina revealed that she was in a relationship with Russian businessman Dmitry Spiridonov, the CEO of CloudPayments.{{cite web|url=https://www.ok-magazine.ru/stars/news_0/270861-lena-katina-vyhodit-zamuzh|title=Экс-солистка группы t.А.T.u. Лена Катина выходит замуж|trans-title=Former t.A.T.u. singer Lena Katina is getting married|author=|website=OK!|location=Russia|date=1 May 2022|access-date=23 May 2022|language=ru-RU}} The couple became engaged on 1 May 2022 and were married on 16 June at the {{ill|Multifunctional centre (Russia)|lt=MFC|ru|Многофункциональный центр}} of Moscow.{{cite web|first=Pyotr|last=Nikolayev|url=https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2022-06-16/ekssolistka-tatu-lena-katina-vyshla-zamuzh-za-millionera-spiridonova|title=Экс-солистка "Тату" Лена Катина вышла замуж за миллионера Дмитрия Спиридонова|trans-title=Former t.A.T.u. singer Lena Katina has married millionaire Dmitriy Spiridonov|website={{ill|Peterburgskiy dnevnik|ru|Петербургский дневник}}|location=Russia|date=16 June 2022|access-date=16 June 2022|language=ru-RU}} In November of the same year, Katina announced that she was pregnant with her second child and Spiridonov's first.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20221103/katina-1828880496.html|title=Лена Катина объявила о беременности|trans-title=Lena Katina has announced her pregnancy|website=RIA Novosti|location=Russia|date=3 November 2022|access-date=5 April 2023|language=ru-RU}} She gave birth to a son on 11 July 2023.{{cite web|url=https://muz-tv.ru/news/lena-katina-stala-mamoy-vo-vtoroy-raz/|title=Лена Катина стала мамой во второй раз|trans-title=Lena Katina has become a mother for the second time|website=Muz-TV|location=Russia|date=11 July 2023|access-date=30 July 2023|language=ru-RU}}
=Support for the LGBT community=
In September 2012, Katina and her band performed at the international festival Queerfest in Saint Petersburg. She stated, "We all are very different people and we should celebrate our differences. We should not be silent when we see this intolerant aggression towards LGBT-community". The organisers noted that "Lena's participation in Queerfest is a truly historic moment: for the first time such a high-profile Russian artist supports the festival".{{cite web|url=http://www.comingoutspb.ru/en/en-news/lenakatinaheadlinesqueerfest|title=Lena Katina to headline Queerfest 2012 in St. Petersburg|website=comingoutspb.ru|access-date=30 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002000458/http://www.comingoutspb.ru/en/en-news/lenakatinaheadlinesqueerfest|archive-date=2 October 2012}}
In September 2014, Katina's former t.A.T.u. bandmate, Julia Volkova, appeared as a contestant on a Ukrainian game show called Lie Detector and made comments considered to be highly homophobic, especially towards gay men.{{cite web|first=Evie|last=Grabowiecki|url=http://www.9news.com.au/entertainment/2014/09/20/06/35/tatu-singer-reveals-shes-a-raging-homophobe#QCMEMVkvlZqE416q.99 |website=Nine News|title= t.A.T.u singer reveals she's a raging homophobe|date=20 September 2014|access-date=26 May 2022}}{{cite web|first=Ella|last=Alexander|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tatu-lesbian-makes-homophobic-slur-all-the-things-she-said-singer-says-she-would-not-accept-her-son-if-he-was-gay-9743697.html|website=The Independent|title= Tatu 'lesbian' Yulia Volkova makes homophobic slur: All The Things She Said singer says she wouldn't accept her son if he was gay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921043651/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tatu-lesbian-makes-homophobic-slur-all-the-things-she-said-singer-says-she-would-not-accept-her-son-if-he-was-gay-9743697.html|url-status=dead|date=19 September 2014|archive-date=21 September 2014|access-date=26 May 2022}} Katina reacted, saying: {{blockquote|Hey, all! I am seeing some comments lately regarding my position about LGBT and my religion. I can say one thing: God is teaching us to live in love, to be tolerant and not to judge other people! And I do so! Love is love and it is a wonderful feeling! I think everybody should be free to love who they love and be with whom they want to spend their life with! Xoxo{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Duffy|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/09/19/russia-t-a-t-u-singer-contradicts-former-bandmate-says-everyone-should-be-free-to-love/|title=Russia: t.A.T.u singer contradicts former bandmate, says everyone should be free to love|website=PinkNews|date=19 September 2014|access-date=26 May 2022}}}}
=Feud with Julia Volkova=
In 2010, Julia Volkova expressed her opinion on Katina's solo career, saying, "[Lena] has the right to [sing t.A.T.u. songs], but it's so stupid, absolutely stupid. If you do a solo career, it means that you do your own work. Her stuff, that she makes, I think, is silly and very soon her career will wither away and disappear".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nugTJ423i58&feature=watch_response|title=Yulia Volkova calls Katina's solo project "silly" ! (Subtitled)|date=21 July 2010|via=YouTube|access-date=19 January 2013}} Katina responded to this interview via her YouTube page, saying, "I saw Julia's interview. Of course I got upset. But I want to tell everybody that I have a completely opposite attitude towards the whole situation, Julia's project included. I believe she's a very talented person and I sincerely hope that she'll be successful in all the things she plans".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFUDW3FdImU|title=Video Blog / Returning to LA|date=20 July 2010|via=YouTube|access-date=19 January 2013}} The group officially disbanded in 2011.
While the duo reunited briefly in 2012–2014, with a performance at The Voice of Romania while promoting the re-released edition of 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, a concert in Kyiv, and a pre-opening performance at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, on 17 February 2014, Katina posted a video message on her official YouTube channel, stating that she would no longer be working with Volkova.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zYvKwFQWvs|title=Обращение Лены Катиной к поклонникам (18.02.14)|date=17 February 2014|via=YouTube}}
On 22 May 2014, both singers introduced their appearance in Cornetto Russia's A Sight of Cupid project while at the Cannes Film Festival. Both separately recorded a song and a video, titled "Love in Every Moment".{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csGuLoLsrQ|title=Юля Волкова & Лена Катина & Лигалайз & Майк Томпкинс – Любовь в каждом мгновении|date=6 April 2014|via=YouTube}}
In 2016, Katina and Volkova appeared together at the 25th anniversary celebration of the children's musical group Neposedy, of which both were members before t.A.T.u. was formed. Katina performed her song "All Around the World", and together with Volkova, sang "Нас не догонят" ("Not Gonna Get Us").[http://neposedi.ru/2016/05/20/neposedy-s-razmahom-otmetili-svoyo-25-letie-v-luzhnikah/ «Непоседы» с размахом отметили своё 25-летие в Лужниках] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603235353/http://neposedi.ru/2016/05/20/neposedy-s-razmahom-otmetili-svoyo-25-letie-v-luzhnikah/|date=3 June 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_4FsyUvnkU|title=t.A.T.u. – Nas Ne Dogonyat (Live 2016) "Neposedi 25"|date=4 June 2016 |via=YouTube|access-date=24 October 2019}}
In September 2022, Katina and Volkova performed together under the name t.A.T.u. at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, Belarus, as part of the Ovion Show event.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20220905/tatu-1814445300.html|title=Группа "Тату" воссоединилась в Минске для выступления|trans-title=The group t.A.T.u. reunited in Minsk for a performance|website=RIA Novosti|location=Russia|date=5 September 2022|access-date=6 April 2023|language=ru-RU}} This was followed by another performance at a sporting event at the Gazprom Stadium in Saint Petersburg in May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20230424/tatu-1867329890.html|title=Группа "Тату" воссоединится в мае|trans-title=The group t.A.T.u. will reunite in May|website=RIA Novosti|location=Russia|date=24 March 2023|access-date=15 May 2023|language=ru-RU}}
Acting career
File:Lena Katina 2011.jpg movie premiere in 2011]]
Katina made her film debut alongside Julia Volkova and Mischa Barton in the 2008 film You and I, the story of two teenage girls who meet and fall in love at a Moscow t.A.T.u. concert. The film is based on the novel t.A.T.u. Come Back, itself loosely based on the duo's career and lives.
Katina voiced the fairy Zarina in the Russian dub of the 2014 Disney film The Pirate Fairy.[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/555772410237362130/ "Pin by Natalie Anthony on t.A.T.u ♡ | Pinterest"]. Pinterest.
Also in 2014, she appeared in the short film Together Apart,[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3792842/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 "Together Apart (2014)"]. IMDb. 24 April 2014. playing one of the cupids. Julia Volkova had a similar role in the production.
Discography
{{About|Lena's solo career|her work with t.A.T.u.|t.A.T.u. discography|section=yes}}
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"| This Is Who I Am{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/this-is-who-i-am/id939650820|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111193849/https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/this-is-who-i-am/id939650820|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2015|title=Лена Катина: альбом "This Is Who I Am" в iTunes|website=iTunes }}
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| scope="row"| Esta Soy Yo
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| scope="row"| Mono
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=EPs=
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| scope="row" |RAWsession – 07.14.11
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| scope="row" |Never Forget (Remixes) (featuring THEE PAUS3)[https://web.archive.org/web/20120914060738/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/never-forget-remixes-feat./id546008597 "iTunes – Music – Never Forget (Remixes) [feat. THEE PAUS3] by Lena Katina"]. iTunes Store. |
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| scope="row" |Акустика[https://music.apple.com/ru/album/%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0-ep/1507835333 "iTunes – Music – Акустика by Lena Katina"]. iTunes Store.
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| scope="row"| Манекен[https://music.apple.com/ru/album/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD-ep/1680691855 "iTunes – Music – Манекен - EP by Lena Katina"]. iTunes Store.
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=Live albums=
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| scope="row"| European Fan Weekend 2013 Live[https://web.archive.org/web/20141217054519/https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/european-fan-weekend-2013/id840150510 "iTunes — музыка — European Fan Weekend 2013 Live (Елена Катина)"]. iTunes Store.
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
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| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Club |
| scope="row"| "Never Forget"
| 2011 | 1 | rowspan="4"| This Is Who I Am |
| scope="row"| "Lift Me Up"
| 2013 | 31 |
| scope="row"| "Who I Am"
| 2014 | — |
| scope="row"| "An Invitation"
| 2015 | — |
| scope="row"| "Levántame"
| 2016 | — |
| scope="row"| "Silent Hills" (with Jus Grata)
| 2017 | — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "После нас"
| rowspan="4"| 2018 | — | rowspan="6"| Mono |
| scope="row"| "Косы"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Макдоналдс"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Куришь"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Стартрек"
| rowspan="3"| 2019 | — |
| scope="row"| "Моно"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Никогда"
| — | rowspan="7" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Вирус"
| rowspan="4"| 2020 | — |
| scope="row"| "Убей меня нежно"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Cry Baby"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Nevermind"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Из темноты"
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | — |
| scope="row"| "Stay the Same"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Tакси"
| rowspan="2"| 2023 | — | rowspan="2"| Mанекен |
| scope="row"| "Белла чао"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Никогда" (with ShonZi)
| rowspan="3"| 2024 | — | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Маяк"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Шагать в никуда"
| — | Mанекен |
| scope="row"| "Беги или останься"
| 2025 | — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| colspan="22" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
==As featured artist==
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Hot Latin Songs
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Latin Pop Airplay ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SPA |
| scope="row"| "Tic-Toc" (with Belanova) | 2011 | 32 || 2 || 12 |
| scope="row"| "Here I Go Again" (with Daddy Mercury) | 2017 | — || — || — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
==Promotional singles==
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| scope="row"| "Lost in This Dance" (Pridefest Mix) | 2010 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Keep on Breathing"[http://lenakatina.kroogi.com/en/download/1982293-Keep-on-Breathing.html "Keep on Breathing – Lena Katina"]. Kroogi.
| 2011 |
| scope="row"| "Just a Day"
| rowspan="3"| 2013 |
| scope="row"| "World (Demo)"
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "No Voy Olvidarte" (MZ Remix)[http://lenakatina.jammer.fm/#3622 "Lena Katina"]. jammer.fm |
| scope="row"| "Fed Up"
| rowspan="3"| 2014 | This Is Who I Am |
=Other appearances=
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| scope="row" | "Guardian Angel"
|2010 | |
| scope="row"| "Melody"
| 2012 | Clark Owen | Melody – single | |
| scope="row"| "Shot"/ "Я буду рядом" ("Ya budu ryadom")
| rowspan="4"| 2013 | T-killah | Boom | |
| scope="row"| "Paradise"
| Paradise – EP | |
| scope="row"| "It's Christmas Time"
| Orbit Monkey | It's Christmas Time – EP[http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/orbitmonkey2 "Orbit Monkey | It's Christmas Time | CD Baby Music Store"]. | |
| scope="row"| "Что не хватает" ("Chto ne khvatayet")
| 7B | Fanat[https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82/1151926743 "Фанат"] | |
| scope="row"| "Century"
| rowspan="2"| 2014 | Re:boot (Kiro and Denis Kurus) | Century – Single | |
| scope="row"| "Любовь в каждом мгновении"
("Lyubov v kazhdom mgnovenii") | Julia Volkova & Legalize feat. Mike Tompkins | Lubov v Kazhdom Mgnovenii – Single | |
| scope="row"| "Golden Leaves"
| rowspan="3"| 2015 | Noemi Smorra | |
| scope="row"| Новая любовь ("Novaya lyubov")
| {{n/a}} | |
| scope="row"| "Девочки-Лунатики (Live)" ("Devochki-lunatiki")
| Vintage | Live 1.0[https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-1-0/1040452620 "Live 1.0"] | |
| scope="row"| "Новый год" ("Noviy god")
| 2024 | Oksana Pochepa & NLO | Баба Яга спасает Новый год – soundtrack | |
=As songwriter=
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| scope="row"| "Lucifer"
| 2014 | Lucifer – EP | co-writer |
=Music videos=
=Video releases=
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! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Note |
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| scope="row"| This Is Who I Am – Live in Rome
| 2015 | DVD (Live video, photos, and mp3) |
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- {{official website|lenakatina.com}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081014164138/http://www.tatu.ru/ t.A.T.u. official website (archived)]
- {{IMDb name|1287621}}
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| before=Prime Minister
with "Northern Girl"
| title=Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2003
(as part of t.A.T.u.)
| after=Yulia Savicheva
with "Believe Me"
}}
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