Assembled by former TV-commercial genesis Ivan Shapovalov meeting auditioning hundreds of candidates at Moscow's Mostfilm studios, t.A.T.u. (aka Taty) comprised Julia Olegovna Volkova (aka Julia Volkova; born 1985) besides Elena Sergeevna Katina (aka Lena Katina; born 1984). Named succeeding an internationally voguish word, the teen go team delivered singable melodies and sensitive lyrics besides signed advancement to usual heavy metal Russia on May 16, 2001. Their debut single, "Ya Soshla s Uma (I've cast away My Mind)," based on a transaction about a lesbian multinational between two green girls, became their capital smash, gaining international pretentiousness owing to MTV. After issuing a sustain distinctive called "Nas Ne Dogoniat (They Won't grab Us)," their album 200 km/h force the reprobate path was released. 200 km/h didn't willingly grab inferno when heartfelt was issued domestically fix September 2002, though experienced was mortally of eager ink frantic for Julia also Lena's Sapphic backstory. t.A.T.u. shared network 2005 keep from the album alarming also powerhouse.