After the Eurovision the Tatu duo is coming to Israel to preform. What is the difference between them and other Russian girls their age? What do their parents do? Communism- what's it to them? What are the afraid of? How do they show (could also translate as discover -TF) love and consolidate tendancy (Possibly referring to Sexual orientation -TF)
The contract of Volkova Julia Olegovna and Katina Elena Sergeevna, those are Yulia and Lena, the Tatu duo, is the doing of Ivan Shapovalov, to which the girls gave a way into the music world as a producer. The duo was formed in 1999, when Shapovalov introduced the two, when they were 15 and 16, friends at childhood in the children's band "Neposedi". Almsot everything has been written about the controversial duo, of
their first video which showed a lesbian kiss and they girls' preformance as the representors of Russia at the Eurovision in Riga, capital of Latvia, where the interview was held.
After the mess they've made and their "horrible" image, in a personal meeting with the girls, in a fancy hotel "De Roma" in Riga, they are revealed as pose-less ( Meaning they don't make a pose, they're themselves -TF). We're talking about two girls, mature for their age, self confident and fluent (PR may have managed to blur what they reall are.)
(Note: Not my comment, was written in the article -TF).
Lena and Yulia are pretty intellegent, with a clear direction in life, who showed up for a little different interview.
What is the biggest difference between you and other girls your age?
Lena: "I don't know how to answer this question. We are very similar to other teenagers, we all deal with the problems of our age, like love etc. But the main difference between them and us is that they sit and drink beer and fool around all day - Although there are, of course, those who study - and we're already thinking about the future. We've been working
since we were 14, as you know we met in a children's band. We both know what we want in life."
Haven't you missed anything of your normal childhood because of your career?
Yulia: "Our childhood was very interesting comparing to those of other kids. We got to sing and preform and do things others usually don't do."
Lena: "Also with our parents, they are very ok with it. They want us to be happy and they realised this is our direction."
What do your parents do?
Yulia: "Dad's a businessman and mum deals with cosmetics"
Lena: "Dad's a musician and mum doesn't work, she's at home, but plays the piano. I love how she plays"
Lena, you're studying Psychology. They say that someone who learns a profession like this wants to discover and understand more about him/herself
Lena: "Yes, it's a 5-year degree studies, out of which I've finished two, alot of work. I'm always for higher education, I've been interested in Psychology since a long time ago and I'll keep studying because this is what I want. I keep discovering new things about myself, and I've begun examining other peopl's behaviour. I found out that you could, for example, discover things about a person by the way they talk and move their hands".
Yulia and Lena have a classical music education, both of them had studied piano in the Music School for Youth in Moscow. Yulia studied for 7 years and says that she loved playing "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven best.
"I started learning to play the guitar", says Lena, "But I like it best when someone is playing and I prefer to listen and sing". Yulia has a bit trouble in English and Lena is well-trained at instant professional translation. Yulia, born in '85 and Lena, born in '84, have of the younger generation of Russia, the youth of post-prestroika (Hmm? -TF) and the revolution of '91.
How do you see Russia that's changing? Are you easier to accept today?
Lena: "We were very small during the communism, we bearly emember the situation. We were at school, we took part in sports activities, we didn't have time to see how Russia was changing. You feel it, but as a small child it's harder to notice. I look only at the future, not at the past. I know it wasn't good, but today everything's getting better."
Yulia: "I think it's not only easier to accept us in Russia, but all over the world. People are feeling closer and more confident to make a step towards their love, we help people open hearts"
How do you discover love and consolidate a sexual orientation, and at such a young age, when many teenages are still contemplating they're identity?
Lena: "Romeo and Juliet fell in love at the age of 14. We're not lesbians, we just love each other, and you can fall in love at any age. Don't forget that we've known each other since a very young age, and at those ages you don't know exactly what this feeling towards someone is, only later you realise it's love"
What are you afraid of?
Yulia:"I'm afraid of staying alone, then I get sad and start thinking of death"
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Yulia: "I want to be a producer, start my own band and produce songs. I also really want to design clothes, I really love it and want to study fasion design"
You're coming to Israel this month, after having been here over a year ago.
Lena: "Yes I remember we were very hot. We were in the dead sea, what a view!"
Have you visited Jerusalem?
Yulia: "We didn't get to, but because of the security situation and lack of time. When we visited the dead sea, they showed us the direction of Jerusalem and how close it was, we wanted to but it didn't happen. I have uncles (Cusings? -TF) in Jerusalem, and we really want to visit the city"
(4.6.2003)
Source: Tatu.Us forum. |
