Pop For All The Muzhiks ("ELLE" Magazine - France)Time of publication: 23.12.2002 |
A techno-pop missile launched by the Russians aimed at the hits' playground (already #1 in Italy, #4 in USA (Really? I was unaware of this... -Echo)), t.A.T.u. is a scandalous girl group made up of two lolitas, whom appear to be self-proclaimed lesbians. In their country, they have already sold a million copies of their first album.
Uniforms. Dress shirts, kilts and ankle socks: Lena Katina, 18 years old (the redhead), and Julia Volkova, 17 years old (the brunette), are already trying everything to appear younger. A libertine classic that evokes, in a random mixture, Britney Spears' first clip, the Japanese movie "Battle Royale" and, for the experts, Atom Egoyan's "Exotica". On stage, t.A.T.u. perform in white cotton underwear!
Sensuality. Our Mylиne Farmer's (Mylиne Farmer is a French libertine and well-known singer) from Moscow have decided to sizzle up the world-wide geopolitical scene with a concept born of Ivan Chapovalov (Yes, they misspelled his name. Of course, in French phonology "ch" makes the anglophone "sh" sound. So there we go. Whee. -Echo), their manager, ex-psychiatrist: Lesbian Pop. By contract, the girls kiss on their video, and cuddle constantly when they are interviewed. From that, they move on to play touch tag on stage...
Attitude. Putins in skirts! A muzhik's mentality, a post-Soviet harshness. When a question displeases them, they say, "We don't give a f*ck." Their modo: "Lolitas can go f*ck themselves!" They've raised the iron blinds of indifference: some adore them, others detest them. Everyone buys.
Tattoos. Even if Julia has a tattoo above her left buttock, t.A.T.u. does not mean "tattoo". It is an abbreviation of a Russian phrase meaning "one girl desires another girl".
Translation by Echoed.
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