T.A.T.U. - From Russia with love ("Top Music" - Spain)Time of publication: 20.03.2003 |
If you think that you've seen everything in the musical world, that's because you haven't met T.A.T.U., two Sovietic young women that declare themselves as homosexuals and presently have no qualms with showing their affection in public. After having sold no more and no less than a million records in their homeland, polemic Yulia and Lena have decided to try their luck in the European market. Their lack of prejudices has been their better marketing strategy.
Russian youth isn't the same anymore. A new revolution now owns the streets of Moscow, and those responsible for this are none other than two teenagers who call themselves Yulia (the fiery brunette) and Lena (the tender redhead). Their combination of pop music with electronic beats has climbed up in the Russian hit lists, and their liberal and rebellious attitude has left a mark upon the youngsters of their country. Now they intend to extend their particular view of life to all Europe.
Clear Ideas, Clear Goals
With perfect make-up, between jokes and displays of affection, T.A.T.U. appear in the hall of a luxurious Madrilenian (that's in Spain ~darje) hotel, claiming all the attention for themselves. After their entrance, and not without some laziness on their part (they're stars), we started to asking them our questions, starting with their next goals.
«Now we're in Spain and tomorrow we'll be in another place. We want our music to reach the greatest number of people and places as possible.» They aren't missing clarity of ideas when comes the time to express themselves about their nearest future. It especially isn't missing Yulia, who's always the leading voice in interviews, while Lena prefers to keep a discreet second place, just listening to the answers her professional and sentimental partner says. We go on with their influences and the role of their producer in this new European Venture: the master Trevor Horn, former member of The Buggles (known for the famous theme "Video killed the Radio Star"), and producer of artists the size of Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Seal or Simple Minds. «We don't have influences, we've never noticed anyone when it comes to doing our music. Not even noticed our producer. We didn't know him before starting to work with him, and we hadn't heard of the groups he worked with before.»
Image, Sex and Videoclips
The image of these tender teenagers is certainly a breakthrough, a thing which they assuredly acknowledge, «We were already like this before, but our producer in Moscow [Ivan] decided to develop and make something out of this image.» It might be said that their look nears punk style, but what do they think of a movement like that? «We don't think anything. It exists and that's it.» Alright. Bluntness in words, the same as they use to express themselves about a theme that touches them directly: sexuality. What do you think about the gay movement? «We like it. We love them [gay people]. We're lesbians, how're we not gonna love them?» Regarding the sexual oppression in their country, they commented that «There are lots of homosexuals but there are very few who dare to admit it. That's why our videoclips are so explicit, even if they're not our idea. We intend to make people react.»
A Message of Love
«In our country, there are lots of new groups. What happens is that a big majority of them vanishes a month after their appearance because they're very bad. Not a lot remain. We've been in music biz for two years already, we've been very lucky.» They've surely been, because selling a million records, be it where it be, is not an easy chore and luck's needed, «We hope to bring our music to every new place we visit.» And what do you expect from Spain? «We want to give love and receive love. We hope that they'll love us here [in Spain] so that we can love the Spaniard audience.»
As ambassadors of a new Russian youth, T.A.T.U. expect to be able to bring their music and their message of love across the world.
Translation by darje.
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