t.A.T.u. (pronounced "Tatoo") is a duet from Russia composed of: Lena Katina: born in Moscow on October 4th, 1984. Attended an average Russian high school. Yulia Volkova: born in Moscow on February 20th, 1985. Upon finishing the 9th grade entered the "State Musical Variety and Jazz Arts School", department of variety singing. Both Lena and Yulia sang in the children's group "Neposedy". The girls came together again during a casting that took place at the Mosfilm studio. They were selected independently out of 500 contenders. The group's name is spelled "Taty" in the Russian Cyrillic character set (still pronounced "Tatoo"), and means "this girl -- that girl" or "this girl loves that girl". Their first album, "200Km/hr In The Wrong Lane", has been a huge international success in both Eastern and Western Europe, the Americas, and Asia.