t.A.T.u. on Russia Today (English Interview 2006)

Full interview (RT spotlight)

[@xandranicholai7301]

Julia's English is really good here! I'm shocked! Especially since three years earlier from this she could barely speak it at all. Now she's great in this video!

[@nettieharris]

She said she lived in Los Angeles for half a year

[@Manda8789]

Dr DjDebUsa International that person wasn’t even talking about what you are talking about dumbass

[@kiradotee]

2:26 I guess living in LA hopefully had a positive impact on her English. 🙂

[@МаргаритаПопова-б7ь]

Yulia very quickly grasps everything from real life, from practice.

[@gutterbrains]

wow i never knew yulia spoke english this well. she seemed very confident with herself.

[@almadeleona]

Love how they’re proud of where they come from and absolutely love the way Yulia looks at Lena and smiles ❤️

[@naturelove4448]

These two beautiful women are as genuine, humble and authentic as can be! Love how they conquered this interview! So talented and beautiful in every way!!! xxx

[@diornotwar2356]

the brunette is homophobic af

[@gggian7]

Lena is clearly so smart and special. They are true. They probably had suffered so much pressure form the whole world and this can damage a teenager life. They re great And Le a is fantastic. I love her

[@erayaktas1832]

The interviewer deserves the answers Yulia slams him with.

[@tigercard0159]

These are weird questions, "Do you think your a product? Why did you come in 2 limousines? Is it hard to STAY Russian?!?! WTF??? LOL

[@bernicejoubert519]

+Tigercard 015 ikr.

[@residentevildeadspace5729]

Tigercard 015 YOU ARE FUCKING DUMB, QUESTIONS AND INTERVIEW IS VERY FUN AND INTERESTING!!!

[@shigo96h56]

No need to force YOUR opninion on others. That doesn't have to do anything with being dumb. Trying to force opinions on others is dumb.

[@quidda1]

thank you, thank you, thank you years of searching I have finally found the loch ness monster of t.A.T.u videos; Always saw clips of Lena in that mature shawl speaking intelligently and so happy I could see all the blurbs in context

[@kelaysad8126]

Теперь и на английском Юля перебивает Лену😁

[@Vicky-qw3tk]

😂

[@vitorpiazzarollo1193]

girls had really big patiente with this jerk

[@сиднипрескотт-щ3л]

I love these girls forever ❤️ their English is cool. My favourite moment was when they said "we don't care about titles, money, fame".

[@quiklt1]

Both are Lovely Ladies, it’s a shame that interviews like this try to belittle them and “put them on the spot” The girl spoke their minds and the truth and he didn’t like that it didn’t go his way. I love that about TATU; lovely and honest 😘

[@LuisKM]

Yulia learned to speak English. In 2002 and 2003 (when they both participated in Eurovision) she could barely say a word in English, now her English is not perfect, but it has improved a lot.

[@Emerald007007]

Immature interviewers believe if they bully it makes them look professional but it has the opposite effect. when they bully they will never in the future get any entertainer with any real substance.

[@soniasil3645]

Se deben haber cansado de explicarles a la prensa siempre lo mismo. El amor no tendría que tener etiquetas. Si eran o no eran no tiene nada ver con sus talentos. Y eran y son muy talentosas. A mi su música me marcó mucho en un momento de mi vida y por ser fans de ellas conocí a alguien que todavia sigue siendo especial para mi. Así que siempre las seguiré!!! Porque me encantan sus canciones!!! Ah y bueno siempre mantendré la esperanza de verlas juntas otra vez, como sea las amooo😙😙😙💕💕❤❤❤💖💖💖

[@VioletStormyDaze]

Lena is lovely.

[@EvGBeats]

I love Julia's english :P

[@quidda1]

they never said the one thing I have always wanted to hear them say: "some of the songs were written FOR homosexuals, and sung from the perspective of a homosexual, so that is why we kissed during the song, singers can be actors playing a part" even to this day, with them 'back in the closet' it would be nice to see the closure this simple statement would have given to their whole career Do you really believe Elton John loves Marilyn Monroe?....would be same thing

[@IsmaCarvantes]

This is the thing they were "given" the band by Shapovalov. But they were never given or at least understood the philosophy behind t.A.T.u. That's why they couldn't carry their success.

[@imho2278]

Lena talks about this elsewhere...how she talked to her priest, and how she only coped because she knew she was acting. But Ivan was stuck in producing vids that involved Julia shouting, and planning scandals. So they sacked him.

[@mounaame]

why did you wanted !!!

[@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS]

Their English is so good to be Russian, you know, Russian accent tends to be so strong

[@stevechristie2569]

Where b u from

[@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS]

Me?

[@stevechristie2569]

@@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS you beautiful

[@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS]

I’m from Mexico, why?

[@stevechristie2569]

@@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS I like travelling (I've visited Argentina, US, Canada and I'd like to visit Mexico). Cuanta anos? I'm 36 Scotland

[@МихаилВялин-э2ю]

I like when they ask each other about some words in Russian

[@HoangDo_m]

Wtf is this? “How do you have gay friends at 15?” “Do you still feel yourself Russian?” I’ve been watching several interviews done by non Russian “interviewers” during this album cycle and most of them were disrespectful to the girls and the music.

[@QTTR88]

@ Hoang Do ... most people was disrespectful to Tatu because they were ahead of their times. Most people were not accepting the Gay world.

[@сиднипрескотт-щ3л]

@@QTTR88 tatu were disrespected only in Russia, but they were loved in other countries

[@chiselmarr1414]

Omg from 10:20 when Yulia was so confused when he said "furniture" that she had to ask Lena what that meant.

[@ayilatanhey2748]

Seriously why is he being accusatory towards them? He's so rude and they're so sweet but you can tell they get fed up with it, as they should.

[@vitaminmc6086]

@Paul Scoggins Yulia is an outspoken homophobe and a hypocrite.

[@imho2278]

Because these girls are a product, and they are trying to pretend they aren't.

[@imho2278]

He is a bit of an arse, but probably a lot of his audience feels the same. The girls shocked a lot of Russians.

[@edbale00]

You have enough money Julia: We have of course!! Hahahaha 18:25 LOL

[@kisslordorochimaru]

They just don't like to be labelled,everyone in the world has to put someone in a certain category and it shouldn't be like that.If you love someone,no matter what gender they are,then thats okay and no one has the right to pick and dig that person just because they follow their heart and go with their feelings.

[@QTTR88]

They don’t like to be liabled because they were only ators

[@MonykaTex]

I love that they are so sincere!!

[@bluejay22]

17:58 Julia said she didn't care where they placed at Eurovision yet she was upset when they placed third.

[@stefaniedimitrovska7673]

she was mostly upset because Eurovision made the sound worse than the others so they wouldn't win, and they filmed them very far away cause they were afraid they were gonna kiss. They actually came first, but something made Ireland give them 0 points when they were gonn give them 12 points, so the first place was theirs anyway actually. but i dont know how to explain

[@Callum-hn2km]

It really bugs me how they say that they had become famous because of kissing in a music video i dont agree with it, i never even seen the music video before i heard the song. These girls had amazing voices back and that is what made me listen to them then and it is a shame on what had happend to Julia but im glad she still sings even if her voice isnt the same.

[@OYLkaren2]

UGH Yulia your English is so cute!

[@NZtatufan]

t.A.T.u. for life

[@joyceformales8724]

Maybe we are international product but we are not international people. Preach!

[@Joelution]

OH! thank you thank you! for putting this on youtube! i was looking for this months and finally found it, now to enjoy this ald interview !

[@kamrankhan-gl7ku]

julia english is so cool

[@noni4315]

"How come you had so many friends from the gay community at only 15?" Wtf??? As if they are lepers or something? Lena answered it perfectly.

[@rbc4989]

Miss the old Julia :(

[@Jamienettilinda]

Lena`s is SOOO pissed at 8:08

[@Xenonnofficial]

Rightfully so ...poor Lena

[@hildahilda7718]

El amor que se tienen es muy hermoso y único de ellas julia y lena 💕

[@TATUbetti]

They MUST be TOGETHER ! PLEASE COME BACK!!!

[@alex123v2]

It is a very good interview; thank you RT. The interview is serious; it is not so lightweight like standard conversation with a music or entertainment journalists, who mostly laugh and provoke laugh by audience. Yes, Al Gurnov is tough, he wants precise answer, he has information and asks again and again. I like t.A.T.u., I know much about them, and I know, that some of answers are not true. It is OK for me: they are entertainer, and they try to build a line between their past and present. It is pleasant to see, as Lena and Julia think and formulate the answers. It is interesting to compare with their answers from other interviews and understand, how their views are changed.

[@gerrywoods2372]

That interviewer was awful. He was really aggressive and came across quite homophobic

[@residentevildeadspace5729]

Gerry Woods YOU ARE STUPID AS FUCK, INTERVIEWER IS VERY FUN AND INTERESTING, SO SHUT THE FUUUUCK UP!!!

[@eattalah]

Best Part 13:02 :D We give our laugh ... them ... I love Julia

[@vampirefangs102]

Lena is so wonderful in this interview

[@aEquanimity]

"how come you got lots of friends from the gay community when you were just 15? where did you get them?" omg I cannot stand this interviewer. out of all the annoying things he said, that's pretty offensive. what an idiotic question. newsflash- gay teenagers exist. gay people exist. like lena said, everywhere.

[@SnazzyBoxx]

aEquanimity I think he was trying to imply that Lena and Julia must be gay if they had gay friends when they were younger and that they'd seek them out coz they were gay.

[@aEquanimity]

I see... yet I still think he asked this quite rudely. sounded as if he was accusing them of mingling with "strange" people or something

[@SnazzyBoxx]

aEquanimity Yeah, he's quite rude. I'd have punched him already if I was in their position lol

[@AurorasWonderland]

he's such an idiot!!

[@bloublouxp]

Thank you for the vid' :D Yulia english was very..special at that time ;-))

[@scottroche6548]

they were made to act that way and its a shame that they have to be burdened with the backlash of an old producer.

[@imho2278]

But it's how they became famous!

[@kieranrunchman5482]

This guy is unbelievable. I have no idea how they both stayed so calm during this - I found myself getting more and more annoyed with the “presenter” and would’ve probably walked out of the interview when he implied that Yulia didn’t see her daughter enough. Jeez.

[@surfistaverde1563]

When are they talking about "show me love" movie? What is the connection between the movie and the song?

[@MMansonable]

Eck. His mouth bothers me. I feel like it's just gonna fall off his face or something.

[@pamyarker]

everyone treats them like they're liars..?

[@imho2278]

Truth spinners, living down their old image.

[@katex9560]

12:00 erm the first single was called 'All the things she said' not 'I've lost my mind' and the second single was called 'Not gonna get us' not 'They're not gonna get us'

[@Themando24]

Who ever wrote that should be fired

[@DorianMae]

Katy Cat they talks about same songs just in Russian version this songs appeared first, and names was a little bit different.

[@mattm4492]

They changed the words so they sounded better in English the titles he said are the direct Russian translation

[@stefaniedimitrovska7673]

+Katy Cat actually, the russian title "Ya soshla s uma" means "I've lost my mind"

[@spinachcake]

ugh, he's so snarky & irritating. lena looks pissed.

[@Joelution]

Julia: 06:25 so we never pretend we are lesbians , we just love each other ( oh i wish i could hear Julia and lena keep on saying that untill now =/

[@Fliptwisttt245]

Wow I am shocked by Julia speaking English!!

[@rkadddoura]

Thanks for this video ! I've been looking for it since forever ! Hopefully someone would upload Their interview and performance with Jay Leno as well :/

[@imho2278]

21 years old here...

[@rkadddoura]

@TATYstories awesome !! Thanks bunch :D

[@len1991100]

Lena is so pretty

[@rkadddoura]

@TATYstories Awesome !! Thanks :)

[@TheHappychondriac]

Who gave this man his job?

[@SiliconBong]

I did. Sorry 'bout that. Won't happen again. Promise :D

[@residentevildeadspace5729]

SiliconBong AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, SO FUCKING FUNNY REPLY, I'M SO LAUGH ON THIS!!!

[@residentevildeadspace5729]

TheHappychondriac SHUT THE FUCK UP, THIS MAN IS GOOD AND FUN INTERVIEWER!!!

[@loversroll1]

@@SiliconBong lol

[@bryanschumacker1920]

OMG, LIKE I THOUGHT RT MEANT RETWEET?! LITERALLY DYING!@!@@$@#%

[@SiliconBong]

*gives you kitten to resurrect you :)

[@heartwaves9554]

You can tell the host is controlling them. Watch him blink profusly when he asks about the movie

[@heartwaves9554]

With this much fame, the english accent doesnt even matter. People want to mimic the accent when you are this big.

[@AngeltashaUK]

@tatulover01 oops, i've just looked up Al Gurnov (interviewer) and he is russian, so why is he pronouncing Yulias name as Julia instead of her russian pronounciation!! you'd think he would pronounce those names in their russian format!! if you get what i mean

[@thisismyworld1621]

The English of Lena is better than Julia..... Julia is talking through hands.....

[@Officiallyrosko]

Shes better at it now

[@DaneRates]

The interviewer wasn't considerate or helpful at all to his guest T.A.T.U. . T.A T.U. was being open and honest through the whole interview.

[@LuisKM]

I don't believe them. Just watch the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and look their faces when they were about to win. They both really believed they'd be the winners, but unfortunately for them, Turkey won by only 3 points. In 2008 Russia won the contest.

[@ИринаЖаксалыкова]

RTД is new channel

[@ayhaga111]

hi , it seems that the jay leno one has been deleted so if u could reupload i would be thankfull . :-)

[@nmn5550]

Oh I remember that... acting in a controversial and provocative manner. Lol.. wonder if the same journalist could take a look into the future and check out Cardi B or Nicki Minaj :D

[@iamrubens]

I love Julia but her english sucks... like mine.

[@AngeltashaUK]

where is the interviewer from? i'm guessing his accent is russian or polish or sumit!! I'm not sure. Yulias english is still shaky as always, she needs practice!!

[@joshuasarutobi9831]

what's this interview all about? is this miss universe? this interview sucks, the interviewer doesnt know how he should stance himself

[@residentevildeadspace5729]

shut the fuck up you fucking idiot, the questions and whole interview are very fun and interesting!!!

[@imho2278]

Tatu was designed to shock. Conservative Russians hated the look the world was receiving from them. Teenagers loved them. Lena and Julia, bith conservative, were caughr in the middle. And Shapovalov kept most of the money they earned.

[@16shatterglass]

I find the interviewer annoying. And I believe that they are not only good musicians, but also good people, but I don't htink that the press liked their more radical views. It seemed like the interviewer was critisising them for it.

[@slaughterjoke]

the guy is annoying

[@ellieb4967]

18:45 of course no.

[@devoila1]

5:50 hhahahahah

[@lightsaber9057]

All the tings she said running thru ma head RuNiN tHrU mA HeAD

[@Totallyking]

This interviewer is insufferable.

[@ShadowRose1622]

This interview is so cringe. That man should be ashamed of himself.

[@ORIGINOLINDIVIDUAL]

I dont think he was a jerk, he called them out on their pretend relationship

[@mihaisandu2410]

Finally someone that gets the reasoning of this man. They were supposed to be hard and unconfortable questions. It is a given to have hard interviews when you are a controversial musical group. Everyone wants to know if they are for real. I love their music and everyone who worked on it. Talented people all of them but Lena and Yulia sadly were not the brains of this group.

[@anonymousguybehindthesky8893]

@@mihaisandu2410 actually they didn't chose to use that image, it was created for them by their producer.

[@mihaisandu2410]

@@anonymousguybehindthesky8893 I am aware of that, they were children when the "tatu project" started. Ivan Sapavalov took advantage of them but that's just how the music industry and any artistic industry for that matter works some time. They had the time of their lives as well so it's not like their talent was wated and they got nothing out of it. I just love their music for what it is.

[@anonymousguybehindthesky8893]

@@mihaisandu2410 it's really sad especially when you know how they were abused by their producer.

[@liamhamish4692]

They never faked a shit. They always said they weren't lesbians, they spent half their career denying it but people just liked to assume they were just because they kissed. As if kissing someone of your gender makes you gay lmao ignorant people.

[@ellieb4967]

16:38 okay

[@ellieb4967]

17:48 dad

[@play_life_loud]

I don't like this guy.

[@ellieb4967]

6:38

[@ellieb4967]

17:14 uh what dad

[@武藤オサム]

👍

[@daryanabadrose3930]

He‘s clearly an racist making jokes and shit ridiculous! I love u girls keep shining✨❤️

[@ellieb4967]

16:00

[@Liborio40]

What is the swedish movie he is talking about?

[@liamhamish4692]

"Show me love" just like their song

[@ellieb4967]

21:08

[@ellieb4967]

1:43 broke up?

[@ellieb4967]

7:13

[@AlejandroFenty17]

Where? O.o

[@ellieb4967]

13:28

[@16shatterglass]

**Think

[@Soulkeeper393]

he looks like orcs from the lord of the rings

[@QTTR88]

They are not lesbians? What the hack !!!!!

[@VinegarStrokes91]

Because he asked difficult questions calling them on there controversial videos and stage act?

[@Sk8terGaMer89]

Why do you say that? lol

[@먹을게없다]

팔찌 철컹거리는소리 계속 자꾸나네 저럴거면 끼지말든가 소리를 자꾸내질말던가 , 프로듀서가 시켜서 레즈인척한거라고 밝혔다던데 그것땜에 이미지 안 좋지