Julia Volkova was part of the Russian duo that rocked at the beginning of the 2000s.
Julia Volkova (left) and Lena Katina performing in 2003. PDO
The Russian duo TATu rose to world fame in the early 2000s All the Things She Said – hit and its provocative music video. In the video, the duo’s teenagers Julia Volkova and Lena Katina dressed up in school uniforms, and anyway, the duo was marketed with lesbian insinuations in the early days of their career.
The band that caused a stir has since stopped its active activities. Many would not necessarily recognize the other side of the duo, Julia Volkova, 38, today, as her appearance differs significantly from the short-haired style that became familiar in tATu’s golden age.
Volkova, who has also created a career as a solo artist, poses in her latest Instagram photos in full tälling with her long hair crazy.
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In 2003, TATu also represented Russia in Eurovision, and has not released new music for more than a decade. The duo has occasionally returned to perform together, such as at the opening of the Sochi Olympics in 2014. The last time they performed was in May in St. Petersburg in connection with a football match.
This is how the general public remembers the tATu duo, whose hits All the Things She Said and Not Gonna Get Us played everywhere at the beginning of the millennium. PDO
Homophobic statements
Julia Volkova has attracted attention with her opinions after the active operation of tATu. In 2014, there was news about his homophobic statements in a Russian talk show. Volkova was asked if she would judge her son if he were homosexual.
– I would judge because a man has to be a real man, Volkova answered.
In the same interview, the woman stated that female couples do not bother her.
– I believe that being gay is better than being a murderer, a thief or a drug addict. If you have to choose between them, being gay is a little better, Volkova continued.
Julia Volkova has two children.
In 2021, Volkova aspired to politics from the ranks of the United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin. He applied to become a member of parliament in the Russian Duma, but did not make it.
Sources: Mirror, NME, Al Jazeera