Lena Katina

Katina represents something I find quietly admirable: an artist who outlasted the gimmick that made her famous. As half of t.A.T.u., she was packaged into a provocation, but underneath the controversy was a genuinely strong, emotive voice that hooked a whole generation. What interests me is the road after the spotlight faded. She kept singing solo, started writing her own songs, and even moved into directing, refusing to be a footnote in someone else's project. Add in a Moscow State University education and you get a smarter, more grounded artist than the early hype ever suggested. I respect builders, and she rebuilt herself.

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Name (English)

Lena Katina

Name (Japanese)

リェーナ・カーチナ

Reading

りぇーな・かーちな

Born

October 4, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Moscow, Soviet Union

Height

162 cm

Occupation

singer / songwriter / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

University

Lomonosov Moscow State University

• Official sitehttp://lenakatina.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lenakatina/
• Xhttps://x.com/LenaKatina
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena%20Katina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228826

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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