t. A. T. u. gained mainstream recognition when they released their first single "All The Things She Said", which topped the charts worldwide including their native Russia (with the Russian version "Ya Soshla S Uma"), United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland and other European countries. The music video caused controversy worldwide, showing the girls kissing each other in school uniforms behind a fence.
The group's English-language album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane is currently the group's best-selling album to date. t. A. T. u. became the first group ever to get the IFPI Europe platinum award for the same album in two different languages.
The group represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Riga, Latvia, with the song "Ne Ver', Ne Boysia", where they placed third. In mid-2005, the group released the single "All About Us", which was another successful hit worldwide. In October 2005, the group released their second English album, "Dangerous and Moving", and their second Russian-language album "Lyudi Invalidy". Then in 2006, the group released their first and only official compilation, "The Best of t. A. T. u.", and announced they had left their record label, Universal Music. The group released their third Russian album "Vesyolye Ulybki" in 2008 and the English counterpart "Waste Management" in December 2009 worldwide digitally.
On March 2011, the group announced on their website that t. A. T. u. had split up, as both Yulia and Lena are pursuing solo careers. Throughout their career, the group have sold almost 10 million copies worldwide, making t. A. T. u. the best-selling group in Russian music history. The group also received an MTV Legend award, citing their 10-year history together. As of 2011, Yulia is signed to Gala Records and now known by the English pronunciation "Julia Volkova".
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