Lena Katina

Lena Katina
Lena Katina in 2013
Lena Katina in 2013
Background information
Birth nameYelena Sergeevna Katina
(Елена Сергеевна Катина)
Born (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 40)
OriginMoscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1995 – present

Elena Sergeevna Katina (Russian: Елена Сергеевна Катина, born 4 October 1984),[1] better known as Lena Katina is a Russian singer.

She and Yulia Volkova are the members of the pop group t.A.T.u.

Katina was born in Moscow. She began going to school at age seven. Within a year, she left ordinary school and went to a music school and studied piano. When she was ten, she started singing with the child group "Avenue". She sang with them for three years before joining the vocal and instrumental group "Neposedi" (Fidgety Children). While a part of Neposedy, she met Julia Volkova and they became friends. Soon Lena left the group because of her age. Neposedy is for children up to 14 years old. At the age of 15 she was selected to be a part of the group which was later named Tatu (t.A.T.u).

Discography

This section is about Lena's solo career. For her work with t.A.T.u., see t.A.T.u. discography.

Studio albums

Title Details
This Is Who I Am[2]
  • Released: 18 November 2014
  • Label: Katina Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Esta Soy Yo
  • Released: 1 July 2016
  • Label: Katina Music Inc., Maqueta Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Mono
  • Released: 26 July 2019
  • Label: Katina Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download, Limited CD

EPs

Title Details
RAWsession – 07.14.11[3]
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: Digital download
Never Forget (Remixes)
(featuring THEE PAUS3)[4]
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: Digital download
Акустика[5]
  • Released: 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Манекен[6]
  • Released: 28 April 2023
  • Label: Katina Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download

Live albums

Title Details
European Fan Weekend 2013 Live[7]
  • Released: 17 March 2014
  • Label: Katina Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Club
"Never Forget" 2011 1 This Is Who I Am
"Lift Me Up" 2013 31
"Who I Am" 2014 —
"An Invitation" 2015 —
"Levántame" 2016 — Esta Soy Yo
"Silent Hills" 2017 — Non-album single
"После нас" 2018 — Mono
"Косы" —
"Макдоналдс" —
"Куришь" —
"Стартрек" 2019 —
"Моно" —
"Никогда" — Non-album singles
"Вирус" 2020 —
"Убей меня нежно" —
"Cry Baby" —
"Nevermind" —
"Из темноты" 2021 —
"Stay the Same" —
"Tакси" 2023 — Mанекен
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Hot Latin Songs US Latin Pop Airplay SPA
"Tic-Toc"
(with Belanova) 		2011 32 2 12 Sueño Electro II
"Here I Go Again"
(with Daddy Mercury) 		2017 — — — Non-album single

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Lost in This Dance"
(Pridefest Mix) 		2010 Non-album single
"Keep on Breathing"[8] 2011
"Just a Day" 2013 This Is Who I Am
"World (Demo)" Non-album single
"No Voy Olvidarte"
(MZ Remix)[9]
"Fed Up" 2014 This Is Who I Am

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album Note
"Guardian Angel" 2010 Abandon All Ships Geeving
"Melody" 2012 Clark Owen Melody – single
"Shot"/ "Я буду рядом" (Ya budu ryadom) 2013 T-killah Boom
"Paradise" Sergio Galoyan Paradise – EP
"It's Christmas Time" Orbit Monkey It's Christmas Time – EP[10]
"Что не хватает" (Chto ne khvatayet) 7B Fanat[11]
"Century" 2014 Re:boot (Kiro and Denis Kurus) Century – Single
"Любовь в каждом мгновении"

("Lubov v kazhdom mgnovenii")

Julia Volkova & Legalize feat. Mike Tompkins Lubov v Kazhdom Mgnovenii – Single
"Golden Leaves" 2015 Noemi Smorra Trasparente – EP[12]/ "This Is Who I Am"
Новая любовь ("Novaya lubov") Podnebeses —
"Девочки-Лунатики (Live)" (Devochki-lunatiki) Vintage Live 1.0[13]

As songwriter

Title Year Artist Album Note
"Lucifer" 2014 Anna Tsuchiya Lucifer – EP co-writer

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
As lead artist
"Never Forget"[source?] 2011 James Cox
"Lift Me Up"[source?] 2013 David Lehre
"Who I Am"[source?] 2014 Jason Wisch
"An Invitation"[source?] 2015 Livia Alcalde & Francesco Sperandeo
"An Invitation (Loaded Fist Remix Video)"[source?]
"Levántame"[source?] 2016 David Lehre
"После нас"[source?] 2018 —
"Макдоналдс"[source?] Olga Rudenko
"Косы"[source?]
"Cry baby"[source?] 2020 Alexey Glott & Rudenko Olga
"Такси"[source?] 2023 Konstantin Cherepkov (SEVER)
"Белла чао"[source?]
As featured artist
"Tic-Toc"[source?]
(Belanova featuring Lena Katina) 		2011 Daniel Robles
"Melody"[source?]
(Clark Owen featuring Lena Katina) 		2012 Jason Wisch
"Shot"[source?] & "Ya Budu Ryadom"[source?]
(T-killah featuring Lena Katina) 		2013 Chopchop
"Lubov v Kazhdom Mgnoveniy"[source?]
(Julia Volkova, Lena Katina, Ligalize & Mike Tompkins) 		2014 Elena Kiper
"Golden Leaves"[source?]
(Noemi Smorra featuring Lena Katina) 		2015 Livia Alcalde & Francesco Sperandeo

Video releases

Title Year Note
This Is Who I Am – Live in Rome 2015 Live video, photos and mp3

References

  1. ↑ "t.A.T.u. Eng History". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Лена Катина: альбом "This Is Who I Am" в iTunes". iTunes.
  3. ↑ "iTunes – Music – RAWsession – 07.14.11 – Single by Lena Katina". iTunes Store.
  4. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Never Forget (Remixes) [feat. THEE PAUS3] by Lena Katina". iTunes Store.
  5. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Акустика by Lena Katina". iTunes Store.
  6. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Манекен - EP by Lena Katina". iTunes Store.
  7. ↑ "iTunes — музыка — European Fan Weekend 2013 Live (Елена Катина)". iTunes Store.
  8. ↑ "Keep on Breathing – Lena Katina" Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. Kroogi.
  9. ↑ "Lena Katina" Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. jammer.fm
  10. ↑ "Orbit Monkey | It's Christmas Time | CD Baby Music Store".
  11. ↑ "Фанат"
  12. ↑ Records, Maqueta. "NOEMI SMORRA "TRASPARENTE" 2015 EP / Maqueta Records". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Live 1.0"

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