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Originally Posted by Argos

I'm talking gossip there, so take it with a grain of salt, better a whole kilo package

In the early days of tatu Yulya had a crush on Vanya and Lena Kiper was definitely in her way. People around them told that Yulya more than once said to Shapovalov: "Fire her, we don't need her!" Their relationship never changed for the better, it seems.

Another problem was/is Renskij himself. When they tried to make the second album after Shapovalov got the boot, Lena's lawsuit against the group for her royalties on the songs still were pending, and he wanted to have her back in the team. Allegedly he told to her something like this: "Lena, be a nice girl and turn down the lawsuit and you will be back in the team." She refused, she wanted the money which Renskij wasn't inclined to pay. In the end she won and Renskij remained like

r, you should write a freaking book. I'd love to hear your sort of outsider/insider view point on the history of Post-Soviet Russian Music