Biography
Who is Lena Katina?
Early life and background
Lena Katina was born on October 4, 1984, in Moscow. Her father, Sergey Katin, was a musician who played in the pop band Duna. At her father's encouragement, she began attending music and sports clubs when she was four years old. By age seven, she started regular schooling and enrolled in piano classes at a music school a year later.
Rise to fame with t.A.T.u.
Producer Ivan Shapovalov selected Katina and Volkova for his project in 1999. The duo became the most successful pop music act to emerge from Russia. They achieved global recognition with hit songs including All the Things She Said, Not Gonna Get Us, and All About Us.
Solo career and discography
Following a hiatus for t.A.T.u. In 2009, Lena Katina began working on solo material. She performed her first solo show in Los Angeles in 2010. In 2011, she released her first major single, Never Forget, which topped the MTV Russia Top 10 and won the channel's 2011 Video of the Year award. The track also found success on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Television work and later projects
Beyond music, Lena Katina has worked in television and film. In 2020, she served as a judge on the Russian reality competition series All Together Now!, where contestants were evaluated by a panel of 100 musicians. She also participated in the Russian version of The Masked Singer, where she performed as the Spider and reached sixth place before her elimination.
Personal life
Lena Katina married musician Sasha Kuzmanović in 2013 after dating for three years. She announced her pregnancy during a concert in Rome in 2014 and gave birth to a son in May 2015. The couple eventually divorced in 2019. In 2021, she confirmed a relationship with the Russian businessman Dmitry Spiridonov. She stands 162 centimeters tall and studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Birthday and age
Lena Katina was born on October 4, 1984, which makes Lena 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Lena shares the date with 60 other famous people.
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