I knew the Moscow-based duo t.A.T.u. was going to be my international breakthrough from the first moment I saw their controversial video. I loved their music. The dynamic vocals were haunting and ...

In the pop-music business, where stars are formulated and marketed like so many sugary soft drinks, Ivan Shapovalov has come up with an original flavor. Take two Russian teenage girls, dress them ...

Ivan Shapovalov, 36, had arranged a video shoot with 200 girls yards from the Kremlin. He told the teenage extras to cavort and kiss in front of Lenin’s tomb and the church of St Basil.

Podnebesnaya was a musical production company organized by producer Ivan Shapovalov. The project for Podnebensaya, with the same title, began in 2003 in Moscow, Russia. The main purpose of the ...

I kept my fingers crossed that I wouldn't end up in a Russian prison. To sign t.A.T.u., I had to deal with Ivan Shapovalov, a high IQ provocateur in the mold of Sex Pistols manager Malcom McLaren.