Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. confirm comeback will take place in spring 2022 sending fans wild... as stars Lena and Julia ask for suggestions on which guest acts should join them on stage

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Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. are reuniting in 2022, and have asked fans for suggestions on who should join them as guest acts at their upcoming concert.

Lena Katina, who stormed the charts with Julia Volkova from 1999 through 2011, showcased her demurer look on Instagram, along with an announcement about reforming, revealing it will happen in spring next year.

'The official TATU tribute in the spring of 2022!,' she penned. 'Please comment and name the artists/DJ you would like to hear with us on the stage. Your opinion is important to us! [sic]'

As they were: Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. are reuniting in 2022, and have asked fans for suggestions on who should join them as guest acts at their upcoming concert [Julia Volkova and Lena Katina pictured in 2003]

She captioned this with the hashtag #tatucomeback.

Lena, 37, displayed a style world's away from when she performed with Julia, 36, in the band originally.

Ditching the frizzy pigtails and short skirt of her teen look, Lena now rocks sleek russet locks and a more conservative get-up.

Julia appeared in t.A.T.u. with a cropped pixie cut, now displaying buoyant raven tresses and pouty lips.

Now: Lena, 37, now displays a style world's away from when she performed with Julia, 36, in the band originally

Youthful: The duo are snapped in 2003 after reaching international fame

The group were best known for their track All The Things She Said, which famously raised eyebrows for its raunchy music video.

In it, Julia and Lena were seen in schoolgirl outfits, kissing passionately in the rain, while being watched by their peers.

Julia welcomed her first child, a daughter named Viktoria, in 2004 when she was just 19-years-old. She later gave birth to a baby boy named Samir in 2007 with her now ex-husband Parviz Yasinov.

The mum-of-two has continued to make headlines over the years, after briefly converting to Islam in 2010, before returning to her birth religion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in 2017.

The bisexual songstress shocked fans during a television appearance in 2014 when she made homophobic comments about homosexual men.  

Before and after: Ditching the frizzy pigtails and short skirt of her teen look, Lena [pictured L in 2002 and R now] now rocks sleek russet locks and a more conservative get-up

Risque! The group were best known for their track All The Things She Said, which famously raised eyebrows for its raunchy music video. In it, Julia and Lena were seen in schoolgirl outfits, kissing passionately in the rain, while being watched by their peers

When asked if she would condemn her own son for being gay, she responded: 'Yes, I would condemn him because I believe that a real man must be a real man... a man has no right to be a f**.' 

Despite her strong views, she stated that she didn't have a problem with lesbians.

'Two girls together - not the same thing as two men together. It seems to me that lesbians look aesthetically much nicer.'

In April 2021, she launched a political career as a candidate for Russia's conservative party, United Russia, but was crushed in the legislative election.

Meanwhile, her bandmate Lena has taken a far less controversial path over the years.

All the things she said: Julia appeared in t.A.T.u. with a cropped pixie cut [L in 2003], now displaying buoyant raven tresses and pouty lips

Iconic: t.A.T.u. skyrocketed to international fame in 2002 with the English-language release of their single All The Things She Said, which topped the charts in Australia and the UK

The red head has largely focused on her solo music career since leaving t.A.T.u. She's released three studio albums so far and topped the U.S. Billboard club chart with her 2011 single Never Forget.

Lena welcomed a son named Aleksandr in 2015 with her then-husband, Sasha Kuzmanović. The couple got divorced in 2019.

Unlike Julia, Lena has shown support for the LGBT community, stating in 2014: 'I think everybody should be free to love who they love and be with whom they want to spend their life with.' 

t.A.T.u. were formed in 1999 in Moscow by Russian music producer Ivan Shapovalov. They skyrocketed to international fame in 2002 with the English-language release of their single All The Things She Said, which topped the charts in Australia and the UK.

Their video was banned and censored in some countries, although the controversy only served to promote the song further. At the time, the pair played into a lesbian gimmick where they pretended to be in love with each other and in a relationship [pictured 2002]

Spat! Lena and Julia have been in multiple feuds with each other over the years, and weren't on speaking terms as recently as June this year [pictured 2005]

The video was banned and censored in some countries, although the controversy only served to promote the song further. At the time, the pair played into a lesbian gimmick where they pretended to be in love with each other and in a relationship.

However, they later admitted that their lesbian persona was a fake marketing gimmick cooked up by Shapovalov for shock value.

Some of their other attention-grabbing publicity stunts included performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2003 wearing T-shirts that had 'f**k the war' written in Russian, and attempting to run for Russian president in 2004.

Lena and Julia have been in multiple feuds with each other over the years, and weren't on speaking terms as recently as June this year.