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'''Hamilton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Harris County, Georgia|Harris County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]. It is part of the [[Columbus, Georgia]]-[[Alabama]] [[Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].{{GR|6}} The population was 307 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].


'''Elena Sergeevna Katina''' ({{lang-ru|Елена Сергеевна Катина}}, born [[4 October]], [[1984]]), better known as '''Lena Katina''' is one half of the [[Russia]]n music duo [[t.A.T.u.]]; the other being [[Yulia Volkova]].
==Geography==


==Childhood==
Hamilton is located at {{coor dms|32|45|53|N|84|52|23|W|city}} (32.764669, -84.873103){{GR|1}}.
Born in [[Moscow]], Katina is the eldest of three children, and the only daughter of [[Sergey Katin]], a renowned Russian pop music author, and [[Inessa Katina]]. Her younger, half sister Katya has a different father and her half brother Ivan has a different mother. She was raised religious and is a practicing [[Russian Orthodox|Russian Orthodox Christian]].


In 1992 she joined the famous Russian children's ensemble "Avenue". She was part of it for three years, and at age 11 was selected for "[[Neposedi]]", the most popular and prestigious children's chorus at the time.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.1&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (5.4&nbsp;[[km²]]), all of it land.


Lena's hobbies include [[artistic gymnastics]], [[ballroom dancing]], [[figure skating]], [[swimming]] and [[horseback-riding]]. She is also a skilled [[pianist]].
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 307 people, 131 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 147.2 people per square mile (56.7/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 69.0/sq&nbsp;mi (26.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.


She stated in a 2006 [[Telehit]] interview that she used to listen to artists such as [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Deep Purple]], and [[Pink Floyd]] when she was younger.
There were 131 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.00.


==Career==
In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
Katina was the first to be chosen by [[Ivan Shapovalov]] for the [[t.A.T.u.]] project. She recorded a few demos, including "Yugoslavia" and "Belochka", then Volkova was added to the project. Part of the stringent management of the group required her to lose nearly 10 kilograms. Katina stated in a 2006 interview on Telehit that her parents were unhappy when she decided to become a singer, and that her father had no influence on her decision.


Katina has also done various solo singing since t.A.T.u. was formed, both for the group and for herself.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $32,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,292. About 5.2% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.8% of those sixty five or over.


Katina speaks English well and enjoys reading, especially romance novels. Lena also enjoys playing the piano during her free time. While Lena did at one point study [[MSU Faculty of Psychology|Psychology]] at [[Moscow State University]], it was reported that while doing promotion for t.A.T.u.'s album [[Dangerous and Moving]], she was demitted from the academy; this, however, is untrue. Her mother had applied for academic leave, for what would be the third time, but was turned down. Katina then skipped a year of study, and in December 2006 she mentioned on t.A.T.u.'s official website that she was one thesis away from graduating. It was also rumored that she had changed her major to [[economics]].
==References==

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In late 2006 Katina and Volkova appeared in an East European tour through Russia, [[Ukraine]], [[Lithuania]], and [[Latvia]] and also performed in [[Mexico]] ([[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] and [[Mexico City]]).


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://tatu.ru/ Official site of t.A.T.u.]
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* {{musicbrainz artist|id=5f46a984-294d-4d41-9055-0ef628c66f40|name=Елена Катина‎}}
* {{imdb name|1287621}}


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Lena Katina

Elena Sergeevna Katina (Russian: Елена Сергеевна Катина, born 4 October, 1984), better known as Lena Katina is one half of the Russian music duo t.A.T.u.; the other being Yulia Volkova.

Childhood

Born in Moscow, Katina is the eldest of three children, and the only daughter of Sergey Katin, a renowned Russian pop music author, and Inessa Katina. Her younger, half sister Katya has a different father and her half brother Ivan has a different mother. She was raised religious and is a practicing Russian Orthodox Christian.

In 1992 she joined the famous Russian children's ensemble "Avenue". She was part of it for three years, and at age 11 was selected for "Neposedi", the most popular and prestigious children's chorus at the time.

Lena's hobbies include artistic gymnastics, ballroom dancing, figure skating, swimming and horseback-riding. She is also a skilled pianist.

She stated in a 2006 Telehit interview that she used to listen to artists such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Pink Floyd when she was younger.

Career

Katina was the first to be chosen by Ivan Shapovalov for the t.A.T.u. project. She recorded a few demos, including "Yugoslavia" and "Belochka", then Volkova was added to the project. Part of the stringent management of the group required her to lose nearly 10 kilograms. Katina stated in a 2006 interview on Telehit that her parents were unhappy when she decided to become a singer, and that her father had no influence on her decision.

Katina has also done various solo singing since t.A.T.u. was formed, both for the group and for herself.

Katina speaks English well and enjoys reading, especially romance novels. Lena also enjoys playing the piano during her free time. While Lena did at one point study Psychology at Moscow State University, it was reported that while doing promotion for t.A.T.u.'s album Dangerous and Moving, she was demitted from the academy; this, however, is untrue. Her mother had applied for academic leave, for what would be the third time, but was turned down. Katina then skipped a year of study, and in December 2006 she mentioned on t.A.T.u.'s official website that she was one thesis away from graduating. It was also rumored that she had changed her major to economics.

In late 2006 Katina and Volkova appeared in an East European tour through Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia and also performed in Mexico (Guadalajara and Mexico City).

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