Tatu are to dump their name and their manager who they say is interested only in orchestrating scandals and not in developing their artistic talent.

Flash-in-the-pan Russian pop duo Tatu have disappeared and no one knows where they are, including their record company.

They may be the first Russian pop sensation to top music charts worldwide, but that failed to impress Moscow police today.

Lesbian teen duo t.A.T.u. – slammed for promoting “paedophilic pop” – has stormed straight into the charts at number one.