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In 2004, the group took a hiatus after they split from their producer. In 2005, they released Dangerous and Moving and Lyudi t.a.t.u. nude Invalidy. During 2006, t.A.T.u. released a compilation album and then ventured on their own after negotiating out of their contract with Universal Music.

In August 2005, "All About T.A.T.U NUDE Us" and "Lyudi Invalidy" were announced to be the first singles from the English and Russian albums, respectively.

In June, t.A.T.u. made their first appearance on MTV's TRL in New York. , and in September, the single All The Things She Said was released on CD format. Later in February, the group's TATU.nude debut Russian album, 200 Po Vstrechnoy was re-released with a new song ("Klouny") and two new remixes. The album received the IFPI Platinum Europe Award, having sold a million copies of "200 po Vstriechnoy" in Europe; the girls became the first artists from Eastern Europe to receive this award.