This Is Who I Am (Lena Katina album)
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| Released | 18 November 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2014 Los Angeles, California, United States and Moscow, Russia | |||
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| Length | 48:56 (English release) 41:08 (Spanish re-release) | |||
| Language | English Spanish (re-release) | |||
| Label | Katina Music Inc. | |||
| Producer | Katina and Sven Martin (exec.) | |||
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| Singles from This Is Who I Am | ||||
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This Is Who I Am is the debut studio album of the Russian singer-songwriter, Lena Katina, released on 18 November 2014. The album marks the beginning of Katina's solo career after she and her former bandmate, Julia Volkova announced the separation of their music group, t.A.T.u. in 2011. Katina has writing credits on all of the album's songs including those co-written with her ex-husband, Sash Kuzma. Musically, the album is a pop genre with rock influences and lyrically it mostly speaks about discovering herself.
Four singles were released from the album, the first and lead single "Never Forget" reached No. 1 on the MTV Russia Top 10 and also won the said station – 2011 Video of The Year. The remix track of "Never Forget" by Dave Audé also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and reached No. 1 in Greece. "Lift Me Up" was released as the second single and the track gained positive feedback from Spanish audiences. The third and fourth singles, "Who I Am" and "An Invitation", have been successful in several European countries such as Germany, Italy, Spain and Latina's homeland, Russia.
This Is Who I Am received both positive and negative reviews from critics. The album was released worldwide as a digital download and the physical copy of the CD was released on Katina's official website.