The duo performed before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Sochi , along with piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev and opera soprano Anna Netrebko , who also performed the Olympic anthem . Media reports expressed confusion at this performance , given that there is a lack of LGBT rights in Russia , especially since the much politicized Russian law banning gay propaganda aimed at minors that is being used to promote family values . The ceremony 's director , Konstantin Ernst , said t.A.T.u. 's " Not Gon na Get Us " was chosen because it 's one of the few Russian pop songs that international viewers might recognize
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2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
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