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Moscow, Russia
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian-American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Spektor was born in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, to a musical Russian-Jewish family. Her father, Ilya Spektor, is a photographer and amateur violinist. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Soviet college of music and teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. Spektor has a…
Known for
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self2022
- Echo in the Canyon — Self2019
- Other Music — Self2019
- The Romanoffs — Special Vocal Performance2018
- Regina Spektor: Live on Soundstage2017
- Adam Green's Aladdin — Concerned Townsperson2016
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Musical Guest2015
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Musical Guest2014
- Hava Nagila: The Movie — Self2012
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1980
Discography
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- 2,723,345
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- 124,283,281
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Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian–born American singer, songwriter and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 and began achieving greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, Begin to Hope, which achieved a Gold cer
Key facts
- Born
- Regina Ilyinichna Spektor , ( 1980-02-18 ) February 18, 1980 (age 46) , Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Citizenship
- United States (arrived 1989)
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 2001–present
- Spouse
- Jack Dishel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 )
- Genres
- Anti-folk indie-pop alternative rock
- Instruments
- Vocals piano guitar percussion
- Label
- Sire / Warner
- Website
- www .reginaspektor .com
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Regina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Sire
- Official website
- www.reginaspektor.com
- Image
- Regina Spektor 2009-07-02 001.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Regina Spektor
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- 1980-02-18
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- Regina Spektor
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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- 462000
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Encyclopedic overview
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, pronounced [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on the East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004, resulting in greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album, Soviet Kitsch, a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, Begin to Hope, which achieved a Gold certification by the RIAA. Her following two albums, Far and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, each debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200.
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