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 her fourth album, Begin to Hope, which would go on to achieve 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. 2016's Remember Us to Life peaked at 23 on the Billboard 200. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019 Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame on Saturday, May 18, 2019 by Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
| Native name: | Реги́на Ильи́нична Спе́ктор |
| Born: | Regina Ilyinichna Spektor, February 18, 1980, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active: | 2001–present |
| Home town: | New York City, U.S. |
| Children: | 1 |
| Twitter: | Regina Spektor's Twitter profile |
| Instagram: | Regina Spektor's Instagram profile |
| Facebook: | Regina Spektor's Facebook profile |
| IMDb: | Regina Spektor's IMDb |
| Spotify: | Regina Spektor's Spotify |
| SoundCloud: | Regina Spektor's SoundCloud |
| iTunes: | Regina Spektor's iTunes |
About Regina Spektor
Anti-folk singer-songwriter whose songs "Us" and "Hero" were featured in the film 500 Days of Summer. Her album Begin to Hope was a breakout success, peaking at #20 on the Billboard charts, and her song "You've Got Time" is featured in the opening credits of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
Before Fame
She studied piano and classical voice at the Manhattan School of Music.
Achievement
She won the 2009 Studio 8 Female Voice Award.
Family Life
In 2011, she married Jack Dishel. Together, they have a son who was born in March of 2014.
Associations
Her lyrics were influenced by the poetry of Ezra Pound.
Information related to Regina Spektor
- Russian expatriates in Italy
- Russian female musicians
- LGBT rights activists from Russia
- Jewish anti-folk musicians
- Russian expatriates in Austria
- American mezzo-sopranos
- Jewish jazz musicians
- State University of New York at Purchase alumni
- Sire Records artists
- Musicians from Moscow
- Russian emigrants to the United States
- Songwriters from New Jersey
- Female rock singers
- Soviet emigrants to the United States
- American female guitarists
- 21st-century American pianists
