Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: a , IPA: [r ‘ in ‘sp kt r]; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-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 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.
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 May 18, 2019, by Borough President Rub n D az Jr.
instruments played
Guitar
Piano
Vocals
Associated Acts
Only Son Sondre Lerche Ben Folds Kill Kenada Gogol Bordello The Strokes Odesza Dufus
Children
1
Citizenship
United States
Genres
Anti-folk indie pop
Occupation
Singer songwriter record producer
Spouses
Jack Dishel (m. 2011)
Website
Years Active
1997 present
Name
Regina Spektor
Nationality
United States of America, Russia