Regina Spektor
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Spektor in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Regina Ilyinichna Spektor |
| Born |
February 18, 1980 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Origin | New York City, New York, US |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Sire, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Only Son, Sondre Lerche, Ben Folds, Kill Kenada, The Strokes, Dufus |
| Website | reginaspektor |
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Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор, IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; /rᵻˈdʒiːnə ˈspɛktər/; born February 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She was born in the Soviet Union, where she began classical training on the piano at the age of six. When she was nine years old, her family immigrated to the United States, where she continued her classical training into her teenage years; she began to write original songs shortly thereafter.
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 where she 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 Gold certification. 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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