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Regina Spektor
Birth at
18 February 1980
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Regina Spektor, American singer of Russian descent, pianist, songwriter, was born on February 18, 1980 in Moscow. Her parents are photographer and amateur violinist Ilya Spector and music professor Bella Spector. It is from them that Regina receives her first music lessons. At the age of nine, Spector's family moved to the United States. There, the future singer graduates from music school in piano and conservatory in composition class. While studying, Regina wrote her first songs. At Purchase College,
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Regina Spektor, American singer of Russian descent, pianist, songwriter, was born on February 18, 1980 in Moscow. Her parents are photographer and amateur violinist Ilya Spector and music professor Bella Spector. It is from them that Regina receives her first music lessons. At the age of nine, Spector's family moved to the United States. There, the future singer graduates from music school in piano and conservatory in composition class.
While studying, Regina wrote her first songs. At Purchase College, she recorded her first album, 11:11. The recording features bassist Chris Kafner. The second album, Songs, was recorded in 2001. Both albums the pianist distributes among his friends and present listeners at her performances.
In 2003, Regina drew the attention of producer Gordon Rafael, collaborating with
The Strokes . In the same year, he published the third studio work of the singer Soviet Kitsch on his own label. After the release, the pianist conducts the first tour, performing before the concerts of the group “The Strokes”.
The 2006 album “Begin to Hope” received gold status in the United States, and the song “Fidelity” was recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best songs of the year. In addition, the video for this song, posted on YouTube, was viewed more than 200,000 times in two days. "Fidelity" is widely used in various series and television shows.
Three years later, the release of the album "Far". It is produced by the famous rock musician Jeff Lynn.
Regina's songs are in English, but Spector speaks fluent Russian. The singer pays tribute to her origin in the song "Après Moi", which quotes the poem "February" by Boris Pasternak. The themes of several other Regina songs are also inspired by literary works. The musical style traces the influence of folk, punk, rock, hip-hop, jazz, Jewish, Russian and classical music. /
Discography
2001 - 11:11
2002 - Songs
2004 - Soviet Kitsch
2006 - Begin to Hope
2009 - Far