Regina Spektor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Regina Spektor
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Feb 18, 1980(1980-02-18)
Age	44
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Regina Spektor Biography

Regina Spektor is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on February 18, 1980 in Moscow, Russia. Anti-folk singer and songwriter, whose songs “Us” and “Hero” were included in the movie 500 Days of Summer. Begin to Hope was a huge success. It reached #20 on the Billboard charts. Her song “You’ve Got Time”, which is featured in the opening credits to the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, was also a big hit.

Her lyrics were influenced by the poetry of Ezra Pound. inspired her lyrics.

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (/r ɪ ˈ dʒ iː n ə ˈ s p ɛ k t ər / , Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор , IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər] ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

The family left the Soviet Union for the Bronx in 1989, when Regina was nine and a half, during the period of Perestroika, when Soviet citizens were permitted to emigrate. Regina had to leave her piano behind. The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving the Soviet Union, but they finally decided to emigrate due to the racial, ethnic, and political discrimination that Jews faced. Traveling first to Austria and then Italy, the Spektor family was admitted to the United States as refugees with the assistance of HIAS (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). They settled in the Bronx, where Spektor graduated from the SAR Academy, a Jewish day middle school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Since the family had been unable to bring their piano from Moscow, Spektor practiced on tabletops and other hard surfaces until she found a piano on which to play in the basement of her synagogue. In New York City, Spektor studied classical piano with Sonia Vargas, a professor at the Manhattan School of Music, until she was 17; Spektor’s father had met Vargas through Vargas’ husband, violinist Samuel Marder. Spektor attended high school for two years at the Frisch School, a yeshiva in Paramus, New Jersey, but transferred to a public school, Fair Lawn High School, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where she finished the last two years of her high school education.

Jack Dishel was her husband. They had a son in March 2014, and they are now married.

Regina Spektor Net Worth

Regina Spektor is one of the richest Folk Singer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Regina Spektor 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the Manhattan School of Music, she studied classical voice and piano.

She was awarded the Studio 8 Female Voice Award in 2009.

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. She has a brother Boruch (also known as Bear), who was featured in track 7, “ *”, or “Whisper”, of her 2004 album Soviet Kitsch. Growing up in Moscow, Regina started taking piano lessons when she was seven and learned how to play the piano by practicing on a Petrof upright that her grandfather gave her mother. She grew up listening to classical music and famous Russian bards like Vladimir Vysotsky and Bulat Okudzhava. Her father, who obtained recordings in Eastern Europe and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union, also exposed her to rock and roll bands such as the Beatles, Queen, and the Moody Blues.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Regina Spektor height 5 ft 3 in Regina weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Regina Spektor Dating?

According to our records, Regina Spektor married to Jack Dishel. As of December 1, 2023, Regina Spektor’s is not dating anyone.

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Since 2005, Spektor’s music has been used in various television programs and commercials.

Facts & Trivia

Regina Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Regina Spektor celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.

Spektor went on to release the album Begin to Hope on June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200, but due to the popularity of the single “Fidelity”, it went on to peak at number 20, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Spektor received increased attention when her video for “Fidelity” was viewed over 200,000 times in two days on YouTube. Spektor’s 2006 headlining tour in support of the Begin to Hope album included back-to-back hometown shows at Town Hall Theater in New York City on September 27 and September 28, 2006. This tour was Spektor’s first to feature a full backing band.

Top Facts about Regina Spektor

1. Regina Spektor is a Russian-born American singer-songwriter.
2. She has released 8 studio albums and numerous singles.
3. Her most popular songs include “Fidelity” and “Us”.
4. Spektor has won multiple awards, including a Grammy nomination.
5. She has collaborated with artists such as The Strokes and Ben Folds.
6. Spektor’s music is known for its eclectic style and unique vocals.
7. She began playing piano at age six and later studied classical music.
8. Spektor immigrated to the United States with her family in 1989.
9. Her song “You’ve Got Time” was used as the theme for Orange Is the New Black.
10. Spektor has sold over two million albums worldwide.

Where is Regina Spektor now?

Now residing in New York City , fifteen years into her career and Spektor sounds as infectiously enthusiastic as a bright-eyed songwriter about to release her debut album.

Is Regina Spektor twee?

Regina Spektor
Born| Regina Ilyinichna Spektor February 18, 1980 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship| United States

Does Regina Spektor have a child?

Regina Spektor is officially a mom. The New York-based singer-songwriter announced today (April 1) on her Facebook that she’s had her first child, a son , with fellow singer-songwriter Jack Dishel.

How many languages does Regina Spektor speak?

As a polyglot, she sings in French, Russian and English and can read Hebrew. Due to lingual fluidity creating the tone for her music, she communicates the intense emotions associates with losing her first home and creating a new one.

Is Regina Spektor going on tour?

Find information on all of Regina Spektor’s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2022-2023. Regina Spektor is not due to play near your location currently – but they are scheduled to play 15 concerts across 1 country in 2022-2023.