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. She grew up listening to classical music and Russian bards like Vladimir Vysotsky and Bulat Okudzhava. 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. Spektor has a brother, Boruch (also known as Bear), who was featured in track 7, "* * *", or "Whisper", of her 2004 album Soviet Kitsch. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Soviet college of music and taught at public elementary schools in Mount Vernon, New York, now retired. Her father, Ilya Spektor, was a photographer and amateur violinist. Spektor was born on Febru in Moscow, Soviet Union, to a musical Russian-Jewish family. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame on May 18, 2019, by Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019, Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Her following two albums, Far and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, each debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200. 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. Īfter 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 resulting in greater mainstream recognition. Regina Ilyinichna Spektor ( Russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, pronounced born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, comedian, and pianist.
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