Regina Spektor
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A Soviet born-American anti-folk singer, songwriter and pianist, Regina Spektor.
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About
Born on February 18, 1980 in Moscow, Russia to a violinist father and a music professor mother, Regina Spektor stayed in her hometown until she's 9 before moving to Bronx, New York. As a child, Regina listened to his father's collection of Western rock and pop and learned how to play the piano at the age of six.
She attended Frisch Yeshiva High School (Yeshiva is a study of Torah and Talmud, an Orthodox Judaism) but transferred to Fair Lawn High School after two years because she feels out of place. Since they were unable to bring the piano from Moscow, Regina practiced her piano skills anywhere she can until she eventually got her own. She attended a four-year program of SUNY Purchase Music Conservatory which she finished within 3 years with honors. It further developed her piano and songwriting skills.
She was exposed to bluess and jazz which became her inspiration to record her self-released debut album, 11:11 released in 2001. The album is now mostly unavailable but can be downloaded from Regina Spektor's official website. Followed by another self-released album, 2002's Songs. This came to the attention of They Might Be Giant's drummer Alan Bezozi who introduced her to Gordon Raphael. Together (Bezozi and Raphael) they worked on Regina's third effort (major label debut album) Soviet Kitsch in 2004, featuring the singles Us and Carbon Monoxide.
Regina Spektor found success in her single Us that she followed her Soviet Kitsch album with a CD/DVD Mary Ann Meets The Gravediggers And Other Short Stories two years later. Begin To Hope arrived in the summer of 2006 which comprises of all original material.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Certification | Album |
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| November 2006 | Platinum | Begin To Hope |
Chart Toppers
Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Pop 100 | UK | Album |
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| 2006 | On the Radio | - | - | 60 | Begin To Hope |
| 2006 | Fidelity | 58 | 46 | - | Begin To Hope |
Albums
| Year | Album | Billboard 200 | Top Heatseekers | Top Digital Albums | Label |
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| 2006 | Begin To Hope | 20 | 1 | 4 | Sire |
News
Tours & Concerts
02/6/2007 7:30P Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton
02/10/2007 7:30P Trinity Centre in Bristol
02/11/2007 7:30P Corn Exchange in Brighton
02/13/2007 7:00P Town Hall in Oxford
02/15/2007 7:30P Academy 2 in Manchester, England
02/16/2007 7:30P Astoria - NME Awards Show in London
02/18/2007 7:30P Northumbria University in Newcastle
02/19/2007 7:00P Queen Margaret Union in Glasgow, Scotland
02/20/2007 7:00P The Leadmill in Sheffield
02/23/2007 8:00P Lido in Berlin, Germany
02/25/2007 8:00P Stage Club in Hamburg, Germany
02/28/2007 8:00P Le Trabendo in Paris
03/4/2007 7:00P China Theatre in Stockholm
03/10/2007 8:00P Barby Club in Tel Aviv, Israel
03/28/2007 8:00P Purchase College in Purchase, New York
04/12/2007 8:00P Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia
04/28/2007 8:00P Coachella in Indio, California
Announcements
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label | Album |
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| 2005 | Carbon Monoxide | Sire | Soviet Kitsch |
| 2006 | Us | Sire | Soviet Kitsch |
| 2006 | On the Radio | Sire | Begin To Hope |
| 2006 | Fidelity | Sire | Begin To Hope |
Compilations & Live Releases
Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
Reviews
External Links
Categories: Artist | Rock | Anti-Folk
