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My Take
Regina Spektor is one of those artists I file under genuinely singular. Moscow-born, raised in New York, she came up through the East Village anti-folk scene before signing with Sire in 2004, and you can hear that scrappy, self-made origin in how unconventional her songwriting feels. What I admire most is that she's primarily a pianist who writes like a storyteller, full of odd vocal tics and sudden shifts that shouldn't work but do. Plenty of singer-songwriters chase polish; she seems more interested in character and surprise. That's a harder, braver path, and it's why her music has aged better than a lot of her contemporaries'.
Overview
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, pronounced [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. 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 the East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004, resulting in greater m…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Regina Spektor
- Name (Japanese)
- レジーナ・スペクター
- Reading
- れじーな・すぺくたー
- Born
- February 18, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / pianist / singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fair Lawn High School
- University
- State University of New York at Purchase
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.