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Regina Spektor was born on February 18, 1980 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow and is credited as a singer, pianist and singer-songwriter. That puts Regina Spektor at 46 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Fair Lawn High School and State University of New York at Purchase.
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'.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
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)
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Occupation
- singer / pianist / singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
2. Background
- High school
- Fair Lawn High School
- University
- State University of New York at Purchase
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.reginaspektor.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/reginaspektor/
- Xhttps://x.com/respektor
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina%20Spektor
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229274
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Regina Spektor born?
Born February 18, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Regina Spektor from?
Regina Spektor is from Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow.
What does Regina Spektor do?
Regina Spektor works as singer, pianist, singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist.
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