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Moscow, Soviet Union (2001 – present)
Regina Spektor was born on February 18th, 1980, in Moscow, Soviet Union, to a musical family. Her father, a photographer, was also an amateur violinist. Her mother was a music professor in a Russian conservatory and now teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York.
Spektor studied classical piano from the age of six, practicing on a Petrof piano given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father, who obtained such recordings in Eastern Europe and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union. The family left the Soviet Union in 1989, when Regina was nine, during the period of Perestroika when Jewish citizens were permitted to emigrate. The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving Russia, but they finally decided to emigrate, for religious and political reasons.
Traveling first to Austria and then Italy, the family settled in the Bronx, New York, where Spektor graduated from a middle school yeshiva. She then attended the Frisch Yeshiva High School in Paramus, New Jersey on a scholarship for two years, but, feeling out of place, eventually transferred to a secular public school, Fair Lawn High School, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where she finished the last two years of her high school career.
Spektor has stated that she was originally interested only in classical music, but that she later became interested in pop, rock, and punk as well.
Beginnings as a songwriter
Spektor studied classical piano from the age of six, practicing on a Petrof piano given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father, who obtained such recordings in Eastern Europe and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union. The family left the Soviet Union in 1989, when Regina was nine, during the period of Perestroika when Jewish citizens were permitted to emigrate. The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving Russia, but they finally decided to emigrate, for religious and political reasons.
Traveling first to Austria and then Italy, the family settled in the Bronx, New York, where Spektor graduated from a middle school yeshiva. She then attended the Frisch Yeshiva High School in Paramus, New Jersey on a scholarship for two years, but, feeling out of place, eventually transferred to a secular public school, Fair Lawn High School, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where she finished the last two years of her high school career.
Spektor has stated that she was originally interested only in classical music, but that she later became interested in pop, rock, and punk as well.
Beginnings as a songwriter
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zhalli wrote:
a creative and refreshing album who else would do dolphin noises in a song just regina
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thatssodeirdre wrote:
i love lacrimosa! i also love aching to pupate and 20 years of snow which no one else seems to like haha
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drayy wrote:
is anobody else, who loves 'lacrimosa'? <33
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igottrouble wrote:
on the radio we heard november rain, that solos awful long, but its a pretty sound. we listend to it twice 'cuz the DJ was asleep ♪
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Atreyuz wrote:
i love the song "Us"
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ungluemylips wrote:
Her songs are so wise. I don't know why, but I feel it.
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lellie wrote:
Far is beautiful. It became my favourite Regina album pretty quickly and it's definitely my most listened to album of 2009.
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anacolemonts wrote:
begin to hope it's awesome
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konraaad wrote:
yeah Far is absolutely amazing work !!!
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oliviaerased wrote:
Far has really grown on me.
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vakeragalaktica wrote:
música bonita para gente bonita ♥
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sidhoffman wrote:
I like her and all but PERSONALLY I like her collaborations with Ben Folds and The Strokes better than her own stuff.
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stanislavskey wrote:
В 500 днях лета две её песни просто прекрасны.
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NorthernQueen wrote:
Après Moi <3
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igottrouble wrote:
i dont think her new album is sold out [2]
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joetayjoe wrote:
i dont think her new album is sold out, if anything begin to hope was her mainstream sold out album ¬¬
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adamzZz wrote:
Listening to 'Pavlov's Daughter', 'Apres Moi' and 'Us', wondering why such a good artist had sold out with her new album. It's so terribly sad.
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igottrouble wrote:
good is better than perfect ♥
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FACrockRae wrote:
Check out my review for the Portland show! I've got the setlist included. http://facrock.com/shows/reginaspektor.html
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Marcellocielo wrote:
I've come to enjoy Far more than I have Begin to Hope, I think. More intelligent production for songs on Far, such as the apt electronic sounds for Machine, the kitschy reverberation for Dance Anthem of the 80s and the orchestration for Human of the Year. At times, the sparsity is appreciated, but I'm glad I can get some umami alongside my light-hearted snacks with Regina.
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Stubb's Bar-B-Q, Austin TX, United States
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Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX, United States
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News
Regina on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on 11/06/2009
5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/reginaspektor
Regina will be appearing on The Late, Late Show with
Craig Ferguson (CBS) on the night of Friday, November 6, 2009 (early morning of November 7th), right after the David Letterman's Late Show:12:37-1. …
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