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Regina Spektor was born on February 18th, 1980, in Moscow, Russia and emigrated to the United States when she was nine. 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, United States 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.
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.
Beginnings as a songwriter
Traveling first to Austria and then Italy, the family settled in the Bronx, New York, United States 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.
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.
Beginnings as a songwriter
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LiveToFeel wrote:
fantastic, touching, inspiring. thanks for everything.
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rtothegibbo wrote:
Saw her in Birmingham last night, travelled alone and it was so worth it. Love her a stupid amount <3
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OuiTisRoz wrote:
I feel a huuuuuuuuuge Regina phase coming on.
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catia_margarida wrote:
hero (L)
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Darthie18 wrote:
I love Regina's music. Raindrops is such a lovely song - for a tune that never made it to the record.
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BubiWallenius wrote:
Ooh Regina <3
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GayaKZ wrote:
Dance Anthem of the 80's - I can't STOP smiling :] It's such an amazing song.
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Best picture.
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lindsatthedisco wrote:
WONDERFUL. <3
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marijolee wrote:
My mom can't stand her... I absolutely do NOT understand why. I love almost every song she produces, especially on Far- its one of my favorite albums ever.
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marinavt wrote:
Regina, your are my idol! Your songs are very touching. Thanks :D You inspire me! Come to Brazil, please!
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ecossaises wrote:
agreed!
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It's impossible to not love this woman
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jennajoe wrote:
please come to poland !
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love her
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Adio_Bam wrote:
Swap out Corinne Bailey Rae with Joanna Newsom and you've got yourself the Optimus Prime of music
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Nice hard Sound
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empty_girl wrote:
if anybody know where the Poland is, please, tell about it to Regina
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vagina specter. she is a haunted vagina
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Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
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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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