“And I always want them to work on the voicing and to soften the hammers, and they get kind of argumentative with me — they”
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Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Soviet-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
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Born 18 February 1980 · Q229274
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2026· 6 entries
“To me, the voice is an instrument, just like any other instrument,”
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“bands whose music is really involved”
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“s songs are not usually autobiographical but are based on scenarios and characters drawn from her imagination. Her songs show influences from folk, punk, rock, Jewish, Russian, hip hop, jazz, and classical music. Spektor has said that she works hard to ensure that each of her songs has its own musical style, rather than trying to develop a distinctive style for her music as a whole:”
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Public attention spiked: 12,813 Wikipedia readers in one day, 22.9× the usual 561, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Corrected “russian born” to “soviet born”
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Published video “What an amazing new adventure my song Two Birds has been on! All thanks to you & your creativity!”.
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2025· 7 entries
Published video “Midsummer Daydream Tour approaching so soon! 🕶️☀️ #tour #reginaspektor #live”.
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Published video “Happy Sweet 16th 🎂 to Far, now rereleased on Velum Clear #vinyl 📺 HD music video out now ✨ #music”.
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Published video ““Ne me quitte pas” from What We Saw from the Cheap Seats ✨ Available on new Translucent Red #vinyl!”.
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Published video ““Folding Chair” - Live in London 🎶 Now available to pre-order on double Curacao #vinyl 🩵🩵 #live”.
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Published video ““Eet” from my 2009 record “Far” 🎶 Now available on vinyl - was out of print since 2019! #vinyl #keys”.
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Published video “Friday flashback to “Fidelity” from Begin to Hope—available to pre-order on limited edition vinyl!”.
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Published video “These shows feel like a little dream that came and went! Thank you so much Los Angeles! #losangeles”.
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2024· 3 entries
Published video “Regina Spektor - Songs (Full Album Video)”.
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Published video “'Songs' out November 29th - original version of “Samson” now streaming! #reginaspektor #newmusic”.
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American Songwriter: Regina Spektor Announces Short North American Tour in Summer 2024
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2023· 1 entry
American Songwriter: 5 Questions for Regina Spektor: “Professionally and Personally I Hope for Peace”
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2022· 7 entries
People: Regina Spektor Postpones Tour Dates amid 'Bad Case' of COVID: 'Bad to Worse to Terrible'
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Including "Becoming All Alone" from her new album as well as tunes from past releases such as "Fidelity" and "Samson"
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The Daily Beast: Regina Spektor Is Grateful for the Bunnies and Thunderstorms
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Released album “Home, before and after”.
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The Guardian: Regina Spektor: ‘Songs are my byproduct in this world. I leave a trail of them’
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brooklynvegan: Regina Spektor shares "Loveology" from upcoming album, announces fall tour
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Spektor announced her eighth studio album Home, Before and After with a June 24 release date, alongside the release of the album's lead single "Becoming All Alone"
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2019· 2 entries
Spektor released an acoustic version of her own song "You've Got Time", coinciding with the release of the seventh and final season of Orange Is the New Black
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Spektor announced she would be bringing her music to Broadway as the Artist in Residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for five performances June 20–26, 2019
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2018· 1 entry
Spektor released a new song entitled "Birdsong", written specially for an episode of the Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs
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2017· 3 entries
The Guardian: Regina Spektor review – all hail a songwriter of substance
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The Guardian: Regina Spektor review – kinks, squeaks and Trump-baiting theatrics
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Spektor was featured as a guest singer on the title track to Gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello's studio album Seekers and Finders
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2016· 6 entries
The Guardian: Regina Spektor: ‘The only reason I’m Jewish is antisemitism’
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Released album “Remember Us to Life”.
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The Guardian: Cult heroes: Regina Spektor – an off-kilter singular-songwriter
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Released album “Live on Soundstage”.
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Spektor was one of the artists featured on The Hamilton Mixtape; she sings a remix of "Dear Theodosia" with Ben Folds
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Spoke against calls for artists to stop holding concerts in Israel as part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, stating that "[b]y not playing in Israel, you're punishing the wrong people
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2013· 1 entry
"Birdsong" for the Amazon's The Romanoffs in 2018, and "Walking Away" for Amazon's Modern Love in 2019
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2012· 6 entries
The Guardian: Regina Spektor – review
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Released album “What We Saw From the Cheap Seats”.
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The Guardian: Regina Spektor: What We Saw from the Cheap Seats – review
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The Guardian: Regina Spektor - What We Saw from the Cheap Seats: exclusive album stream
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The Guardian: Regina Spektor: 'Art comes from a different place'
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Spektor was named an official "Steinway Artist"; she plays Steinway & Sons pianos almost exclusively
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2011· 1 entry
Released ep “Four From Far”.
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2010· 4 entries
Released album “Live in London”.
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Released album “Bonnaroo 2010: Regina Spektor In Concert”.
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Spektor gave a concert at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York City to raise funds for the work of Médecins Sans Frontières in Haiti
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Continuing with her support for Tibet, Regina Spektor played for Tibet House's annual concert at Carnegie Hall on February 26, 2010.
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2009· 9 entries
Spektor headlined a concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
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Performing "Eet" and "The Calculation" off of Far
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Released ep “iTunes Live from SoHo”.
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It was announced that Spektor would write the music for the musical Beauty, a modern adaptation of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, which was initially set to open during the 2011–12 Broadway season
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Released ep “Laughing With EP”.
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Released album “Far”.
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Spektor performed at the third annual Roe on the Rocks gig at the Bowery Ballroom to raise money for Planned Parenthood New York City
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During Operation Cast Lead, she criticized the media for not portraying Israel's actions as self-defence
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Included Glastonbury Festival, Hultsfred Festival, Oxegen 2009, T in the Park, Paradiso, Latitude Festival, and Rock Werchter
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2008· 2 entries
Performed at a ceremony at the National Mall celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel
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Contributed her song "Better" from Begin to Hope to the compilation album Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, an initiative to support of human rights in Tibet and the 14th Dalai Lama
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2007· 9 entries
(the concert was aired in September 2008), and at Duke University on November 19, 2007
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At her concert at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Spektor collapsed during the sound check and was taken to a local emergency room
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Released album “2007-10-16: Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY, USA”.
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Released ep “Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Regina Spektor”.
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Her video for "Better" was released on VH1 and YouTube, where it received more than 100,000 views within the first 24 hours
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Released ep “Live in California 2006 EP”.
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Was given an extensive feature on CBS News Sunday Morning which showcased her musical beginnings and growing popularity
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Spektor covered John Lennon's "Real Love" for Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
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Spektor began performing at several major music festivals including Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Virgin Festival, and Austin City Limits Music Festival
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2006· 3 entries
Released album “Begin to Hope”.
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Released album “2006-04-08 Montréal | Cabaret Music Hall”.
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Released album “Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories by Regina Spektor”.
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2005· 2 entries
Released ep “Live at Bull Moose”.
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Began making her first TV appearances including guest spots on various late-night talk shows
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2004· 3 entries
Released album “Live Bush Hall, London, England 2004”.
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Resulting in greater mainstream recognition
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Spektor signed a contract with Warner Brothers' record label Sire Records to publish and distribute her third album Soviet Kitsch, originally self-released in 2003
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Soviet Kitsch”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “Songs”.
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2001· 1 entry
Released album “11:11”.
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1989· 1 entry
When Spektor was nine and a half, during the period of Perestroika, when Soviet citizens were permitted to emigrate
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1980· 2 entries
Born 1980-02-18.
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In Moscow, Soviet Union, to a musical Russian-Jewish family
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