Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter and pianist, known for work associated with alternative rock, anti-folk, art pop, chamber pop, folk and indie pop. She is from Moscow and is active in the New York City independent music scene, particularly the anti-folk community centred on the East Village.

Career

Spektor begins her recording career by self-releasing her first three records. She then signs with Sire Records in 2004, after gaining attention in New York’s underground scenes. A major-label re-release of her third album helps widen her audience, and her fourth album, Begin to Hope, earns a gold certification from the RIAA.

Her next two albums, Far and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, each debut at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Remember Us to Life reaches number 23 on the same chart.

Recognition

Spektor is honoured in New York City in 2019, when Mayor Bill de Blasio declares June 11 Regina Spektor Day. She is also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame by Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. in the same year.