Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian-American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
Spektor was born in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, to a musical Russian-Jewish family. Her father, Ilya Spektor, is a photographer and amateur violinist. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Soviet college of music and teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. Spektor has a brother, Boruch (also known as Bear). Growing up in Moscow, Regina started taking piano lessons when she was seven and learned how to play the piano by practicing on a Petrof upright that her grandfather gave her mother. She grew up listening to classical music and famous Russian bards like Vladimir Vysotsky and Bulat Okudzhava. Her father, who obtained recordings in Eastern Europe and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union, also exposed her to rock and roll bands such as the Beatles, Queen, and the Moody Blues.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.577 |
Birthday | 1980-02-18 |
Place of Birth | Moscow, Russia |
Also Known As | Регина Ильинична Спектор, Regina Ilyinichna Spektor, |
2012
Hava Nagila: The Movie
7/4
A documentary on the history of the song "Hava Nagila."
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Hava Nagila: The Movie
2006
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway
0/0
A documentary on the vaudevillian art-pop band.
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The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway
2017
Regina Spektor: Live on Soundstage
8/1
On Friday July 29, 2016, singer/songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor performed at WTTW's Grainger Studio in Chicago to about 400 of her biggest fans....
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Regina Spektor: Live on Soundstage
2019
Echo in the Canyon
6.732/41
A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys,...
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Echo in the Canyon
2019
Other Music
6.7/13
A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
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Other Music
2004
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
0/0
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from R...
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The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
2022
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
7.3/23
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, H...
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2010
Regina Spektor: Live in London
7.1/4
“Regina Spektor: Live in London” — that’s what it’s called, and that’s what you get. Eighteen songs, performed in December 2009 at the Hammersmith Apo...
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Regina Spektor: Live in London
2006
Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories
0/0
Short film accompanying Regina Spektor's album of the same name.
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Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories
2016
Adam Green's Aladdin
7.4/5
In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video-game-world ruled by a perverted technology-obsess...
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