Regina Spektor Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

Publish date: 2024-03-26

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Regina Spektor Biography

Regina Spektor is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on February 18, 1980 in Moscow, Russia. Anti-folk singer and songwriter, whose songs “Us” and “Hero” were included in the movie 500 Days of Summer. Begin to Hope was a huge success. It reached #20 on the Billboard charts. Her song “You’ve Got Time”, which is featured in the opening credits to the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, was also a big hit.

Her lyrics were influenced by the poetry of Ezra Pound. inspired her lyrics.

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (/r ɪ ˈ dʒ iː n ə ˈ s p ɛ k t ər / , Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор , IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər] ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

The family left the Soviet Union for the Bronx in 1989, when Regina was nine and a half, during the period of Perestroika, when Soviet citizens were permitted to emigrate. Regina had to leave her piano behind. The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving the Soviet Union, but they finally decided to emigrate due to the racial, ethnic, and political discrimination that Jews faced. Traveling first to Austria and then Italy, the Spektor family was admitted to the United States as refugees with the assistance of HIAS (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). They settled in the Bronx, where Spektor graduated from the SAR Academy, a Jewish day middle school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Since the family had been unable to bring their piano from Moscow, Spektor practiced on tabletops and other hard surfaces until she found a piano on which to play in the basement of her synagogue. In New York City, Spektor studied classical piano with Sonia Vargas, a professor at the Manhattan School of Music, until she was 17; Spektor’s father had met Vargas through Vargas’ husband, violinist Samuel Marder. Spektor attended high school for two years at the Frisch School, a yeshiva in Paramus, New Jersey, but transferred to a public school, Fair Lawn High School, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where she finished the last two years of her high school education.

Jack Dishel was her husband. They had a son in March 2014, and they are now married.

NameRegina Spektor
First NameRegina
Last NameSpektor
OccupationFolk Singer
BirthdayFebruary 18
Birth Year1980
Place of BirthMoscow
Home Town
Birth CountryRussia
Birth SignAquarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsIlya Spektor, Bella Spektor
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseJack Dishel
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Spektor gradually achieved recognition through performances in the anti-folk scene in downtown New York City, most prominently at the East Village’s SideWalk Cafe. She also performed at local colleges (such as Sarah Lawrence College) with other musicians, including the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. She sold self-published CDs at her performances during this period: 11:11 (2001) and Songs (2002). Spektor’s first nationwide tour was accompanying The Strokes as the opening act on their 2003–2004 Room on Fire tour which included performances at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. While on the tour, she and the band performed and recorded “Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men”. After the tour, Kings of Leon who were the second opening act on the tour, invited Spektor to open for them on their own European tour. In 2004, 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. In 2005, she began making her first TV appearances including guest spots on various late-night talk shows.

Regina Spektor Net Worth

Regina Spektor is one of the richest Folk Singer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Regina Spektor's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the Manhattan School of Music, she studied classical voice and piano.

She was awarded the Studio 8 Female Voice Award in 2009.

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. She has a brother Boruch (also known as Bear), who was featured in track 7, “* * *”, or “Whisper”, of her 2004 album Soviet Kitsch. 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.

Net Worth$12 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeFolk Singer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Spektor completed the four-year studio composition program of the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College within three years, graduating with honors in 2001. Around this time, she also worked briefly at a butterfly farm in Luck, Wisconsin, and studied in Tottenham (in North London) for one term.

After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City’s independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City’s East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 and began achieving greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album a major label re-release, Sire released her fourth album, Begin to Hope, which would go on to achieve a Gold certification by the RIAA. Her following two albums, Far and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, each debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200. 2016’s Remember Us to Life peaked at 23 on the Billboard 200.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Spektor’s first, self-released album, 11:11, was recorded and self-released while she was still in college. The album differs from Spektor’s later releases as she was heavily influenced by blues and jazz at the time of its recording. Her second album, Songs, was recorded on Christmas Day, 2001. Each song was recorded with just one take and is entirely acoustic. The session from which the album was derived was not originally intended as an album recording session. Her third album, Soviet Kitsch, featured strings on several songs and was her first to feature a full rock band. Upon signing with a major label which in turn provided a bigger budget for production and studio time, Spektor’s albums began to put more emphasis into song production and feature more prominent use of traditional pop and rock instruments.

In June 2005, Spektor was the opening act for the English piano rock band Keane on their North American tour, during which she performed at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2005.

Who is Regina Spektor Dating?

According to our records, Regina Spektor married to Jack Dishel . As of December 1, 2023, Regina Spektor’s is not dating anyone.

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Since 2005, Spektor’s music has been used in various television programs and commercials.

Top Facts about Regina Spektor

  • Regina Spektor is a Russian-born American singer-songwriter.
  • She has released 8 studio albums and numerous singles.
  • Her most popular songs include “Fidelity” and “Us”.
  • Spektor has won multiple awards, including a Grammy nomination.
  • She has collaborated with artists such as The Strokes and Ben Folds.
  • Spektor’s music is known for its eclectic style and unique vocals.
  • She began playing piano at age six and later studied classical music.
  • Spektor immigrated to the United States with her family in 1989.
  • Her song “You’ve Got Time” was used as the theme for Orange Is the New Black.
  • Spektor has sold over two million albums worldwide.
  • Facts & Trivia

    Regina Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Regina Spektor celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.

    Spektor went on to release the album Begin to Hope on June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200, but due to the popularity of the single “Fidelity”, it went on to peak at number 20, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Spektor received increased attention when her video for “Fidelity” was viewed over 200,000 times in two days on YouTube. Spektor’s 2006 headlining tour in support of the Begin to Hope album included back-to-back hometown shows at Town Hall Theater in New York City on September 27 and September 28, 2006. This tour was Spektor’s first to feature a full backing band.

    Where is Regina Spektor now?

    Now residing in New York City, fifteen years into her career and Spektor sounds as infectiously enthusiastic as a bright-eyed songwriter about to release her debut album.

    Is Regina Spektor twee?

    Regina Spektor
    BornRegina Ilyinichna Spektor February 18, 1980 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
    CitizenshipUnited States

    Does Regina Spektor have a child?

    Regina Spektor is officially a mom. The New York-based singer-songwriter announced today (April 1) on her Facebook that she’s had her first child, a son, with fellow singer-songwriter Jack Dishel.

    How many languages does Regina Spektor speak?

    As a polyglot, she sings in French, Russian and English and can read Hebrew. Due to lingual fluidity creating the tone for her music, she communicates the intense emotions associates with losing her first home and creating a new one.

    Is Regina Spektor going on tour?

    Find information on all of Regina Spektor’s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2022-2023. Regina Spektor is not due to play near your location currently – but they are scheduled to play 15 concerts across 1 country in 2022-2023.

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