Regina Spektor
Biography
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian–born American singer, songwriter and pianist.
After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York Citys independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York Citys 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 Spektors fourth album, Begin to Hope, which achieved 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. 2016s Remember Us to Life peaked at 23 on the Billboard 200.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019, Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame on May 18, 2019, by Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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