Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor

Birth : 1980-02-18, Moscow, Russia

History

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.

Profile

Regina Spektor

Movies

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
Echo in the Canyon
Herself
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, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
Other Music
Herself
A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
Regina Spektor - Live on Soundstage
Herself
Full-length concert by singer/songwriter Regina Spektor.
Adam Green's Aladdin
Concerned Townsperson
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-obsessed Sultan.
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Self
A documentary on the history of the song "Hava Nagila."
Regina Spektor: Live in London
Lyricist
“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 Apollo, with an absolute minimum of onstage chatter and dollops of stylishly grainy, MTV-like filler: Ms. Spektor on the plane from New York, driving through London, applying makeup before the show. It’s perfectly tasteful, a fine showcase for her music and, more important, a fine promotional tool for the accompanying CD and DVD (which — surprise — contain four additional songs).
Regina Spektor: Live in London
Writer
“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 Apollo, with an absolute minimum of onstage chatter and dollops of stylishly grainy, MTV-like filler: Ms. Spektor on the plane from New York, driving through London, applying makeup before the show. It’s perfectly tasteful, a fine showcase for her music and, more important, a fine promotional tool for the accompanying CD and DVD (which — surprise — contain four additional songs).
Regina Spektor: Live in London
Music
“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 Apollo, with an absolute minimum of onstage chatter and dollops of stylishly grainy, MTV-like filler: Ms. Spektor on the plane from New York, driving through London, applying makeup before the show. It’s perfectly tasteful, a fine showcase for her music and, more important, a fine promotional tool for the accompanying CD and DVD (which — surprise — contain four additional songs).
Regina Spektor: Live in London
“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 Apollo, with an absolute minimum of onstage chatter and dollops of stylishly grainy, MTV-like filler: Ms. Spektor on the plane from New York, driving through London, applying makeup before the show. It’s perfectly tasteful, a fine showcase for her music and, more important, a fine promotional tool for the accompanying CD and DVD (which — surprise — contain four additional songs).
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway
Herself
A documentary on the vaudevillian art-pop band.
Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories
Short film accompanying Regina Spektor's album of the same name.
Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories
Writer
Short film accompanying Regina Spektor's album of the same name.
Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories
Director
Short film accompanying Regina Spektor's album of the same name.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Writer
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Art Direction
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Producer
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Lyricist
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Music
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Director
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.
The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch
Herself
A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.