Born February 18, 1980 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Citizenship United States (arrived 1989) Occupations Singersongwriter Years active 2001–present Genres Anti-folk indie-pop alternative rock Instruments Vocals piano guitar A classically trained pianist with an eccentric style of pop songwriting, Regina Spektor made a name for herself at the turn of the century, playing quirky but intimate songs on the café circuit in New York's Lower East Side. Spektor was born and raised in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union, until age nine. After moving to the New York City borough the Bronx, the Jewish-Russian-American musician emerged with a string of independently released albums before signing to major label Sire Records in 2004. Blender's Pauline O'Connor described Spektor's music as, "… a weirdly ancient-sounding mash-up of pre-rock and art-school piano delivered in a voice that swoops from whisper to moan and back again." Spektor herself told O'Connor, "My songs take elements of classical music and literature and mix them with an 'I can do whatever I want' punk-rock attitude." Born at the dawn of the 1980s, Spektor grew up in Moscow, Russia, with her mother and father. After watching her mother play the piano for years, by six, Spektor was ready to play herself. While living in Moscow, Spektor's mother worked as a music teacher and her father was a trained violinist. In 1989 the Jewish family left Moscow to escape religious persecution and immigrated to the Bronx in New York City. When the family moved, they had to leave most of their belongings behind, including the piano given to them by their grandfather. 蕾吉娜·史派克特，1980年2月18日出生在苏联（今俄罗斯）莫斯科市，美国犹太裔女歌手、词曲作者。 2001年—2003年，蕾吉娜·史派克特以独立音乐人的身份发行录音室专辑《11:11》《Songs》和《Soviet Kitsch》。2006年，发行第四张录音室专辑《Begin to Hope》，该专辑提名第6届音乐成就终极奖“年度最佳专辑”奖项 [4]；2009年，发行第五张录音室专辑《Far》；2012年，发行第六张录音室专辑《What We Saw from the Cheap Seats》，专辑收录曲《All the Rowboats》提名第29届MTV音乐录影带奖“最佳艺术指导”奖项；2014年，创作、演唱的电视连续剧《女子监狱》的插曲《You've Got Time》提名第56届格莱美奖“最佳影视歌曲”奖项 [5]。2016年，发行第七张录音室专辑《Remember Us to Life》。