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Spektor in 2005, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Regina Ilyinichna Spektor
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Date of Birth: 18 February, 1980
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Regina Spektor is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
She was born in Moscow, Russia, to Russian Jewish parents, Bella, a music professor, and Ilya Spektor, a photographer and violinist. They moved to the U.S. in 1989, settling in the Bronx, New York City. A picture of Regina with her parents can be seen here .
Regina is married to musician, actor, writer, director, comic, and producer Jack Dishel (born Yevgeny Leonidovich Dishel). Jack is also a Russian Jewish immigrant. The couple has two children.
Three of Regina’s grandparents are named Boris, Misha, and Basya.