Edit - Regina Spektor

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor ( born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.

Spektor was born in Moscow, USSR in 1980 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 Russian college of music and now teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. She has a brother Barry (Bear), who was featured in track "Whisper", of her 2004 album, Soviet Kitsch.

Spektor has said that she has created a great number of songs, but that she rarely writes any of them down. She has also stated that she never aspired to write songs herself, but songs seem to just flow to her. Spektor's songs are not usually autobiographical, but rather are based on scenarios and characters drawn from her imagination. Her songs show influences from folk, punk, rock, Jewish, Russian, hip hop, jazz, and classical music. Spektor has said that she works hard to ensure that each of her songs has its own musical style, rather than trying to develop a distinctive style for her music as a whole.

In 2007, she covered John Lennon's "Real Love" for Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. The following year, she participated in Songs for Tibet, an initiative to support the human rights situation in Tibet and the 14th Dalai Lama. The album was issued on August 5, 2008, via iTunes and on August 19 in music stores around the world. On January 22, 2009, Spektor performed at the third annual Roe On The Rocks gig at the Bowery Ballroom to raise money for Planned Parenthood New York City. Also, continuing with her support for Tibet, Regina Spektor played for Tibet House's annual concert at Carnegie Hall on February 26, 2010. Less than one month later, on March 23, 2010, Spektor gave a concert at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York City to raise funds for the work of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. Also, on April 27, she released a cover of Radiohead's song "No Surprises" with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders to help the earthquake victims in Haiti and Chile.

Learn more about Regina Spektor at..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Spektor
http://www.reginaspektor.com/

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[cgf1972]

Gorgeous and amazingly talented. Why the hell are we even tortured with the likes of Britney, Kesha, Rihanna, etc...?

[breathoffreshair360]

@cgf1972 I agree 100%, lol! ~ Phurdrick :o)

[AbbottSupreme]

awww those keys are intoxicating~ phurdrick dope up~peace bless music baby~`~`5/5*

[breathoffreshair360]

@AbbottSupreme respect always, man! :O)

[delirarevlogs]

Well u know.... this is amazing.... this woman gives me hope in mankind....

[breathoffreshair360]

@delirarevlogs Regina has that kind of effect on people, lol :)

[ShatteredDiscoBall]

The little piano solo in this song is awesome! Still trying to intemperate the meaning of the song though. Is it about a liar to tries to hide the truth?

[maryamelsherif]

always interesting and refreshing! love her music and this song. definately a musical kindred spirit.

[cgf1972]

@prettybajan123 - "branching out" would imply that you're trying to find something unique and less mainstream. I can't even recall the last time I heard anything by Regina on a mainstream radio station, whereas the other girls is ALL I hear!

[prettybajan123]

@cgf1972 Just because you don't like them doesn't mean they don't produce good meaningful music sometimes. I mean I like Regina Spektor but sometimes it's good to branch out and listen to other music you know?

[LaverlyLove]

No dislikes! :D