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|nome = Regina Spektor

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|nazione = Russia

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|genere = Anti-folk

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|etichetta = [[Sire Records]]

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| Instrument = [[Piano]], [[Singer|Vocals]], [[Guitar]]

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| Years_active = 2001 - present

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'''Regina Spektor''' (nata il [[18 Febbraio]] [[1980]]) è una cantautrice e pianista Americana nata in Russia. La sua musica è associata alla scena [[anti-folk]] dell'[[East Village]] di [[New York]].

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'''Regina Spektor''' ({{lang-ru|Регина Спектор}}) (nata il [[18 Febbraio]], [[1980]]) è una cantautrice e pianista Americana nata in Russia. La sua musica è associata alla scena anti-folk dell'East Village di New York.

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==Infanzia==

Regina Spektor è nata a [[Mosca (Russia)|Mosca]], in [[Russia]], da una famiglia di musicisti. Suo padre, un fotografo, fu un violinista amatore, e sua madre una professoressa di musica in un college Russo; sua madre oraattualmente insegna in una scuola pubblica elementare anel Mount Vernon, [[New York]]. <ref name="soundcheck">http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/10182004</ref>

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Spektor studied classical piano from the age of six, practicing on a [[Petrof]] piano given to her mother by her grandfather.<ref name="soundgenerator">http://www.soundgenerator.com/artists/artists_biography.cfm?artistid=9148</ref> She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as [[The Beatles]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], and [[The Moody Blues]] by her father, who obtained such recordings in [[Eastern Europe]] and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union.<ref name="soundcheck"/> The family left the Soviet Union in 1989, when Regina was nine, during the period of [[Perestroika]] when [[History of the Jews in Russia and the Soviet Union|Jewish]] citizens were permitted to emigrate. Unfortunately, Regina had to leave her piano behind.<ref name="thislondon">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/gig-23351811-details/Regina+Spektor/gigReview.do?reviewId=23364423 | last=Aizlewood | first=John | title=Regina Spektor: A Triumph That Began With Hope | date=[[2006-08-24]] | publisher = thislondon.co.uk}}</ref> The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving Russia, but they finally decided to emigrate, for religious and political reasons.<ref name="nypr">Soundcheck interview (2005). [http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2005/09/13 "From Russia with Love"]. New York Public Radio.</ref>

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Regina Spektor ha studiato [[pianoforte]] classico dall'età di sei anni, utilizzando un pianoforte Petrof che il nonno aveva regalato alla madre.<ref name="soundgenerator">http://www.soundgenerator.com/artists/artists_biography.cfm?artistid=9148</ref> Regina venne anche in contatto con gruppi [[rock]] ad esempio [[The beatles]], [[Queen]], e ai The [[moody blues]] grazie al padre, che ottenne alcune registrazioni nell'Est dell'Europa e scambiò alcune cassette con amici nell'unione sovietica<ref name="soundcheck"/>.

La famiglia lasciò l'[[unione sovietica]] nel [[1989], quando Regina aveva nove anni, durante il periodo della [[Perestroika]] quando ai cittadini di Jewish fu permesso di emigrare. Sfortunatamente Regina Spektor dovette lasciare il pianoforte in Russia.<ref name="thislondon">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/gig-23351811-details/Regina+Spektor/gigReview.do?reviewId=23364423 | last=Aizlewood | first=John | title=Regina Spektor: A Triumph That Began With Hope | date=[[2006-08-24]] | publisher = thislondon.co.uk}}</ref>

Travelling first to [[Austria]] and then [[Italy]], the family settled in [[the Bronx]], New York, where Spektor graduated from the [[SAR Academy]], a middle school [[yeshiva]] in the [[Riverdale]] section of the Bronx. She then attended high school for two years on a scholarship at the [[Frisch School]], a yeshiva in [[Paramus, New Jersey]], but, feeling out of place, eventually transferred to a secular public school, [[Fair Lawn High School]], in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]], where she finished the last two years of her high school career.<ref>http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/regina-spektor_profile.html</ref><ref>http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=44096</ref>

La serietà dei suoi studi di pianoforte fecero ritrattare ai genitori l'idea di lasciare la Russia, ma essi decisero definitivamente di emigrare per ragioni politiche e religiose.<ref name="nypr">Soundcheck interview (2005). [http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2005/09/13 "From Russia with Love"]. New York Public Radio.</ref>

Viaggiando prima per l'[[Austria]] e poi in [[Italia]], la famiglia si è stanziata definitivamente nel [[Bronx]] di [[New York]] dove Regina Spektor si laureò alla [[Accademia SAR]], una scuola yeshiva. Frequentò per due anni la scuola superiore [[Frisch School]] in borsa di studio, una scuola yeshiva nel [[Paramus]], [[New Jersey]], ma sentendosi "fuori luogo" si trasferì in una scuola pubblica, la [[Fair Lawn High School]] nel [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]] dove terminò gli ultimi due anni della sua carriera scolastica<ref>http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/regina-spektor_profile.html</ref><ref>http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=44096</ref>.

Spektor has stated that she was originally interested only in classical music, but that she later became interested in hip hop, rock, and punk, as well.<ref name="soundcheck"/>

Regina Spektor era inizialmente interessata solo nella [[musica classica]] ma successivamente si interessò di [[hip hop]], [[rock]] e [[punk rock|punk]]. <ref name="soundcheck"/>

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==La cantautrice==

==Beginnings as a songwriter==

Regina Spektor studiò fino all'età di 17 anni con la sua professoressa di musica, Vargas, che il padre di Regina incontrò grazie al violinista [[Samuel Marder]], marito della Vargas.<ref>

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==StyleStile==

Le canzoni di Regina Spektor rivelano un misto di stili e tecniche, spesso iniziano con un pianoforte e integrano poi lamenti, parole senza senso, gemiti, gorgoglii o gorgheggi. Regina Spektor ha dichiarato di aver creato 700 canzoni <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9485254/regina_spektors_got_new_hope | last=Orloff | first=Brian | title=Regina Spektor's Got New "Hope" | publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''}}</ref>, ma che raramente le scrive. Le sue canzoni generalmente non sono autobiografiche, spesso sono sono basate su scenari e su personaggi creati dalla sua sua immaginazione<ref name="womanrock">{{cite web | url=http://www.womanrock.com/features/regina_spektor.html | last=Alonzo | first=Rod | title= Making Stuff Up: An Interview With Regina Spektor | publisher=WOMANROCK.com}}</ref><ref name="nypr"/> le sue canzoni mostrano un'influenza [[folk]] <ref name="gravediggers"/><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/music/2004/07/paolo_nutini_peaches_regina_spektor.shtml</ref> [[secular Jewish culture#Music|Jewish]],<ref name="womanrock"/><ref>http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Music/Content?oid=88732</ref> [[ethnic Russian music|Russian]],<ref name="womanrock"/> [[hip hop music|hip hop]],<ref name="gravediggers">http://www.musicomh.com/albums/regina-spektor_0106.htm</ref><ref name="officialmyspace">http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor</ref><ref name="npr">{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6161219 | author=[[National Public Radio]] | title=Regina Spektor in Concert}}</ref> [[jazz]],<ref name="gravediggers"/><ref name="officialmyspace"/> and [[classical music]].<ref name="womanrock"/><ref name="officialmyspace"/> Spektor's musical style has drawn many comparisons to fellow singer-pianists [[Fiona Apple]] and [[Tori Amos]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/335.htm | last=Karan | first=Tim | title=Making Fiona Apple seem normal. | publisher=''Alternative Press Magazine''}}</ref><ref name="npr"/> Regina ha dichiarato che ha lavorato molto per assicurarsi che ogni sua canzone avesse uno suo proprio distintivo stile musicale.

[[Image:Regina Spektor (2006).jpg|thumb|left|Regina Spektor in concert, June 2006.]]

Regina Spektor possiede una notevole estensione vocale e sfrutta l'intera ampiezza di essa. Ella esplora inoltre una varietà di differenti e originali tecniche vocali, come versi composti interamente da rumori ronzanti fatti con le labbra. A volte utilizza un bastone, per dare il ritmo, battuto sul corpo del pianoforte o della sedia.<ref name="block">{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5518985 | last=Block | first=Melissa | title=Stories in Song: Regina Spektor's 'Begin to Hope' | publisher=[[National Public Radio]], ''[[All Things Considered]]''}}</ref><ref name="nypr"/> Parte del suo stile risulta anche dall'esagerazione di certi aspetti della vocalità, in particolare il [[Occlusiva glottidale sorda|"glottal stop"]] che è presente nel single Fidelity. Ella usa inoltre un forte accento [[New York-New Jersey English|Newyorkese]] in qualche parola che, dice lei, essere dovuto a un suo amore per New York e la sua cultura.<ref name="soundcheck"/>

Spektor's songs rely on a mixture of styles and techniques, often starting with a piano [[riff]] and integrating moans, nonsense words, groans, gurglings, or warblings. Spektor has said that she has created 700 songs,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9485254/regina_spektors_got_new_hope | last=Orloff | first=Brian | title=Regina Spektor's Got New "Hope" | publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''}}</ref> but that she rarely writes any of them down.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Spektor's songs are not usually [[autobiography|autobiographical]], but rather are based on scenarios and characters drawn from her imagination.<ref name="womanrock">{{cite web | url=http://www.womanrock.com/features/regina_spektor.html | last=Alonzo | first=Rod | title= Making Stuff Up: An Interview With Regina Spektor | publisher=WOMANROCK.com}}</ref><ref name="nypr"/> Her songs show influences from [[folk music|folk]],<ref name="gravediggers"/><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/music/2004/07/paolo_nutini_peaches_regina_spektor.shtml</ref> [[secular Jewish culture#Music|Jewish]],<ref name="womanrock"/><ref>http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Music/Content?oid=88732</ref> [[ethnic Russian music|Russian]],<ref name="womanrock"/> [[hip hop music|hip hop]],<ref name="gravediggers">http://www.musicomh.com/albums/regina-spektor_0106.htm</ref><ref name="officialmyspace">http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor</ref><ref name="npr">{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6161219 | author=[[National Public Radio]] | title=Regina Spektor in Concert}}</ref> [[jazz]],<ref name="gravediggers"/><ref name="officialmyspace"/> and [[classical music]].<ref name="womanrock"/><ref name="officialmyspace"/> Spektor's musical style has drawn many comparisons to fellow singer-pianists [[Fiona Apple]] and [[Tori Amos]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/335.htm | last=Karan | first=Tim | title=Making Fiona Apple seem normal. | publisher=''Alternative Press Magazine''}}</ref><ref name="npr"/> 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.'''{{Fact|date=February 2007}}'''

I suoi testi sono eclettici, spesso sotto la forma di racconti in prima persona con personaggi studiati a tavolino, simili a brevi storie o vignette fatte a canzone<ref name="block"/><ref name="soundcheck"/>. Regina Spektor spesso canta in [[lingua inglese|inglese]], ma qualche volta include parole in [[latino]], [[russo]], [[lingua francese|francese]], e altre lingue. Alcuni testi di Regina includono allusioni letterarie<ref name="nypr"/>, ad esempio a F. [[Scott Fitzgerald]] e [[Ernest Hemingway]] nel singolo [["Poor Little Rich Boy"]], [[The Little Prince]] in "[[Baobabs]]", [[Virginia Woolf]] e [[Margaret Atwood]] in "[[Paris]]", [[Ezra Pound]] e [[William Shakespeare]] in "[[Pound of Flesh]]", [[Boris Pasternak]] in [["Après Moi"]], e [[Oedipus the King]] in [["Oedipus"]]. Temi e argomenti ricorrenti nei testi di Regina Spektor sono amore, morte, religione (in particolare con riferimenti bibblici e alla religione cristiana), vita cittadina (con particolare riferimento a New York).

Spektor possesses a broad [[vocal range]] and uses the full extent of it.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} She also explores a variety of different and somewhat unorthodox vocal techniques, such as verses composed entirely of buzzing noises made with the lips, [[beatboxing|beatbox]]-style flourishes in the middle of ballads, or the use of a drum stick to tap rhythms on the body of the piano or chair.<ref name="block">{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5518985 | last=Block | first=Melissa | title=Stories in Song: Regina Spektor's 'Begin to Hope' | publisher=[[National Public Radio]], ''[[All Things Considered]]''}}</ref><ref name="nypr"/> Part of her style also results from the exaggeration of certain aspects of vocalization, most notably the [[glottal stop]], which is prominent in the single "Fidelity." She also uses a strong [[New York-New Jersey English|New York accent]] on some words, which she has said is due to her love of New York and its culture.<ref name="soundcheck"/>

Regina nomina [[The Beatles]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Billie Holiday]], e [[Frédéric Chopin]], come alcune delle sue prime "influenze".<ref>http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/music/e3ib45af50decbdb4496f1d9fd83a0ee0b5</ref>

Her lyrics are equally eclectic, often taking the form of abstract narratives or first-person [[fictional character|character]] studies, similar to [[short story|short stories]] or [[vignette (literature)|vignettes]] put to song.<ref name="block"/><ref name="soundcheck"/> Spektor usually sings in [[English language|English]], though she sometimes includes a few words or verses of [[Latin]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and other languages in her songs. Some of Spektor's lyrics include literary allusions,<ref name="nypr"/> such as to [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] and [[Ernest Hemingway]] in "Poor Little Rich Boy", ''[[The Little Prince]]'' in "Baobabs", [[Virginia Woolf]] and [[Margaret Atwood]] in "Paris", [[Ezra Pound]] and [[William Shakespeare]] in "Pound of Flesh", [[Boris Pasternak]] in "Après Moi", and ''[[Oedipus the King]]'' in "Oedipus". Recurring themes and topics in Spektor's lyrics include love, death, religion (particularly Biblical and Christian references), city life (particularly New York references), and certain key phrases have been known to recur in different songs by Spektor, such as references to [[gravedigger]]s, the [[Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil]], and the name "Mary Ann."

In Spektor's early albums, many of her tracks had a very dry vocal [[record producer|production]], with very little reverb or delay added. However, Spektor's more recent albums, particularly ''Begin to Hope'', have put more emphasis into song production and have relied more on traditional pop and rock instruments.<ref name="thislondon"/>

Spektor names [[The Beatles]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Billie Holiday]], and [[Frédéric Chopin]] as a few of her primary influences.<ref>http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/music/e3ib45af50decbdb4496f1d9fd83a0ee0b5</ref>

==Performances==

Spektor'sCirca firstdal nationwidegennaio tour2005 wasRegina accompanyingSpektor [[Theha Strokes]]suonato assu thedi openingun actbrillante onpianoforte theirrosso 2003&ndash;2004Baldwin<ref>http://www.wnyc.org/shows/tnbt/episodes/2005/01/28</ref> ''[[RoomElla onè Fire]]''apparsa tour, during which she and the band performed and recordedal "[[ModernLate Girls & Old Fashion Men]].Night" Subsequently,con she has appeared on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' (twice)per due volte, allo show ''[[The Tonight]] Show|The Tonight Show withcon [[Jay Leno]]'', (twice),al ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'',; per tre volte al ''[[Last Call]] withcon [[Carson Daly]]'', (threealla times), ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]'', ande alla trasmissione ''[[Good Morning America]]''.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/popup?id=3011274</ref> SinceElla roughlyha Januaryviaggiato 2005<!--needin exactturnè datenegli for[[Stati this-->Uniti]] e in [[Europa]]. Anche se generalmente si esibisce in performances originali, SpektorRegina haseseguì performedle onsue aprime bright[[Cover||covers]] nel 2005 su canzoni reddi [[BaldwinLeonard PianoCohen]] e [[Madonna (cantante)|BaldwinMadonna]] babynel grandsecondo pianofestival annuale di musica Jewish & Heritage. Regina ha anche eseguito cover di Real Love (canzone dei Beatles).<ref>http://www.wnycnynews.orgcom/showsapps/tnbtpbcs.dll/episodesarticle?AID=/200520070329/01ENTERTAINMENT/28703290453</ref>

Although she generally only performs original material, Spektor performed her first covers in 2005, of songs by [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], for the 2nd Annual Jewish Music & Heritage Festival at the [[92nd Street Y]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="nypr"/> She also covered [[The Beatles]]' "[[Real Love (The Beatles song)|Real Love]]" at her alma mater [[State University of New York at Purchase|SUNY Purchase]]'s Performance Arts Center on March 28, 2007, a benefit concert for the Conservatory of Music.<ref>http://www.nynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070329/ENTERTAINMENT/703290453</ref>

Mentre era con gli [[The Strokes|Strokes]], durante il loro tour [[Room on fire]], Regina Spektor eseguì e registrò "[[Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men]]" insieme alla band.

In 2006, Spektor embarked on a headlining tour of the United States and Europe, selling out numerous clubs and theaters.

Nel 2006 Regina Spektor intraprese un tour in America e Europa, esibendosi in numerosi clubs e teatri.

==Media coverage==

[[Image:Regina_Spektor_2007_London.jpg|thumb|250px|Regina Spektor performing in the West London Synagogue, February 2007.]]

==Comparse==

Beginning in 2005, Spektor's music has been used in various television programs and commercials. In late 2005 "Us" (from ''Soviet Kitsch'') was used in a commercial as part of the ''What Do You Want To Watch?'' series for the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[British Sky Broadcasting|Sky Television]]. The advert features a clip from a documentary on skateboarder [[Danny Way]]. In the summer of 2006, a clip from "Us" was used for the teaser website for [[Microsoft]]'s [[Microsoft Zune|Zune]] project at [http://www.comingzune.com ComingZune.com], as well as for a promotional campaign for [[MtvU]]. The same track is used by Dutch telecom company [[KPN]] in a commercial. "Somedays" was used in a 2005 episode of ''[[CSI: NY]]'' and "Samson" was used in a 2006 episode of the same series. "On the Radio" was used in an episode of ABC's popular ''[[Grey's Anatomy]].'' "Field Below" was used in a 2006 episode titled "The Last Word" of CBS's ''[[Criminal Minds]].'' "Fidelity" was also used in a recent episode of "[[Grey's Anatomy]]" titled [http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Regina+Spektor"Six Days, Part 2"], in an episode of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' titled "[[Witchita Linebacker]]",<!--Is this spelled right (a play on words on "Witch"? If so, maybe a "sic" marking would be good here--> and in an episode of "[[Brothers & Sisters]]" titled [http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Regina+Spektor"Sexual Politics"]. "Better" is currently being used in a commercial for [[XM Satellite Radio]]. Spektor also sang the title song "[[Little Boxes]]" of [[Showtime]]'s television series [[Weeds]] in the 2006 episode "[[Mile Deep and a Foot Wide (Weeds episode)|Mile Deep and a Foot Wide]]" and her "Ghost of Corporate Future" was used both at the beginning and end of the episode[http://www.sho.com/site/weeds/music.do .] On January 21, 2007, she was featured on [[CBS News Sunday Morning]][http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/18/sunday/main2371910.shtml].

A partire dal 2005 la musica di Regina Spektor è stata utilizzata in diversi programmi televisivi e pubblicità. Nel tardo 2005 "Us" (dall'album Soviet Kitsch) fu usato in una pubblicità come parte della serie ''What Do You Want To Watch''? per la televisione Sky nel Regno Unito. L'inserizione rapprensentava uno spezzone da un documentario sullo skateborder Danny Way. Nell'estate del 2006, un pezzo di Us fu usato per il sito promozionale del progetto Zune della Microsoft su ComingZune.com, oltre che per una campagna promozionale di Mtv. La stessa traccia è utilizzata dalla compagnia tedesca di telecomunicazioni KPN in una pubblicità. "Somedays" fu usato nel 2005 in un episodio di CSI:NY e Samson fu usata nel 2006 in un episodio della stessa serie. "On the radio" fu usato in un episodio del popolare telefilm Grey's Anatomy della televisione ABC. "Field Below" fu usato nel 2006 in un episodio intitolato Criminal Minds. "Fidelity" fu anche utilizzato in un recente episodio di "Grey's Anatomy" intitolato "Six Days, Part 2", in un episodio di Veronica Mars intitolato "Witchita Linebacker" e in un episodio della serie "Brothers & Sisters" intitolato "Sexual Politics". "Better" è attualmente utilizzata in una pubblicità per la radio satelittare XM.

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Regina ha raggiunto la posizione #33 nella classifica top 100 del 2006 sul magazine Blender.

Spektor reached #33 on ''[[Blender]]'' magazine's top 100 of 2006 and was also listed as one of the "Hottest Women of...Rock.".<ref>"http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2295&src=blender_ed</ref>

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==DiscographyDiscografia==

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===Albums===

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==ReferencesRiferimenti==

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==ExternalCollegamenti linksEsterni==

*[http://www.reginaspektor.com/ sito ufficiale di Regina Spektor]

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*[http://www.antifolkonline.com/ReginaSpektor.html Regina Spektor su Antifolk.com]

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*[http://www.reginaspektor.com/ Regina Spektor official site]

*[http://www.antifolkonline.com/ReginaSpektor.html Regina Spektor on Antifolk.com]

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258550/ Regina Spektor at] [[IMDB]]

*{{dmoz|Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/S/Sp/Spektor,_Regina/|Regina Spektor}}

===ArticlesArticoli===

*[http://www.brown.edu/Students/INDY/archives/2005-03-10/articles/arts-dejesus_spektor.htm "Regina Spektor will blow your English professor's mind"] by Alexandra De Jesus (from ''The College Hill Independent'', 10 March 2005)

*[http://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/news/featartist/regina-spektor-the-red-pr.shtml "Regina Spektor: The Red Princess"] by Shane Roeschlein, from themusicedge.com, 25 March 2005

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*[http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article2316601.ece "Regina Spektor: A woman of substance"], by Katy Guest (from ''The Independent'', 1 March 2007)

===ListeningInterviste===

* Intervista dal programma ''All Things Considered'', 28 Giugno 2006<ref name="block"/> (dalla National Public Radio)

====Interviews====

*[http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/09132005 Intervista dal programma ''Soundcheck'' , 13 Settembre 2005] (da WNYC FM, New York)

* Interview from ''All Things Considered'' program, 28 June 2006<ref name="block"/> (from National Public Radio)

*[http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundchecktnbt/episodes/091320052005/01/28 InterviewRegina fromSpektor ''Soundcheck''in program,un 13negozio Septemberdi 2005Pianoforti] (fromdalla WNYCPublic FMRadio International, Newprogramma ''The Next Big Thing'', 28 Gennaio 2005; 2 Yorkparti)

* Intervista dal programma ''Soundcheck'', 18 Ottobre 2004<ref name="soundcheck"/> (from WNYC FM, New York; 2 segments)

*[http://www.wnyc.org/shows/tnbt/episodes/2005/01/28 Regina Spektor in a Piano Shop] (from Public Radio International ''The Next Big Thing'' program, 28 January 2005; 2 segments)

* Interview from ''Soundcheck'' program, 18 October 2004<ref name="soundcheck"/> (from WNYC FM, New York; 2 segments)

===Video===

*[http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=38713 XFM 'X-posure Live' Video]

*[http://www.theartistsden.com/v2/videos/regina/ Artist's Den live video] ofdi "Halikha LeKesariya" (alsoconosciuto knownanche ascome "Eli, Eli", lyricstesti bydi [[Hannah Szenes]]) ande "Better", performed at theal Angel Orensanz Center for the Arts, 1 JuneGiugno 2006

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGTDRztaCCw video di "Fidelity" music video]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSJQ1St1OnQ video di "On the Radio" music video]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p62rfWxs6a8 video di "Samson" music video]

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