MUSICIAN

Regina Spektor

1980 - Today

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Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, pronounced [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 resulting in greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album Soviet Kitsch a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, Begin to Hope, which achieved a Gold certification by the RIAA. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Regina Spektor has received more than 4,790,846 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Regina Spektor is the 2,364th most popular musician (down from 2,235th in 2019), the 2,633rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,301st in 2019) and the 46th most popular Russian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Regina Spektor ranks 2,364 out of 3,175Before her are Twiggy Ramirez, Sid Wilson, Leonid Agutin, Sandy West, Kelly Johnson, and Christoph Brüx. After her are Dick Hyman, DJ Ashba, Kid Cudi, Gabriela Montero, Armand van Helden, and Eugene Hütz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Regina Spektor ranks 288Before her are Michaël Llodra, Linor Abargil, Ledley King, Tanel Padar, David Gandy, and Carlos Salcido. After her are Han Chae-young, Akira Kaji, Dante Amaral, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Justin Roiland, and Jani Liimatainen.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Regina Spektor ranks 2,633 out of 3,761Before her are Alexei Urmanov (1973), Aleksey Dyumin (1972), Aysen Nikolayev (1972), Vasili Berezutski (1982), Sergei Furgal (1970), and Vladimir Semenets (1950). After her are Konstantin Zyryanov (1977), Aleksandr Klepikov (1950), Andreas Beck (1987), Israel Tsvaygenbaum (1961), Oleg Golovanov (1934), and Lyubov Yegorova (1966).

Among MUSICIANS In Russia

Among musicians born in Russia, Regina Spektor ranks 46Before her are Igor Presnyakov (1960), Boris Berezovsky (1969), Arcadi Volodos (1972), Vadim Repin (1971), Maxim Fadeev (1968), and Zedd (1989). After her are Marina Tchebourkina (1965), Daniil Trifonov (1991), Sergey Shnurov (1973), Alexander Vedernikov (1964), Denis Matsuev (1975), and Yulianna Avdeeva (1985).