Regina Spektor Net Worth

Regina Spektor net worth is
$12 Million

Regina Spektor Wiki Biography

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor was born on 18 February 1980, in Moscow, (then) Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, of Jewish descent, and is a singer, songwriter and pianist, popular in the independent scene which led her to mainstream success. She’s released several albums, many becoming highly popular. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Regina Spektor? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $12 million, mostly earned through a successful career in music. Some of her most notable releases include “Begin to Hope, “Far” and “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats”. As she continues her career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Regina Spektor Net Worth $12 million

Spektor was born into a musical family, and learned how to play the piano at a young age, being influenced a lot by classical music. In 1989 her family left the Soviet Union for the United States as refugees, assisted by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). Regina attended the Frisch School and later transferred to Fair Lawn High School from which she would matriculate. Growing up her musical influences started broadening, and she started writing her own songs and would attend Purchase College, becoming a part of the Conservatory of Music under the studio composition program. She graduated with honors in 2001.

Regina started to gain popularity in the anti-folk scene of New York City, performing at local cafes and self-publishing her own CDs, which included “11:11” and “Songs”. In 2003, she toured with The Strokes as their opening act, also recording “Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men”. She then became the opening act of Kings of Leon, before signing a contract deal with Sire Records, and the label helped her distribute her third album “Soviet Kitsch”, which would later earn her television appearances. Her net worth was starting to increase at this point, as she became the opening act for the rock band Keane. In 2006, she released “Begin to Hope” and the song “Fidelity” would help the album find popularity; it was certified Gold, and she toured to promote the album. She began performing in various major music festivals the following year, before releasing the video for the song “Better”. In 2008, she wrote the song “The Call” for the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, and also appeared as a guest vocalist on the Ben Folds single “You Don’t Know Me”.

In 2009, Regina released the album “Far”, which debuted in third spot on the US Billboard 200. She appeared in various concerts throughout Europe, and as a performer on “Saturday Night Live”. The following year, she performed for President Obama in honor of the Jewish Heritage Month. In 2012, Spektor released “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats”, which also debuted in third spot on the Billboard 200. She recorded the main theme of the series “Orange is the New Black” entitled “You’ve Got Time”, and one of her latest projects is her seventh album “Remember Us to Life”.

For her personal life, it is known that Regina married singer Jack Dishel in 2011, and they have a son. She speaks fluent Russian and can read Hebrew. She’s also been involved in philanthropic work, including “Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur” and “Songs for Tibet”, and released songs to help with victims of the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. She also took part in benefit concerts for the cellist Dan Cho, who passed away in 2010.



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