released album Far

Spektor’s fifth album, Far , was released June 23, 2009. For the record she worked with four producers: David Kahne (who had previously worked with Spektor on Begin to Hope ), Mike Elizondo , Jacknife Lee , and Jeff Lynne . The record sold 50,000 copies in its first week, entering the US Billboard 200 at number three; the record remained on the chart for 19 weeks. The album peaked at number 30 and 16 in the UK and Canada, respectively. She then headlined at Serpentine Sessions, a series of concerts at London’s Hyde Park on June 29, 2009. Other European performances in 2009 included Glastonbury Festival , Hultsfred Festival , Oxegen 2009 , T in the Park , Paradiso , Latitude Festival , and Rock Werchter . Spektor invited Brooklyn-based rock band Jupiter One to open concerts on her 2009 North American tour. As a part of that tour, on October 14, 2009, Spektor headlined a concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. On September 16, 2009, it was announced that Spektor would write the music for the musical Beauty , a modern adaptation of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty , which was initially set to open during the 2011–12 Broadway season. Regina made her Saturday Night Live debut on October 10, 2009, performing ” Eet ” and “The Calculation” off of Far .