Regina Spektor Performs at Borders(R) in Downtown Chicago

Regina Spektor Performs at Borders(R) in Downtown Chicago

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Who: Regina Spektor is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter and
pianist. Her music shows influences from folk, hip-hop, jazz,
and classical. Spektor gained much media attention in 2006 when
her video for "Fidelity" was viewed over 200,000 times in two
days on the "YouTube" Web site. Just recently, Spektor was named
the number three artist on VH1's "Top Artists Charts." Her
latest CD is "Begin to Hope."

What: In conjunction with local adult rock station WTMX, Spektor
performs tracks off of her latest CD, "Begin to Hope" and signs
copies for fans.

When: Monday, May 14 at 12:30 p.m.

Where: Borders
150 North State Street
Chicago, Ill. 60601
(312) 606-0750

Why: Fans have the opportunity to take part in a special acoustic
performance by Spektor with a live broadcast on WTMX. Borders is
excited to welcome Regina Spektor in our Chicago Borders
downtown location in the Loop.

Media
Contact: Media interested in attending this event should contact
Laurie Smith at (312) 282-4868
or at lsmith11@bordersgroupinc.com

Media interested in learning more about Borders should contact
Kolleen O'Meara at (734) 477-1224
or komeara@bordersgroupinc.com.

Additional Information on Regina Spektor:

Please visit http://www.reginaspektor.com/.

(Logo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSLOGO )

About Borders, Inc.:

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group is a $4.1 billion global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,200 stores and 34,000 employees worldwide. More information on the company is available at http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSLOGO
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Source: Borders, Inc.

CONTACT: Laurie Smith, +1-312-282-4868, lsmith11@bordersgroupinc.com, or
Kolleen O'Meara, +1-734-477-1224, komeara@bordersgroupinc.com, both of
Borders, Inc.

Web site:

http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/
http://www.reginaspektor.com/

Company News On-Call:

http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/106169.html

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