St. Vincent

Anne Erin "Annie" Clark (born September 28, 1982), better known by her stage name St. Vincent, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. After studying at Berklee College of Music for three years, she began her music career as a member of the Polyphonic Spree. Clark was also a member of Sufjan Stevens's touring band before forming her own band in 2006.

St. Vincent's work has received consistent praise for its distinct musical style, which blends soft rock, experimental rock, electropop, and jazz influences. Her debut album was Marry Me (2007), followed by Actor (2009), Strange Mercy (2011), St. Vincent (2014), and Masseduction (2017). She released a collaborative album with David Byrne in 2012 titled Love This Giant. Clark also contributed backing vocals for Swans on their 2014 album, To Be Kind. Her fourth solo album, self-titled St. Vincent, was released on February 25, 2014 and was named album of the year by The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, NME, and Slant Magazine, as well as second best album of the year by Time magazine. The album won her a Grammy for Best Alternative Album, her first Grammy award. She was the first solo female performer in 20 years to win a Grammy in that category.

Ethnicity

On 20 October 2017, St. Vincent tweeted:

Psyched to be in the place that 23andme says makes up 80% of my DNA — Ireland tonight! (Other 20% Ashkenazi Jewish, since you asked.)

She had previously told The A.V. Club in July 2007 that she has a Jewish grandmother. (While this may be true, it's likely that she was referring to her great-grandmother.)

External links

• Wikipedia.
• Human Racing, for NPR (2009)
• Surgeon (4AD Session, 2011)
• St. Vincent plays "Prince Johnny" from her eponymous Grammy-award winning album at Outside Lands in San Francisco in 2015.
• Los Ageless (Official Video, 2017)