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St. Vincent
Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist
b. September 28, 1982
“I’m not one for gender or sexual absolutism. I fully support and engage in the spectrum.”
St. Vincent is a six-time Grammy-winning musician, singer, and songwriter, named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. She has earned three Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album, more than any other solo female artist.
Known professionally as St. Vincent, Anne Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her parents divorced when she was small, and she moved with her mother and siblings to Dallas, Texas. Inspired by the music of Jimi Hendrix, she began studying guitar at age 12. Clark participated in her school’s theater and jazz band, and as a teen, helped her uncle and aunt, the famous jazz duo Tuck and Patti, on tour. Clark cites them as a major influence on her work ethic and musicianship.
After graduating high school in 2001, Clark attended Berklee College of Music in Boston but left after three years. In 2003, following the release of her first EP, recorded with fellow students, Clark returned to Texas to tour with The Polyphonic Spree. She joined Glenn Branca’s guitar orchestra in 2004 and Sufjan Stevens’s band in 2006. In October of 2006, Clark released her debut solo EP, “Paris Is Burning,” as St. Vincent — a stage name inspired by her great-grandmother’s middle name and a lyric by Nick Cave.
St. Vincent was nominated for three PLUG Independent Music Awards in 2008, after the release of her first studio album, “Marry Me” (2007). Her next two albums received increasing acclaim.
In 2012, St. Vincent collaborated with the former Talking Heads front man, David Byrne, on “Love This Giant.” She released a self-titled album in 2014 that earned her the 2015 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. She won her second Grammy for the title song on her 2017 album, “Masseduction.” She went on to win four additional Grammys, including two more for Best Alternative Music Album: “Daddy’s Home” (2021) and “All Born Screaming” (2024). In 2023, Rolling Stone named her the 26th greatest guitarist of all time.
St. Vincent co-wrote “Cruel Summer” with Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff and has written, directed, scored, and acted in several indie films, including “The Nowhere Inn” (2020).
In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, St. Vincent identified as queer and discussed her belief that sexuality and gender are fluid. She has dated multiple celebrities, including Kristen Stewart and Carrie Brownstein. In 2025, she revealed that she had a wife and daughter by thanking them both during a Grammy acceptance speech.
St. Vincent splits her time between Los Angeles, New York City, and Dallas.
