1), Annie Clark (born September 28, 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter who performs under the abbreviation St. Vincent, she was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' Touring Band born in Tulsa Oklahoma, she began playing guitar at age 12 and as a teenager worked as a Tour Manager for his uncle's band Tuck & Patti, she grew up in Dallas and went Highlands Lake High School diploma in 2001 after she attended the Berklee College of Music before dropping out 3 years later, shortly after she joined The Polyphonic Spree in 2003 during his time at Berklee, she released an EP with other students right RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
Clark was Sufjan Stevens' Touring Band2006 had with her a tour EP by tiTELN Paris Is Burning It contains three tracks including a cover of Jackson Browne's These Days
Clark released her debut album Marry Me 10 July 2007 on Beggars Banquet Records named after a line from the cult-hit television show Arrested Development LP features appearances from drummer Brian Teasley (Man or Astro-man? The Polyphonic Spree), Mike Garson (David Bowie's longtime pianist) and horn player Louis Schwadron (The Polyphonic Spree)
In 2008, Clark was nominated for three PLUG Independent Music Awards: New Artist of the Year Female Artist of the Year and the music video for the year and March 6, 2008, she won Female Artist of the Year
Her second album on 4AD right actor was released on May 5, 2009 It was written entirely by Clark and produced by Clark and John Congletonby The Paper Chase
2) St. Vincent is the name of the singer-songwriter Vincent Bernardy, who has written and recorded music since 1980
