Vincint Cannady (born 1991), known by the

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Vincint (stylized as VINCINT), is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as a finalist on the first season of the singing competition '' The Four''. He released his debut EP, ''The Feeling'' on February 14, 2020. Cannady later released his debut studio album, ''There Will Be Tears'' on June 11, 2021.

Early life and education

Vincint Cannady was born and raised in

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. His father was a gospel singer in a group called the Christ United Gospel Singers, and Vincint began singing at the age of five. He was shy about singing as a child, but his father took him to audition for an all-boys choir audition when he was seven to nurture his interest. Cannady also wrote his first song when he was twelve. Vincint was raised

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but attended Catholic school growing up. He named

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, Céline Dion,

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, Bjork, and Regina Spektor as early inspirations. He attended college at

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and graduated in 2013.

Career

2018–2020: ''The Four'' and ''The Feeling''

Vincint appeared on the first season of ''The Four'' one week before the finale, where he received unanimous "yes" votes from every judge after performing "

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" by

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. He stated in an interview that producers attempted to persuade him to sing

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and R&B music due to his race, and some male producers refused to work with him. Vincint was eliminated in the first round of the finale competition along with contestant Zhavia Ward. He released three singles in 2018: "Remember Me", "Mine", and "Marrow", which was his debut single. He released a music video for "Marrow" on February 8, 2018. The video was directed by Jake Wilson and shot in a church in North Hollywood, in an homage to Cannady's upbringing in Catholic school. The latter two singles were produced by

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. His singing style ranges from belting to whispery

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. He characterizes his genre of music as

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. On April 5, 2019, Cannady premiered a music video for the single "Please Don't Fall in Love", directed by

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. He released his debut EP, ''The Feeling'', on February 14, 2020. Vincint's song, "Be Me", was selected as the anthem of the fifth season of '' Queer Eye''. He also released the lead single from his debut album, "

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2021–present: ''There Will Be Tears'' and The Getaway Tour

On May 28, 2021, he released the single "Kill My Heart", featuring

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and

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. He released the second single "Getaway", featuring Tegan and Sara, on June 9. Cannady released his debut album ''There Will Be Tears'' on June 11, 2021. Ari Shapiro of ''

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'' referred to the album as "vulnerable and danceable". The Getaway Tour is Cannady's debut concert tour, in support of his debut studio album, ''There Will Be Tears''. The tour was originally set to run from January 12 to January 30, 2022, but was rescheduled due to

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. Vincint announced the rescheduled dates of The Getaway Tour, which ran from May 5 to May 29, 2022. He performed the song "Mission" on the ''

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'' season three soundtrack, which was released on June 15, 2022.

Personal life

Cannady is openly gay, and came out when he was sixteen. Cannady came out as non-binary on July 14th 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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