Vincint Cannady (born 1991), known by the

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Vincint (stylized as VINCINT), is an American singer and songwriter. They are best known as a finalist on the first season of the singing competition '' The Four''. They released their debut EP, ''The Feeling'' on February 14, 2020. They later released their 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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. Their father was a gospel singer in a group called the Christ United Gospel Singers, and Vincint began singing at the age of five. They were shy about singing as a child, but their father took them to audition for an all-boys choir audition when they were seven to nurture their interest. Cannady also wrote their first song when they were twelve. Vincint was raised

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but attended Catholic school growing up. They named

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, Bjork, and

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as early inspirations. They 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 they received unanimous "yes" votes from every judge after performing "

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. They stated in an interview that producers attempted to persuade them to sing

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and R&B music due to their race, and some male producers refused to work with them. Vincint was eliminated in the first round of the finale competition along with contestant

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. They released three singles in 2018: "Remember Me", "Mine", and "Marrow", which was their debut single. They 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 Pretty Sister. Their singing style ranges from belting to whispery

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. They characterize their 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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. They released their debut EP, ''The Feeling'', on February 14, 2020. Vincint's song, "Be Me", was selected as the anthem of the fifth season of ''

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''. They also released the lead single from their debut album, " Hard 2 Forget".

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

On May 28, 2021, they released the single "Kill My Heart", featuring Parson James and

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. They released the second single "Getaway", featuring

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, on June 9. Cannady released their debut album ''There Will Be Tears'' on June 11, 2021.

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'' referred to the album as "vulnerable and danceable". The Getaway Tour is Cannady's debut concert tour, in support of their debut studio album, ''There Will Be Tears''. The tour was originally set to run from January 12 to 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 29, 2022. They performed the song "Mission" on the ''

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'' season three soundtrack, which was released on June 15, 2022. In April 2025, Vincint released a cover of

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, and performed it at

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Personal life

Cannady is openly gay, and came out when they were sixteen. Cannady came out as non-binary on July 14, 2023.

Discography

All credits adapted from

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and

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Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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