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Cécile McLorin Salvant

jazz vocalist

France • b. 1989-08-28

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Biography

Cécile McLorin Salvant (born August 28, 1989) is a French-American jazz singer-songwriter and composer. Salvant is one of the most highly regarded jazz vocalists of her generation, often winning DownBeat annual critics polls. She has released eight albums since 2010, six of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards. She is a 3-time winner of the Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Award for her 2015 album For One to Love, her 2017 album Dreams and Daggers, and her 2018 album The Window, each released on the Mack Avenue label. Salvant's most recent album is Oh Snap, released in 2025 by Nonesuch Records. Salvant primarily sings in English or French, her first language, and has also recorded songs in Occitan and Haitian Kreyòl.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

107 releases · 28 albums · active 2011–2026

  • Performance · 229
  • Other credits · 90
  • Production · 15
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Sear Sound · Eastwest Studios · Chartmaker Studios · The Warehouse Studio

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