Cécile McLorin Salvant ( born August 28 , 1989 ) is an American jazz vocalist . She was the winner of the first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010 , releasing her first album , '' Cécile '' , shortly thereafter . Her second album , '' WomanChild '' , was released in 2013 on Mack Avenue Records , receiving a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album . Salvant won four categories in the 2014 '' Down Beat '' Critics Poll : Jazz Album of the Year , Female Vocalist , Rising Star – Jazz Artist , and Rising Star – Female Vocalist . Her third album , '' For One to Love '' , was released on September 5 , 2015 , to critical acclaim from the '' New York Times '' , '' The Guardian '' , and '' Los Angeles Times '' . It won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2016
Grammy Award
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Cécile McLorin Salvant