vocalist | | |
n. (person) | 1. singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | a person who sings. |
| ~ alto | a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef. |
| ~ baritone, barytone | a male singer. |
| ~ basso, bass | an adult male singer with the lowest voice. |
| ~ canary | a female singer. |
| ~ caroler, caroller | a singer of carols. |
| ~ castrato | a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice. |
| ~ chorister | a singer in a choir. |
| ~ contralto | a woman singer having a contralto voice. |
| ~ balladeer, crooner | a singer of popular ballads. |
| ~ folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour | a singer of folk songs. |
| ~ hummer | a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words. |
| ~ lieder singer | a singer of lieder. |
| ~ madrigalist | a singer of madrigals. |
| ~ instrumentalist, musician, player | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession). |
| ~ opera star, operatic star | singer of lead role in an opera. |
| ~ rapper | someone who performs rap music. |
| ~ rock star | a famous singer of rock music. |
| ~ songster | a person who sings. |
| ~ soprano | a female singer. |
| ~ tenor | an adult male with a tenor voice. |
| ~ thrush | a woman who sings popular songs. |
| ~ torch singer | a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs. |
| ~ voice | (metonymy) a singer.; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it" |
| ~ warbler | a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song. |
| ~ yodeller | a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs). |
| ~ bailey, pearl bailey, pearl mae bailey | United States singer (1918-1990). |
| ~ john cash, johnny cash, cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003). |
| ~ chevalier, maurice chevalier | French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972). |
| ~ dietrich, maria magdalene von losch, marlene dietrich | United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992). |
| ~ bob dylan, dylan | United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941). |
| ~ ella fitzgerald, fitzgerald | United States scat singer (1917-1996). |
| ~ garland, judy garland | United States singer and film actress (1922-1969). |
| ~ lena calhoun horne, lena horne, horne | United States singer and actress (born in 1917). |
| ~ iglesias, julio iglesias | Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943). |
| ~ mahalia jackson, jackson | United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972). |
| ~ michael jackson, michael joe jackson, jackson | United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958). |
| ~ al jolson, asa yoelson, jolson | United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950). |
| ~ janis joplin, joplin | United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970). |
| ~ b. b. king, riley b king, king | United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925). |
| ~ harry lauder, lauder, sir harry maclennan lauder | Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950). |
| ~ huddie leadbetter, leadbelly, ledbetter | United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949). |
| ~ madonna louise ciccone, madonna | United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958). |
| ~ bob marley, marley, robert nesta marley | Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981). |
| ~ dean martin, dino paul crocetti, martin | United States singer (1917-1995). |
| ~ ethel merman, merman | United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984). |
| ~ orbison, roy orbison | United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988). |
| ~ edith giovanna gassion, edith piaf, little sparrow, piaf | French cabaret singer (1915-1963). |
| ~ paul bustill robeson, paul robeson, robeson | United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976). |
| ~ lillian russell, russell | United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922). |
| ~ paul simon, simon | United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942). |
| ~ bessie smith, smith | United States blues singer (1894-1937). |
| ~ kate smith, kathryn elizabeth smith, smith | United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986). |
| ~ barbra joan streisand, barbra streisand, streisand | United States singer and actress (born in 1942). |
| ~ sarah vaughan, vaughan | United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990). |
| ~ ethel waters, waters | United States actress and singer (1896-1977). |
| ~ hank williams, hiram king williams, hiram williams, williams | United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953). |
| ~ tammy wynette, tammy wynetter pugh, wynette | United States country singer (1942-1998). |
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