"vocalist" | Definition and Related Words

vocalist

Noun

A person who sings (synset 110619214)
is a type of: instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
subtypes:
- alto - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- baritone, barytone - a male singer
- bass, basso - 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
- 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
- warbler - a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
- yodeller - a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)
specific instances:
- bailey, pearl bailey, pearl mae bailey - United States singer (1918-1990)
- cash, john cash, johnny 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)
- horne, lena calhoun horne, lena horne - United States singer and actress (born in 1917)
- iglesias, julio iglesias - Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)
- jackson, mahalia jackson - United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
- jackson, michael jackson, michael joe 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, king, riley b 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, madonna louise ciccone - 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)
same as: singer, vocaliser, vocalizer

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