chanteuse
noun
chan·teuse
shan-ˈtüz 
shäⁿ-ˈtərz
shäⁿ-ˈtərz
-ˈtəz
plural chanteuses
shan-ˈtüz
-ˈtü-zəz,
-ˈtərz,
-ˈtəz,
-ˈtər-zəz,
-ˈtə-zəz
: songstress
especially
: a woman who is a concert or nightclub singer
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Just before that annual comeback begins, another project by the chanteuse finds its way back, as fans are still enjoying the set years after it was first released.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Mariah Carey has 19 songs that have reached No. 1 — the most of any solo artist — and she's sold more records than God, who's big pretty much everywhere, yet the Recording Academy's appreciation has been rather elusive for the chanteuse.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
In a sketch mocking Céline Dion’s recent, inexplicable promo for Sunday Night Football, the chameleonic chanteuse absolutely nails Dion’s French Canadian accent, inflections, vocal tics, and confidence.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
The room should feel creaky, sticky with spilled vodka stingers; the walls should thrum with the ghosts of chanteuses past.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Mariah Carey has 19 songs that have reached No. 1 — the most of any solo artist — and she's sold more records than God, who's big pretty much everywhere, yet the Recording Academy's appreciation has been rather elusive for the chanteuse.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
In a sketch mocking Céline Dion’s recent, inexplicable promo for Sunday Night Football, the chameleonic chanteuse absolutely nails Dion’s French Canadian accent, inflections, vocal tics, and confidence.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
The room should feel creaky, sticky with spilled vodka stingers; the walls should thrum with the ghosts of chanteuses past.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Chanteuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chanteuse. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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