balladeer

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Both sets also showcase Kirk as a master balladeer and one of jazz’s great romantics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

My dad was a great balladeer — is a great balladeer — and I feel like I got a little bit of that innately.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Throughout the film, we see Dovydas enthusiastically performing a kind of sign language karaoke against a vivid blue backdrop; his facial expressions are like a lovesick balladeer.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

This year, Italy was represented by the swoonsome balladeer Marco Mengoni, who has 70 platinum records to his name.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023

The poem makes Pedro and his paramour plot upon the death of the unhappy Queen in the crude manner of the balladeer all the world over.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis