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balladeer

[bal-uh-deer] / ˌbæl əˈdɪər /




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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

Since Grupo Firme’s record-setting run, other regional Mexican acts have played at Crypto.com and Peacock Theater, such as corridos tumbados singer Junior H, sad sierreño act Eslabon Armado and romantic balladeer Iván Cornejo.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

An elite balladeer with stylistic range, Boone made like a seasoned pop-soul troubadour at times, later delivering soaring folk-pop anthems with “My Greatest Fear” and the heart-pouring “Pretty Slowly,” a cathartic unreleased number.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2024

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

Perhaps it was in this sea-fight that the lady beheld her lover; and if, as she thought, he was slain, she scarcely deserves the odium which the balladeer has cast upon her memory.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis




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