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chanteuse

[shan-toos, shahn-tœz] / ʃænˈtus, ʃɑ̃ˈtœz /


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Billy Idol, chanteuse Sade, metal legends Iron Maiden and Manchester outfits Joy Division and New Order were also honored, along with hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan and velvet-voiced crooner Luther Vandross.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Tilly Norwood, the AI-created aspiring actress, is pursuing a second career as a chanteuse.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Nemo is also the first Swiss winner since 1988, when Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion competed under the Swiss flag.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2024

For Henson, who plays the sultry chanteuse Shug Avery, Robinson’s technique was foundational.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2024

She’d chosen a strapless gold lame jumpsuit with a seaweed belt and had blown her long hair straight like a 1970s chanteuse.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

She’s part of a neo-cabaret scene that spikes nostalgia for bygone chanteuses with the danger and urgency of performance art.

From The New Yorker Dec. 6, 2019

Nearly a century before, Edgar Degas had painted inhabitants of his own demimonde: prostitutes, ballet dancers, jockeys, chanteuses.

From Economist Jul. 21, 2016

Tonight, on the red-carpet of the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the rappers, cowboys, and chanteuses let their freak-flags fly.

From Slate Feb. 15, 2016

She was accompanied by Canadian and Australian chanteuses Melissa McClelland and Butterfly Boucher, respectively; Boucher also played bass guitar.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2011

Her melodies drew from a range of sources, including Mexican folk songs and the music of French chanteuses like Édith Piaf, to whom her highly emotional delivery often drew comparisons.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2010




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