chanteuse
Example Sentences
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Ms. Nichols, a statuesque dancer and nightclub chanteuse, had a few acting credits when she was cast in “Star Trek.”
From Washington Post
Anderson and Poster were pulling to include a song by the French folk chanteuse Barbara, but Cocker could never land on a song of hers he felt he could properly sing.
From Los Angeles Times
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
Multiple Oscars went to this tale about an American chanteuse in Berlin caught in the rising tide of Nazism.
From Los Angeles Times
When she returns to the D.C. performing arts center for a two-night stand, it will be in an even more familiar role: R&B chanteuse.
From Washington Post
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