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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

Barabak: The criticism of this collective field is that it’s terminally boring, as if we’re looking to elect a stand-up comic, a chanteuse or a juggler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

And she made a good point: It’s strange to be slurping noodles while a chanteuse sings her heart out.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 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

Teatro ZinZanni, the cirque/cabaret/comedy/dining company which long held court across the street from McCaw Hall, is taking its trapezes, chanteuses and multicourse meals to the Eastside.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2017

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

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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