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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

Premiering on Friday, this new documentary tells the story of Omara Portuondo, the legendary Afro-Cuban chanteuse who rose to international fame with the Buena Vista Social Club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

A series of gorgeous surreal hallucinations include projected video flashbacks, descending carousel horses and black flamenco dancers emerging from shadows and furniture as Quichotte recalled Dulcinea, a nightclub chanteuse with a retro microphone.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 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

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

Musicians from hip-hop producers to folk chanteuses bow to her; a jazz big band in New York City exists to perform her repertoire.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 10, 2015

De Laurenti persuaded local chanteuses Dawn Clement, Josephine Howell, Greta Matassa and Kelley Johnson to record the tune and has woven their voices together in an installation intended to be an avant-garde "sonic valentine."

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 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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