artiste
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Nigerian artiste Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, also known as Ayra Starr, fell on stage while performing her hit song.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
Kenzo, whose real name is Edirisa Musuuza, won a BET award in 2015 as the viewers’ choice for best new international artiste, the first and only Ugandan so honored to date.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
The "Police" frontman's residency at the Arconia is an inspired bit, allowing him to showcase his comedic chops along with embracing his reputation as a deadly serious, pompous artiste.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2022
“While Mr. Saint Laurent perhaps wasn’t the most modest person in the world,” he said, “I think he desperately wanted to be considered an artist. He was an artiste manqué.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
As I understand it, at first Doña Charito was insulted at the de la Torre request: she was an artiste; she took on apprentices, not children.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The controversy has also highlighted disparities within the industry, where junior artistes and crew often have little negotiating power.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Then you have to prop it up with junior artistes, which is an additional expenditure besides catering, electricity, vanity vans and bouncers."
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Some believe the artistes themselves and their management agencies have facilitated a "false intimacy" between idols and fans.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
They both endear us to the behind-the-scenes struggles of, well, the artist, or in this case, these floundering and far-less-talented artistes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
"Courtesy to fellow artistes," said Captain Nips, refusing the money.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
