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vocalist

[voh-kuh-list] / ˈvoʊ kə lɪst /


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His divorce from the Nico Vega vocalist was finalized in March 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fellow lead vocalist Scott wrote: "The strongest duo right there! Love y'all so much! You've got this!"

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

English singer Olivia Dean scored her first real music industry job in 2017, working as a backing vocalist for the electronic group Rudimental.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Maurice “Moe” Mitchell, vocalist for hardcore band Cipher and national director of the Working Families Party, was featured in the documentary and performed at several Afropunk shows and festivals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

As Dinah Washington was leaving with some friends, I overheard someone say she was on her way to the Savoy Ballroom where Lionel Hampton was appearing that night—she was then Hamp’s vocalist.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Though she’s no conventional jazz singer, it’s no surprise she felt compelled to sing ballads with orchestration, a time-honored formula for so many great jazz vocalists, including her earliest musical obsession, Sarah Vaughan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"The original/real vocalists of Milli Vanilli…will NOT be performing their hits live at the Great American State Fair. Others using the name Milli Vanilli should be considered a tribute band," the group said.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

One of his first successes was writing "Stupid Cupid" for one of the era's most popular US female vocalists, Connie Francis.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

One of the band’s three lead vocalists, Negron sang “One” and “Joy to the World,” among other hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

Four vocalists were to be chosen to compete in the final round, but soon after Marian had returned from Aeolian Hall to Boghetti’s New York studio, the phone rang.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman




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