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Recent Examples of chansonnier
Ziggy Stardust is on the top of the list and French chansonnier, Serge Gainsbourg, and Iggy Pop, and man, so many interesting and diverse artists that don’t define themselves by their sexuality.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 June 2024
No less instrumental in Minnelli’s development was French chansonnier Charles Aznavour, who taught her how to act a song, making every lyric come from the heart.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 June 2024
No less instrumental in Minnelli’s development was French chansonnier Charles Aznavour, who taught her how to act a song, making every lyric come from the heart.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chansonnier
Noun
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Rucker first made noise in the music industry as a lead singer for 1980s rock band Hootie & The Blowfish.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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His beam wavered on a patch of blankness, or the corner of an amp, and then began to roam the stage in desperation, scanning here and scanning there—until, from the darkness, the voice of Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden’s singer, was heard.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Enquirer sat down with guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tom Johnston to discuss the 2025 Walk This Road tour and album, and what keeps The Doobie Brothers going after all these years.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The students who discover it share a karaoke microphone with veteran vocalists and beers out of large buckets.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.—
Caitlin Harrington,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
Noun
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The crooner shares his son with Margaret Zhang (seen above), a Chinese-Australian filmmaker and the former editor-in-chief of Vogue China.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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While fans are always excited for new music from the crooner, more were interested in how the star kept his child a secret for so long.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Chansonnier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chansonnier. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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