Meaning of vocalist in English

(Definition of vocalist from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of vocalist from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of vocalist

vocalist
The role of the female vocalist is many sided.
Again, the repetitions and, in particular, the stuttered chorus chanted by the backing vocalists, are what lend the song its rhythmic power.
Those credited are always the composer and the performing vocalist.
A cursory survey of the twelve vocalists identified immediately yields interesting statistics.
He had been a keen vocalist, and was a flautist till his eyesight failed him.
Pre-recorded female speaking voices are often by vocalists or singers who perform a text by someone else, specifically for the production of the composition.
What is the gender distribution with regard to vocalists performing this kind of electrovocal composition?
The gendered roles of the live, pre-recorded and synthesised voices are discussed and the musical couple of the male composer and the female vocalist emerges.
Again there are five vocalists, but instead of an orchestra there is a tape plus cinematic projections.
She also approaches the issue with the idea that women's role as non-composing vocalists does not count.
By focusing on voices and vocalists in electroacoustic music, more female influences can be discerned in this genre than by focusing only on composers.
On the other hand, there are many female vocalists in this genre and few male singers.
In the case of a vocalist, the intended key may not suit the performer's voice.
There are four pieces with a male vocalist and tape or live electronics.
One kind of electrovocal music consists of compositions for a vocalist, who is performing live from a score, and tape or other electronics.
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Translations of vocalist

in Chinese (Traditional)
歌手, (尤指)流行樂隊的主唱…
in Chinese (Simplified)
歌手, (尤指)流行乐队的主唱…
in Spanish
cantante, vocalista…
in Portuguese
vocalista…
in more languages
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in French
in Dutch
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in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
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vokalist, şarkıcı…
chanteur/-euse…
zanger…
zpěvák, -čka…
sanger…
penyanyi…
นักร้อง…
ca sĩ…
wokalist-a/ka, wokalista…
vokalist…
penyanyi…
der Sänger / die Sängerin…
vokalist, sanger(inne)…
вокаліст, співак…
вокалист, певец…
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