Word of the Day - Chanteuse

[Jace]

Chanteuse - n.

Def. : A female singer..especially in a nightclub.

Dionne Warwick has been called a Chanteuse.

Do you have a favorite?

 

[George1959]

As far as I know it's only the French word for a female singer, without any special meaning as in a nightclub.

 

[Jace]

@George1959..American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition..states..."esp.a nightclub singrer".
Fr.fem.of chanteur

 

[Murrmurr]

Lara Fabian

 

[Kaila]

Great word, @Jace

I am trying to remember her name..... the woman who comes to my mind,
is the one with the incredible voice who sang "The first time ever I saw your face...."

 

[Bella]

Great word, @Jace

I am trying to remember her name..... the woman who comes to my mind,
is the one with the incredible voice who sang "The first time ever I saw your face...."

“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” became a major international hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the # 1 Hot 100 single of the year for 1972.

 

[Jace]

@Bella...V. G.

 

[Jace]

I think the quintessential chanteuse..

would be..Edith Piaf (1915-1963).. France's national chanteuse.

 

[jujube]

My grandpa used to say, "Boy, that chantoosie can really sling a tune!"