Collocations for singer - noun
ADJECTIVE
accomplished (esp. BrE),
fine,
good,
great,
talented,
wonderful
chart-topping (BrE), famous, popular, well-known
legendary
aspiring, budding
an aspiring concert singer
chart-topping (BrE), famous, popular, well-known
legendary
aspiring, budding
an aspiring concert singer
soulful
a soulful jazz singer
a soulful jazz singer
amateur,
professional
backing (esp. BrE), backup (AmE), lead
an interview with the band's lead singer
backing (esp. BrE), backup (AmE), lead
an interview with the band's lead singer
guest
She will perform with two guest singers.
She will perform with two guest singers.
choral,
solo
blues, country, folk, jazz, opera, pop, etc.
carol
cabaret, lounge (esp. AmE), nightclub, pub (BrE)
I was just a lounge singer in a Key West bar.
blues, country, folk, jazz, opera, pop, etc.
carol
cabaret, lounge (esp. AmE), nightclub, pub (BrE)
I was just a lounge singer in a Key West bar.
wedding
(AmE)
Our wedding singers are the best in Las Vegas.
Our wedding singers are the best in Las Vegas.
torch
(esp. AmE)
She worked as a torch singer, singing blues ballads in a nightclub.
She worked as a torch singer, singing blues ballads in a nightclub.
singer + VERB
belt sth out,
sing (sth)
A local singer belted out the national anthem.
A local singer belted out the national anthem.
perform sth
Singers took turns to perform songs they had written.
Singers took turns to perform songs they had written.
sound,
sound like
a singer who sounds like Rufus Wainwright
a singer who sounds like Rufus Wainwright