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Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer.
Noel Gallagher

Meaning of "lead singer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAD SINGER

lead singer  [liːd ˈsɪŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEAD SINGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lead singer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEAD SINGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lead singer

Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist or lead vocal is the member of a band who sings the main solo vocal portions of a song. The lead vocalist may also play one or more instruments, and is usually the "leader" of their group, often the spokesman in interviews and before the public. The lead vocalist is sometimes referred to as the frontman. In certain types of music, notably soul and rock'n'roll, there is a line-up of a lead vocalist with a named group of backing vocalists. Such line-ups can be very fluid, with both the lead vocalist and the backing group pursuing independent careers; and frequent personnel changes are not uncommon. While members of backing bands were often replaceable, the lead singer would be regarded as having a more marketable name and would have to hire or fire backing musicians at will. Cases of backing bands "defecting" to rival vocalists were rarer, but did happen on occasion as seen by Tony Orlando and Dawn.

Definition of lead singer in the English dictionary

The definition of lead singer in the dictionary is the principal singer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEAD SINGER


bringer
ˈbrɪŋə
dinger
ˈdɪŋə
gunslinger
ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋə
humdinger
ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə
mastersinger
ˈmɑːstəˌsɪŋə
Meistersinger
ˈmaɪstəˌsɪŋə
minnesinger
ˈmɪnɪˌsɪŋə
pinger
ˈpɪŋə
ringer
ˈrɪŋə
Schlesinger
ˈʃlɛzɪŋə
singer
ˈsɪŋə
slinger
ˈslɪŋə
springer
ˈsprɪŋə
stinger
ˈstɪŋə
stringer
ˈstrɪŋə
supersinger
ˈsuːpərˌsɪŋə
swinger
ˈswɪŋə
Vlissingen
ˈvlɪsɪŋə
winger
ˈwɪŋə
zinger
ˈzɪŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAD SINGER

lead on
lead oxide
lead paint
lead pencil
lead pipe
lead piping
lead poisoning
lead replacement petrol
lead screw
lead shot
lead someone a dance
lead someone by the nose
lead story
lead tetraethyl
lead the field
lead the way
lead time
lead to the altar
lead up to
lead weight

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAD SINGER

country singer
finger
five-finger
flinger
ginger
Grainger
harbinger
hunger
index finger
Kissinger
left-winger
linger
little finger
middle finger
minger
not lift a finger
pop singer
pottinger
ring finger
Salinger
wild ginger

Synonyms and antonyms of lead singer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEAD SINGER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lead singer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lead singer

Translation of «lead singer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAD SINGER

Find out the translation of lead singer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lead singer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lead singer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

领唱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solista
570 millions of speakers

English

lead singer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्य गायक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُغَنٍ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ведущий певец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cantor principal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান গায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leader
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penyanyi utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leadsänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リードシンガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리드 싱어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lead singer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ca sĩ chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னணி பாடகர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमुख गायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şarkıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piosenkarz prowadzący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соліст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

solist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βασικός τραγουδιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofsanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sångare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vokalist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lead singer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAD SINGER»

The term «lead singer» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAD SINGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lead singer

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEAD SINGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lead singer.
1
Blake Anderson
The lead singer for Deerhunter, Bradford Cox... I don't like saying people are geniuses or whatever, but I just think that dude is so good at every single thing he does. He stays within his genre, but I think he does so well experimenting with stuff.
2
Roger Daltrey
A lot of the new people they choose on shows like 'American Idol' and things like that - I don't ever hear lead singers. They always seem to choose to pick people that are great singers, fabulous singers, but they've never got the voice that makes a great lead singer.
3
Desmond Dekker
The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer.
4
Lita Ford
I think it gets boring (for the audience) for the lead singer to have a guitar hanging on them all the time.
5
Jorja Fox
I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.
6
Megan Fox
I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends are relatively clean-cut, nice guys. So it's strange.
7
Noel Gallagher
Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer.
8
Daryl Hall
Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul.
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Phil Hartman
I think my most famous was 'Poco's Legend.' It's a white album with a simple line drawing of a horse. It almost has a Picasso feel to it. I remember that Rusty Young, the lead singer of the band, said, 'I want you to draw a horse for the song 'Legend,' which is about a phantom spirit horse. I want you to do it in several lines.'
10
Ashton Irwin
I'm a big fan of rocky girls. I love Hayley Williams and the lead singer from Tonight Alive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAD SINGER»

Discover the use of lead singer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lead singer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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FastTrack Lead Singer Method
(Fast Track Music Instruction). Transform your shower singing into some real talent! This cool book/CD pack teaches reading music, scales and different keys, and provides all the essential info on how to train your vocal cords.
‎2000
2
Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purple's Lead Singer
In 1970, Deep Purple burst on to the British rock scene with their hit "Blackight" and bestselling album "Deep Purple in Rock". This is the autobiographyf their lead singer, Ian Gillan.
Ian Gillan, David Cohen, 1998
3
The Unauthorized Guide to Justin Vernon, Lead Singer of Bon Iver
This book discusses the career of Indie Rock singer, Justin Vernon.
Elaine May, 2011
4
San Diego Magazine
Classic rockers Journey appear this month at Coors Amphitheater without lead singer Steve Perry. He wasn't the band's first singer — Perry replaced Robert Fleischman when Journey was still a fusion spin-off of San tana — but he is the one ...
5
Tears of the San
(lead singer) Uweeaayee aayee uwee ayee! (all singers) Uwee! (lead singer) Uwee aayee aayee uwee aayee! (all singers) Ucgaara Xokara Xgamawee! (lead singer) Xgama Xgama uwee aayee! (all of singers) Ucgaara Xokara Xgamwee!
Elijah Mwashayenyi, 2012
6
Cold Blood
Another band, Halloween, had this lead singer Axl Cobain. Dracula was a big, big band, where the lead singer had been Hymie Rose. Axl Roses had the lead singer Kurt Rose. The Kurt Cobains had the lead singer Heath Manson. The Alec  ...
Willis Bryant, 2012
7
Jam! Amp Your Team, Rock Your Business
You only need ONE lead singer. Actually you can have more than one lead singer (we did in 38), but you need only one lead singer personality. Whether or not the lead singer is actually the leader of the band—and in our case, our first lead ...
Jeff Carlisi, Dan Lipson, 2009
8
Culture and Power in Banaras: Community, Performance, and ...
The standard biraha party today is a five- to six-man ensemble: a lead singer, a dholak player, a harmonium player, and two or three chorus singers. The latter provide rhythmic accompaniment by playing the kartal and another idiophone ...
Sandria B. Freitag, 1992
9
Devī: Goddesses of India
Episodes (palds) depicting the first of these themes paint a somewhat different and more widely disseminated portrait of Radha than the one presented in Rupa's Sanskrit plays.3'2 A kirtan troupe typically consists of a lead singer, who may be ...
John Stratton Hawley, Donna M. Wulff, 1998
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On Record: Rock, Pop and the Written Word
In all these songs the chorus acts in such a way as to restrain, or dampen, the exuberant fantasies and desires of the lead singer. Representing the mother, other girls, or just “everybody,” the chorus is often the backdrop against which the  ...
Simon Frith, Tovey Professor of Music Simon Frith, Andrew Goodwin, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAD SINGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lead singer is used in the context of the following news items.
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I had the chance to introduce the lead singer of Supertramp, but not …
I'd been a guest on Test Match Special and I was going to introduce the lead singer of Supertramp on stage at the Cornbury Festival…. I have ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
3 Doors Down singer ejects concert-goer who pushed woman …
(CNN) "Hey, hey homie. You don't hit a woman!" Brad Arnold, lead singer for the band 3 Doors Down, is heard saying on video to a concertgoer ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
10 minutes with: Pauline Black, lead singer and manager of The …
I'm the lead singer and manager of the band The Selecter. Currently I'm trying to push them to the fore off the back of a new album. I manage ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
The Diamonds Frontman David-Troy Somerville, Singer of 'Little …
David-Troy Somerville, co-founder and lead singer of '50s rock 'n' roll band The Diamonds, died in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Tuesday. He was ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
5
Viniloversus Lead Singer Brings Rodrigo Solo to Miami
It was under that name that he found fame as the lead singer of the Venezuelan Latin Grammy-nominated rock group Viniloversus. But Rodrigo ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
6
Canadian rocker Sebastian Bach letting fans attend wedding for $300
Bach, who grew up in Peterborough, Ont., before becoming lead singer of the New Jersey glam-metal band Skid Row, is marrying for the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Luke Hemmings Prefers Xbox Over Girlfriend? 5 Seconds Of …
Luke Hemmings has been busy with 5 Seconds of Summer tour and new album development, but that doesn't mean that the lead singer has no ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
8
Styx lead singer Lawrence Gowan talks Detroit and his favorite Styx …
He had a nice career before joining one of the most famous bands on the planet. Then, Lawrence Gowan became the lead singer of STYX, and ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Poison's lead singer, Bret Michaels, brings record-breaking crowds …
Despite weather conditions washing out the first day of the Uncle Sam Jam festival, city officials said overall it brought in record-breaking ... «Southgate News Herald, Jul 15»
10
A conversation with Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford ahead of …
Lead singer Rob Halford is considered by many to have one of the most powerful voices in metal. Judas Priest has released 17 studio albums ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

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