lounge singers
Nightclub vocal performers
Lounge singers are vocalists who perform in the intimate settings of hotel lounges, cocktail bars, and supper clubs, typically accompanied by a piano or small combo.
The style emphasizes smooth delivery and easy listening—standards, jazz, and soft pop rather than anything demanding.
The term can carry a faintly dismissive tone, suggesting someone who never made it to bigger stages: He ended up a lounge singer in Vegas.
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
- rat packRoving group of vermin
- velvetThick-pile textile
- microphoneAudio input device
- stage presencePerformer's commanding aura
velvet voice · cocktails · nightclub · smoky · ballads · piano bar · smooth jazz · spotlight · standards · cabaret · jazz · easy listening · intimate · sequins · martini · Vegas · late night · nostalgia
- entertainersactor, dancers, actress, musicians, comedians
- performersactor, dancer, actress, musician, comedian
- amateur singersserenaders
- cover performerstribute bands, cover bands, sound-alikes, impersonators