songstresses
Women who sing
Songstresses is the plural of songstress, a female singer.
The word carries an old-fashioned or literary quality, evoking an era when feminine suffixes were standard: The great songstresses of the jazz age.
Today singer serves for all genders, making songstress feel quaint or deliberately nostalgic.
"Strange Fruit" vocalist
- Celia CruzLegendary Cuban salsa vocalist
- Bessie SmithLegendary blues vocalist
- Mahalia JacksonRenowned gospel vocalist
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Ella Fitzgerald · Edith Piaf · Aretha Franklin · Whitney Houston · Etta James · Nina Simone · Maria Callas · Sarah Vaughan
One who sings professionally
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
- belterPowerful vocalist or stunner
headliner · entertainer · nightclub · cabaret · stage · spotlight · microphone · repertoire
Highest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- contraltoLowest female vocal range
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
range · timbre · tone · pitch · register · falsetto · coloratura · vocal cords
Billie Holiday
"Strange Fruit" vocalist
- Celia CruzLegendary Cuban salsa vocalist
- Bessie SmithLegendary blues vocalist
- Mahalia JacksonRenowned gospel vocalist
Ella Fitzgerald · Edith Piaf · Aretha Franklin · Whitney Houston · Etta James · Nina Simone · Maria Callas · Sarah Vaughan · Carmen Miranda · icon
vocalist
One who sings professionally
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
belter · headliner · entertainer · nightclub · cabaret · stage · spotlight · microphone · repertoire · encore
soprano
Highest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- contraltoLowest female vocal range
vibrato · range · timbre · tone · pitch · register · falsetto · coloratura · vocal cords · breath control
pop star
Famous mainstream singer
songstressesinstrumentalists
Musicians using tools
listeners · audience · audiences · musicians · concertgoers
songstressesinstrumentalists
Musicians using tools
musicians · accompanists · pianists · guitarists · drummers