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popular singer

American  

noun

  1. a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.


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Shawn is determined to be a popular singer himself when he grows up.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“If we allow that corruption to get into us, then it’s going to destroy us,” said Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, a popular singer who is also known as Bobi Wine, speaking to local broadcaster NTV on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

In the 1980s, He attended the ceremony when Xi married his second wife, the popular singer Peng Liyuan, sources have said.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023

Lula, who took office Jan. 1, restored the Ministry of Culture and put Margareth Menezes, a popular singer from Bahia, in charge.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

Did you ever hear of Rancher Dane, who stripped himself of all his possessions to advance the career of a now popular singer?

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold