singer-songwriter

noun

1. a performer who writes his or her own songs

Example Sentences

Americana singer-songwriter Neko Case, who turned 55 years old earlier this month, doesn’t seem to wrestle with this question the way many of her contemporaries do.

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Appeared in the October 1, 2025, print edition as 'A Singer-Songwriter With a Finely Tuned Ear'.

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The Orange County-based singer-songwriter visibly cringes a little, remembering how the piano-rock/emo-adjacent concept album chronicled a painful breakup with the woman who would eventually become his wife.

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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s ongoing press tour for her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” included a stop at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday night to take a deep dive into specific songs, gush about her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and more.

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The “Norton Show” appearance marks the first time the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has addressed this new chapter of her love story with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on TV.

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