torch singer

American  

noun

1. a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.

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Etymology

Origin of torch singer

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The initial wave includes Nigeran superstar Wizkid, who will headline the Other Stage on Friday night; and US torch singer Lana Del Rey, who will play opposite Guns N' Roses on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Hoping to soak up the final hours of their romantic voyage, Tyler and Rachel Torres, newlyweds from Irving, Texas, took in a performance by a torch singer that evening.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2020

You might wanna get on that, because, just FYI, the whole world is apparently jonesing hard for some piano-based melodrama sung by a heartbroken torch singer with a wicked sense of humor.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2019

A youthful lady of perpetual sadness, Del Rey still sounds like a torch singer but this time she also reflects on the flames in the world around her.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2017

“Tomorrow Is My Turn” takes its title from a French pop song by Charles Aznavour, Marcel Stellman and Yves Stephanie, which American torch singer Nina Simone famously recorded in an English translation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2015