singer
person singing for a listening audience
tenor
voice type, male singing voice
diseuse
female entertainer who performs monologues
concert singer
singer in classical concerts, performing in genres such as oratorios, symphonic works, art songs
opera singer
singer who sings in operas
virtual singer
singer that uses a digital avatar
chansonnier
type of poet songwriter, in France and Quebec, Canada
jazz singer
singer who sings jazz
street singer
occupation
castrato
type of male singer who is castrated in order to maintain a high voice
toasting
the act of talking or chanting, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a reggae deejay
playback singer
singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in film
virtual idol
computer-created fictional idol
chanteuse
female singer
blues shouter
blues singer, often male, capable of singing unamplified with a band
Broder singer
Jewish itinerant performers in Austrian Galicia, Romania, and Russia, professional or semiprofessional songwriters and performers
cantor
person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer
singer-songwriter
musician who writes, composes and sings own songs
trouvere
medieval profession; poet-composers in the High Middle Ages who composed their works in the northern dialects of France
worship leader
Christian occupation
choir singer
singer (male or female) in a choir made up of several people
troubadour
composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages
vedette
female entertainers with multiple talents for singing, dancing, or acting
traditional singer
someone who has learned folk songs in their original context
voice teacher
musical instructor
pop singer
singer who sings pop songs
crooner
American epithet given primarily to male singers of jazz standards, mostly from the Great American Songbook
vocalist
artist using their voice as an instrument
ballad singer
singer specialized in the Nordic ballad genre visa/vise
classical singer
singer who is classically trained and practices lyric singing