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Meanings of backing singer in English

Russian
хайпмен
Portuguese
fundo vocal
Spanish
corista
Catalan
corista

Singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists.

Related terms
хайпмен
Usage of backing singer in English
1
Approached by fellow backing singer Clydie King, she agreed on one condition.
The Guardian
2
He was joined by an excellent four-piece band and a single backing singer.
The Irish Times
3
New Zealand singer and poet who had an international career as a backing singer.
Radio NZ
4
Maggie Ryder was a British keyboardist who'd worked as a backing singer for Eurythmics and Marvin Gaye.
News.com.au
5
She learned from the greats, as a backing singer for Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Don Henley and more.
The Irish Times
6
I could be leaving out a backing singer here and there, but it's a pretty dire state of affairs.
Radio NZ
7
Cee Lo Green's former backing singer comes good with up cycled superbly vintage roots music made with sass and gumption.
The Irish Times
8
Instead Rain, then barely in her 20s, went on tour as a backing singer with some of River's musical friends.
The Guardian
9
Seven pals and relatives including Shirlie Kemp, a backing singer with his band Wham!, and record producer David Austin are also beneficiaries.
News.com.au
10
Johnny took care of everything apart from the lyrics (though I may survive as a spectral and tuneless backing singer on two tracks).
The Guardian
11
Backing singers and dancers also were recruited from the movie, while short clips ran on a large screen to help push numbers along.
Reuters