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Meanings of backup singer in English
Singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists.
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Examples for "chorus"
Examples for "chorus"
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That's just right, the other Freedom Party men said, almost in chorus.
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We all joined in the chorus at the end of each verse:
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The principal character could sing the first verse and the chorus alone.
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His words were lost to an especially loud refrain from the chorus.
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So we rose up and called on Miggles in chorus; then separately.
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She won't even speak to me, and I'm her main backing vocalist.
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I used to play homemade drums and also featured as a backing vocalist.
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And what is the role of a backing vocalist across different genres and generations?
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Though the life of backing vocalist and percussionist suits her.
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Former backing vocalist Simon Morris applauds a documentary on the subject - 20 Feet From Stardom.
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Approached by fellow backing singer Clydie King, she agreed on one condition.
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He was joined by an excellent four-piece band and a single backing singer.
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New Zealand singer and poet who had an international career as a backing singer.
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Maggie Ryder was a British keyboardist who'd worked as a backing singer for Eurythmics and Marvin Gaye.
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She learned from the greats, as a backing singer for Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Don Henley and more.
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EBONY: Aside from being a background singer, have you had any other off-the-stationery path careers?
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He reduced Bukhu to being a background singer.
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I wanted to be a background singer.
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Another interesting thing you've talked about is your experience touring with Ike and Tina Turner as a background singer.
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In the '60s, she worked as a background singer for legendary acts including Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
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Additional vocals by Shannon Hoon and Neko Case on "Being Zack Morris." Produced by Bob Ezrin at Little Mountain Sound Studio LTD., Vancouver.
Usage of backup singer in English
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If you need a backup singer, Bob, give me a call.
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I copied it from Ann-Margret's backup singer from her Vegas Sho.
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In the early '80s, she became a backup singer for the British band Pride.
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Her hand was 5 young men and a young woman, who was the backup singer.
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NAO studied vocal jazz and started her career as a backup singer for UK artists.
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There's another backup singer seeking to claim the spotlight and his name is, Nelson Frank.
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EBONY: How does a backup singer for Mariah Carey make their way into the stationery aisles?
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A backup singer for Aretha Franklin.
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Mercado: My mom is a singer, and she used to be a backup singer for Pops Staples and Motown.
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I wanted to be a backup singer for Aretha Franklin, a member of the Cabinet, a Yellowstone National Park ranger.
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There had been Blackpool, in his trademark black leather, escorting a young, sultry brunette backup singer to some Hollywood bash.
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Kerisha spent half a year spinning phone fantasies in the '90s before eventually touring worldwide as a backup singer for India.Arie.
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She didn't see a Steely Dan backup singer anywhere around her, but she would enthusiastically be open to that possibility, also.
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Prince was married twice: to his backup singer, Mayte Garcia, in 1996 and then to Manuela Testolini in 2001.
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Sheryl Crow's early career included a stint as a backup singer on Michael Jackson's Bad tour from 1987-1989, and she's still reckoning with it.
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In the episode airing tonight (Jan. 3), backup singer Jovante Cunningham claims she witnessed the inappropriate relationship the-27-year-old Kelly had with the young singer.
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