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But that hard-to-pin-down sound has earned him gigs with everyone from pop balladeer Lewis Capaldi to alt-rockers Rainbow Kitten Surprise.—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 In early 2006, Stefani Germanotta was an earnest piano-rock balladeer.—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 The movie, which stars Chalamet as Dylan, follows the singer’s rise from Minnesota to West Village balladeer to revolutionary folk singer.—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025 The standout among the neo-murder balladeers is the topical folk singer Jesse Welles, whose delivery and persona takes John Prine’s craggy empathy and adds a tincture of Brian Jones’s sinister charisma.—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for balladeer
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