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chanteuse

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chan·teuse  (shä-tz)
n.
A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer.

[French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.]


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Lead singer Inara George is the unlikely spawn of Little Feat front man Lowell George--born of nitty-gritty rock and roll and now a swan-necked chanteuse whose vocals continually float high up into the ether.
With her quavery, honey tone, George -- the daughter of Little Feat frontman Lowell George -- zips around breezy songs like ``Again and Again,'' ``I'm a Broken Heart'' and ``I Hate Camera'' with the calm of a bossa nova chanteuse.
Lyricist and singer Crystal Joy is in jeans, but as soon as she opens her mouth, she becomes a steamy chanteuse delivering saucy lines: "I'll be the sugar in your cup of tea .
 
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