backing singer

collocation in English

meaningsofbackingandsinger

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backing
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɪŋ/us
/ˈbæk.ɪŋ/
support, especially money, that someone gives to a person ...
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singer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ər/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/
a person ...
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(Definition ofbackingandsingerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By 1968, she was regarded as a full-fledged member of the band, usually as abackingsingerand percussionist.
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The group comprised two female singers, a blonde and a brunette, a male pianist, two male guitarists and a femalebackingsinger.
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She participated in the concerts as abackingsingerand also, at each concert, gave solo performances of her own songs.
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She also later explained that she thought it was a horrid song, and scoffed at the notion of being abackingsinger.
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He was known as abackingsinger, keyboardist, composer and bass guitarist.
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He sometimes let a femalebackingsingerin his band take on the vocal.
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For some time, she worked as abackingsingerand collaborated with several other artists on their music projects.
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She was accompanied on stage by one femalebackingsingerdressed in black.
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Debsey, thebackingsinger, has been with the band since the early days of them performing live.
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She is also known as abackingsingerfor a number of renowned artists and on a big number of studio recordings.
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He also invited fans to abackingsingerevening to help record vocals on an upcoming single.
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In some cases, abackingsingermay sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or a counter-melody.
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After performing as abackingsingerfor many years she was eventually given her own recording contract.
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Charite was dressed in a blue top and black leather trousers, and was joined by a band and a femalebackingsinger.
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She had also performed in clubs and as abackingsingerat concerts.
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She has appeared on numerous albums and in various tours and television performances with her father, both asbackingsingerand in a duet.
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Palter, who was performing there as a guitarist andbackingsinger, sang baritone.
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Cruz started out as a studiobackingsingerand voiceover performer for television and radio commercials.
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The group andbackingsingerwere all in black for their performance.
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