frontman

[ fruhnt-man ]
/ ˈfrʌntˌmæn /

noun, plural front·men [fruhnt-men] /ˈfrʌntˌmɛn/.

a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly.
Also especially for 2, front man.

Origin of frontman

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; front + man1

British Dictionary definitions for front man

front man

noun informal

a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority, esp one who lends respectability to some nefarious activity Gender-neutral form: figurehead
the leader or visual focus of a group of musicians, usually the singer
Also called: front person