vocalist

[ voh-kuh-list ]

/ ˈvoʊ kə lɪst /

a singer.

Origin of vocalist

First recorded in 1605–15; vocal + -ist

I remember seeing Bobby Short, the great lounge pianist and vocalist, on Johnny Carson once.

Was The Beatles’ Music Really That Unique? Yeah, It Totally Was. |Michael Tomasky |February 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He and three friends, including Dick Taylor, formed a blues band, and Jagger was the vocalist.

Speed Read: 11 Juiciest Bits From Philip Norman’s Biography of Mick Jagger |The Daily Beast |October 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The MC was Queen Latifah and the vocalist of the live band she introduced was a new artist named Macy Gray.

Farewell to the King of Parties |Tina Brown |July 12, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
A great clapping of hands was heard, and affectionate smiles of approbation were lavished by the ladies upon the vocalist.

The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara) |Armando Palacio Valds

Nor did the sentiment lose anything, in intensity at all events, by the vocalist.

Love Me Little, Love Me Long |Charles Reade
On the other hand, a dull morning not only hushes the vocalist of the grove, but fills the mind with unpleasant reflections.

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843 |Various
The vocalist had just finished singing the little song of our friend 'the General' Morris, 'Woodman!

The Knickerbocker, or The New-York Monthly Magazine, December 1843 |Various
There are two ways of judging a singer—by the vocalist's artistic merits, and by the effect of his or her singing on the receipts.

The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I |James H. Mapleson

vocalist

/ (ˈvəʊkəlɪst) /

a singer, esp one who regularly appears with a jazz band or pop group