front man
noun
1
: a person serving as a front or figurehead
2
: the lead performer in a musical group
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My personality is not to get on stage and talk to people, to be the front man.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
The second: 16 songs reflecting on her brief rebound with the 1975 front man Matty Healy, instead of a scathing breakup album telling the world what happened with her boyfriend of six years, Joe Alwyn.
—Erin Browne, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
On a recent afternoon in Malibu, Chris Martin, the front man of Coldplay, was enjoying a brief pause between tour dates.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, the band’s front man, Chris Martin, confirmed that the seven-time Grammy Award-winning group will retire after the release of its 12th studio album.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
The second: 16 songs reflecting on her brief rebound with the 1975 front man Matty Healy, instead of a scathing breakup album telling the world what happened with her boyfriend of six years, Joe Alwyn.
—Erin Browne, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
On a recent afternoon in Malibu, Chris Martin, the front man of Coldplay, was enjoying a brief pause between tour dates.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, the band’s front man, Chris Martin, confirmed that the seven-time Grammy Award-winning group will retire after the release of its 12th studio album.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Front man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20man. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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