sing/play lead

idiom

: to sing/play as the main performer

He sang/played lead in the band.

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Dutch Interior’s Practice Is Paying Off Dutch Interior bring a lot to the stage: six members, three of whom play guitar, and five of whom sing lead vocals on at least one song. —Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025

Jyotika, Shabana Azmi, Shalini Pandey and Nimisha Sajayan play lead roles in the crime drama series. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

In 2018, Moreno was invited to sing lead vocals with Smashing Pumpkins during a 30th-anniversary show in Chicago. —Chris MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025

To sing lead, the producers recruited Willis and his meaty soul growl, then on display in the original cast of the Broadway version of The Wiz. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025

It was also mutually decided that Taylor Goldsmith should sing lead despite the presence of five distinctive vocalists in the room. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025

Turow has been known to sing lead vocals when the band plays the song, sometimes wearing an inexplicable novelty wig. —Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025

Nitanshi Goel, Bhaskar Jha, Pratibha Ranta, and Sparsh Shrivastava play lead roles in the film. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

Dorian Harewood and Ryan Vasquez also play lead character Noah, while Maryann Plunkett, Jordan Tyson and Joy Woods all play his love interest Allie. —Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024