singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

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The singer-songwriter was up for Best New Artist against Ella Langley, Gigi Perez, Lola Young, Alex Warren, and the Marías. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025 Right before the pandemic lockdown, the singer-songwriter and producer Marcus Brown moved from Los Angeles back to his home town of Baltimore. Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 Argentinian singer-songwriter Noel Schajris from the duo Sin Bandera and Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Hernaldo Zúñiga took care of the night's music. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Ahead of the team’s season opener Friday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian singer-songwriter Luisa Sonza recorded the song in Portuguese. Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singer-songwriter

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