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Recent Examples of chanson
There are intoxicating traces of chanson, jazz, chamber pop, and folk.
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Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
There’s no equivalent of Broadway in Paris, and thus no long tradition of musicals done on stage, so many of the French movies are set in actual locations, with seemingly real people who suddenly decide to belt out a chanson or break into a dance number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Audiard makes a case that the movie musical is the only genre that could have contained all this, enlisting nouvelle chanson artist Camille to write the songs and her partner Clément Ducol to compose the score.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
There’s a little Edith Piaf in Peyroux’s singing as well, evocations of the famous French cabaret and chanson vocalist.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Nueva Canción draws inspiration from French chanson.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanson
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This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.—
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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
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That one is a flimsy piano ballad where the duo’s approach to vocals—strangled, swirled and gasping—comes off more annoying than innovative, like a joke that isn’t funny anymore.—
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In the ballad, the hero is betrayed by his cousin, who bleeds him too severely while administering a blood-letting cure.—
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Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.—
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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
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The lullaby your grandmother hummed while shelling white beans into her apron, her voice low enough not to wake the war.—
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Celebrities and fans in the comments seemed to approve of Scherzinger's move to making lullabies.—
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Its bright ombré glaze, which is chip and stain resistant, adds a pop of color to any area.—
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Choose slightly oversized sunnies, a dainty sweater to drape over your shoulders, a larger-than-life handbag, and shoes that add a pop of color.—
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Few singers today dispatch the aria with the panache of Gerald Finley, who performs the oratorio next week with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, from December 16 to 21.—
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Pike said that writing the aria, which is in contention for Best Original Song at the Oscars, came easily for him – perhaps channeling the genius of Verdi.—
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Each auctioneer’s chant is unique, and no two sound the same.—
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Iranians on the streets have added a new chant to their anti-regime repertoire, calling for the return of Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah who was overthrown in 1979, the BBC reports.—
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The next day, Hudson pulled off a style 180, swapping her black manicure for long, nude nail polish and her rocker shirt for a glimmering silver gown at the 2026 Golden Globes.—
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As part of the Grateful Dead, the legendary rocker also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.—
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“Chanson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanson. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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