singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser

a person who sings

• alto — a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• baritone, barytone — a male singer
• bass, basso — an adult male singer with the lowest voice
• canary — (informal) a female singer
• caroler, caroller — a singer of carols
• castrato — a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
• chorister — a singer in a choir
• contralto — a woman singer having a contralto voice
• crooner, balladeer — a singer of popular ballads
• folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour — a singer of folk songs
• hummer — a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
• lieder singer — a singer of lieder
• madrigalist — a singer of madrigals
• opera star, operatic star — singer of lead role in an opera
• rock star — a famous singer of rock music
• songster — a person who sings
• soprano — a female singer
• tenor — an adult male with a tenor voice
• thrush — (informal) a woman who sings popular songs
• torch singer — a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs
• voice — (metonymy) a singer
• warbler — a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
• yodeller — a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)
• Bailey, Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey — American singer (1918-1990)
• Chevalier, Maurice Chevalier — French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
• Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch — United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
• Dylan, Bob Dylan — United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
• Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald — United States scat singer (born in 1918)
• Garland, Judy Garland — United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
• Iglesias, Julio Iglesias — Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)
• Jackson, Mahalia Jackson — United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
• Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson — United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
• Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson — United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
• Joplin, Janis Joplin — United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
• King, B. B. King, Riley B King — United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
• Lauder, Harry Lauder, Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder — Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
• Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone — United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
• Marley, Robert Nesta Marley, Bob Marley — Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
• Martin, Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti — United States singer (1917-1995)
• Merman, Ethel Merman — United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
• Orbison, Roy Orbison — United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)
• Piaf, Edith Piaf, Edith Giovanna Gassion, Little Sparrow — French cabaret singer (1915-1963)
• Robeson, Paul Robeson, Paul Bustill Robeson — United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976)
• Russell, Lillian Russell — United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)
• Simon, Paul Simon — United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)
• Smith, Bessie Smith — United States blues singer (1894-1937)
• Smith, Kate Smith, Kathryn Elizabeth Smith — United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
• Streisand, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand — United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
• Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan — United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
• Waters, Ethel Waters — United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
• Wynette, Tammy Wynette, Tammy Wynetter Pugh — United States country singer (1942-1998)

• musician, instrumentalist, player — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)