I have a question that has me stumped

[padah513]

I was writing and I came across a little problem that I can't quite find the answer to so I'm looking for help here. Question: If some men singers are considered crooners, are some women singers considered crooners too? Or is there another name to give a woman singer of that same caliber that would be synonymous to being called a crooner? I don't have a clue.

[hlthe2b]

1. I think it is used for both. Women are also "torch singers"

[randr]

3. Songstress is used a lot

though female singers can also be "crooners".
I would call Linda Ronstadt a crooner.

[Lochloosa]

6. I called her HOT. and a crooner

[randr]

7. She gets my vote for

Hottest crooner

[Lochloosa]

2. Diva

A diva (/ˈdiːvə/; Italian: [ˈdiːva]) is a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of prima donna.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Chanteuses.

Defined as "a female singer of popular songs, especially in a nightclub."

[blogslut]

13. This is the correct answer.

My favorite chanteuse:

[SleeplessinSoCal]

5. I think of a crooner as someone who used the microphone to project the voice.

Before the mic, singers had to project more. Or use the megaphone like Rudy Valley.

[pnwest]

9. Torch singer

[tblue37]

10. Torch singers, maybe--like Peggy Lee? nt

[unc70]

11. Some women "crooners" who come to mind

While the term crooner is mostly applied to men, I have seen it used with various women singers, particularly from the big band era. Maybe Rosemary Clooney, Ella, Etta, Nina Simone, Margaret Whiting, ... only some of their works would have been in the crooner style.

[Fla Dem]

12. Crooner definition....

croon·er
/ˈkro͞onər/
noun
a singer, typically a male one, who sings sentimental songs in a soft, low voice.

"Frank Sinatra was a well-known crooner. The noun crooner describes a silky-voiced singer of sentimental jazz favorites, particularly a male singer. ... The rise of rock n roll helped bring the era of the crooner to an end. Crooner comes from the verb croon, "to sing softly and sadly"

https://www.google.com/search?ei=ln3hXJeAMYfl5gKazLiYBw&q=crooner+meaning&oq=crooner&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i39j0i67l3j0i20i263j0i7i30j0i67j0i7i30j0j0i7i30.37328.37328..39859...0.0..0.89.89.1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.xPkFxnPlNpU

"Crooner, like singer, is used for both male and female. If we really want a word for female crooner, 'songstress' may be the word. The Female equivalent would the Torch Singer like Lena Horne, Rosemary Clooney, Babs,and the like.
Oct 19, 2010"

https://www.google.com/search?ei=1HvhXOyyG-nc5gLqp6TYBg&q=female+crooner&oq=crooner+meaning&gs_l=psy-ab.1.2.0i71l8.0.0..21214...0.0..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.l3_y3EghynQ

[padah513]

14. Thanks for the responses

I really appreciate the people here at DU.