The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their v
Diana Ross (front) performing lead vocals on the Supremes' "My World Is Empty Without You" with Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson harmonizing
Queen performs in a typical rock band layout during a 1984 concert. Lead singer (front man) Freddie Mercury stands centre-stage in front of drummer Roger Taylor and positioned between bass guitarist John Deacon and lead guitarist Brian May.
Lead singers, such as Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, are often perceived as the public face of a band.
Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English musician, songwriter, and film producer known as the lead singer and founder member of the Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the Stones' songs with
Lead vocalist
…all of the lyrics or create entire songs (including chords and melodies). Examples of a lead vocalist in rock music are Freddie Mercury from Queen and Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones. Similarly in soul music, Smokey Robinson was the lead singer of The Miracles. There may be two or more lead vocalists in a…
The Rolling Stones in August 1964. Left to right: guitarist Brian Jones, drummer Charlie Watts, Jagger, bass guitarist Bill Wyman, and lead guitarist Keith Richards
Jagger is rushed by a female fan during a 1965 performance in West Germany
Jagger performing in Zuiderpark Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands, in May 1976