swooner

Japanese: swooner
swooner

…He became a solo singer in 1942, and became a bobby-soxer (schoolgirl) idol during his performance at the Paramount Theater in New York from the end of that year until 1943, so popular that he caused a mass fainting. He was nicknamed “The Voice” and “Swooner” and became a big star in the pop music world. In 1951, he married actress Ava Gardner, but they divorced in 1957. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "swooner" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…42年ソロ歌手に転じ,同年暮から43年にかけてのニューヨーク・パラマウント劇場での公演で〈ボビー・ソクサー(女学生)のアイドル〉となり,集団失神騒ぎを起こすほどの人気を集めた。〈ザ・ボイス〉〈スウーナーswooner〉などの異名をとり,ポピュラー界の大スターとなる。51年女優エバ・ガードナーと結婚したが57年に離婚。…

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