Lurlean Hunter (December 1, 1919 – March 11, 1983) was an American contralto singer.

Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Hunter was taken to Chicago when she was two months old. She attended Englewood High School in Chicago

Hunter’s first paid singing performance came when she appeared with Red Saunders and his orchestra at Club DeLisa on Chicago’s South Side. She was signed by Discovery Records in 1950. In 1951, Hunter was a featured performer with George Shearing and his quintet at Birdland in New York City.