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This is a list of Indian playback singers. The names are alphabetized by first name.
Female playback singers
| Name |
Languages |
Years active |
Major awards |
Comments |
| Alisha Chinoy |
Hindi |
1985-present |
1 Filmfare Awards |
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| Alka Yagnik |
Hindi, Bengali |
1978-present |
2 National Awards, 7 Filmfare Awards, 4 IIFA Awards, 3 Zee Cine Awards |
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| Amirbai Karnataki |
Hindi |
1935-1961 |
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| Anushka Manchanda |
Hindi, Tamil |
2006-present |
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| Anuradha Paudwal |
Hindi, Marathi |
1973-present |
4 Filmfare Awards |
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| Asha Bhosle |
Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay, Malayalam and other languages |
1943-present |
2 National Awards, 7 Filmfare Award (plus Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award), 2 MTV Awards, Dadasaheb Phalke Award |
sister of Lata Mangeshkar, wife of Rahul Dev Burman |
| Chitra Singh |
Hindi-Urdu |
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wife of Jagjit Singh |
| Gayatri Asokan |
Malayalam |
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Kerala State Film Award |
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| Gayatri Iyer (Gayatri Ganjawala) |
Hindi |
1996-present |
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| Geeta Dutt |
Hindi |
1946-1971 |
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| Hema Sardesai |
Hindi |
1989-present |
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| Jaspinder Narula |
Hindi, Punjabi |
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1 Filmfare Award, 1 Star Screen Award |
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| Jyotsna Radhakrishnan |
Malayalam |
1998-present |
Lux-Asianet Film Award |
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| Kavita Subramaniam |
Hindi |
1980- current |
4 Filmfare Awards |
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| K.S. Chitra |
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Bengali |
1983-present |
6 National Awards, 15 Kerala State Awards, 7 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 4 Tamil Nadu State Awards, 2 Karnataka State Awards |
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| Lata Mangeshkar |
Hindi, Marathi and other languages |
1942-2006 |
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 3 National Awards, 7 Filmfare Awards, 2 Maharashtra State Awards |
sister of Asha Bhosle |
| Mahalaxmi Iyer |
Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, English, French and other languages |
1997-present |
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| Mubarak Begum |
Hindi, Urdu |
1955-1968 |
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| Nihira Joshi |
Hindi,Marathi |
2004-present |
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| Noor Jehan |
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi Sindhi |
1930-1996 |
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz |
migrated to Pakistan in 1947 |
| P. Susheela |
Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Sinhalese, Tulu |
1952-2003 |
5 National Awards, 5 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 2 Kerala State Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| Rajkumari |
Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi |
1949-1977 |
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| S. Janaki |
Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada. |
1957-2005 |
4 National Awards, 14 Kerala State Awards, 10 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 7 Tamil Nadu State Awards |
also a lyricist and composer |
| S.P. Sailaja |
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada |
1978-2001 |
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also a dubbing artist and a classical dancer; younger sister of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Sadhana Sargam |
Hindi, Marathi ,Tamil, |
1982-present |
1 National Award, 1 Zee Cine Award |
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| Shamshad Begum |
Hindi |
1941-1968 |
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| Shreya Ghoshal |
Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada |
2002-present |
1 National Award, 2 Filmfare Awards, 1 Zee Cine Award |
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| Shubha Mudgal |
Hindi |
1996-present |
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| Shweta Pandit |
Hindi |
1999-present |
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| Sudha Malhotra |
Hindi |
1954-1982 |
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| Sujatha Mohan |
Tamil, Malayalam |
1983-present |
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| Suman Kalyanpur |
Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi |
1954-1981 |
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| Sunidhi Chauhan |
Hindi, Kannada |
2000-present |
1 Filmfare Award, Filmfare R.D. Burman Award, 1 Zee Cine Award, 1 IIFA Award, 2 Star Screen Awards |
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| Suraiya |
Hindi/Urdu |
about 1942-1965 |
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Also an actress |
| Tulsi Kumar |
Hindi |
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| Usha Mangeshkar |
Marathi, Hindi |
1954-present |
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| Usha Uthup |
Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay, Malayalam and other languages |
1970-present |
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| Vani Jayaram |
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada |
1971-1992 |
3 National Awards |
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| Vasundhara Das |
Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil |
1999-present |
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[edit] Male playback singers
| Name |
Languages |
Years active |
Major awards |
Comments |
| Abhijeet |
Hindi, Bengali |
1985-present |
1 Filmfare Award |
Has also released few non-film albums |
| Anwar |
Hindi-Urdu |
1979–present |
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| Apurva |
Hindi |
2006-present |
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SaReGaMaPa |
| Bhupinder |
Hindi |
1964-2000 |
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Also a guitarist |
| Bhal Singh |
Haryanvi |
1980-present |
4 Awards including "Most Popular Haryanvi Singer" and "Voice of Haryana" |
Also a writer, composer and musician |
| Babbu Mann |
Hindi, Punjabi |
1998 - Present |
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| Gurdas Maan |
Punjabi, Hindi |
1983-present |
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Also a songwriter, choreographer, and actor |
| Hariharan |
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi |
1977-present |
1 National Award |
Notable as a ghazal singer |
| Harish Moyal |
Hindi |
2001-present |
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Indian Idol Finalist |
| Jagjit Singh |
Hindi-Urdu |
1981-present |
Padma Bhushan |
married to Chitra Singh |
| Jayachandran |
Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu |
1967-present |
1 National Award, 4 Kerala State Awards, 1 Tamil Nadu State Award |
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| Kailash Kher |
Hindi-Urdu |
2003-present |
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| Karthik |
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada |
2002-present |
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| Krishan Kumar Menon (Kay Kay) |
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi |
1996-present |
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| Kishore Kumar |
Hindi, Bengali and other languages |
1946-1987 |
8 Filmfare Awards |
Also worked as an actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter |
| K.J. Yesudas |
Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and other languages |
1955-present |
7 National Awards, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri |
Also an Indian classical musician |
| K. L. Saigal |
Hindi |
1932-1947 |
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| Kumar Sanu |
Hindi, Bengali and other languages |
1984-present |
5 Filmfare Awards, 1 IIFA Award |
Broke the Guinness world record for the most songs recorded in a single day (28) |
| Kunal Ganjawala |
Hindi, Kannada |
2002-present |
1 Zee Cine Award |
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| Lucky Ali |
Hindi-Urdu |
1999-present |
1 Filmfare Award |
Also a composer |
| M. G. Sreekumar |
Malayalam, Tamil |
1984-present |
2 National Awards, 3 Kerala State Awards |
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| Madhu Balakrishnan |
Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil language and Kannada |
1999-present |
Kerala State Film Award |
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| Mahendra Kapoor |
Hindi |
1956-1999 |
3 Filmfare Awards |
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| Manna Dey |
Hindi, Bengali |
1951–1991 |
2 National Awards, Padma Bhushan |
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| Mel Mahal |
Hindi, Punjabi |
2007 - Present |
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| Mano |
Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi |
1987-present |
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Also worked as an actor and a music assistant |
| Mohammed Rafi |
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali, Orriya, Bhojpuri, Telegu, Sindhi, Assamese, Kannada |
1944-1980 |
2 National Awards, 6 Filmfare Awards, Padma Shri |
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| Mukesh |
Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and Assamiya |
1940–1976 |
1 National Award, 4 Filmfare Awards |
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| Nitin Mukesh |
Hindi |
1970–2000 |
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son of Mukesh |
| P. B. Sreenivas |
Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu |
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| Pradip Somasundaran |
Malayalam |
1993-present |
Best T.V. Playback singer of Kerala |
Also a lecturer |
| Rajkumar |
Kannada |
1954-2000 |
1 National Award |
More popular known as an actor |
| Roop Kumar Rathod |
Hindi |
1992–present |
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| Shaan |
Hindi |
1989-present |
1 Zee Cine Award |
Also a successful Indipop singer |
| Shabbir Kumar |
Hindi |
1982-present |
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| Shailender Singh |
Hindi |
1975–1997 |
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| Sonu Niigaam |
Hindi, Punjabi and other languages |
1990-present |
1 National Award, 2 Filmfare Awards, 3 IIFA Awards, 4 Zee Cine Awards |
originally known as Sonu Nigam. Also an Indi-Pop singer, TV anchor
and judge, actor, RJ and music composer for one of his albums. |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi,all Indian lang. |
1966-present |
6 National Awards, 18 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 3 Tamil Nadu State Government Awards,Padma Sri |
Also a composer,Actor,Producer,Dubbing Artiste; elder brother of S.P. Sailaja |
| Sukhwinder Singh |
Hindi, Punjabi |
1986-present |
1 Filmfare Award |
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| Talat Mahmood |
Hindi-Urdu |
1945-1986 |
Padma Bhushan |
Also an actor |
| Udit Narayan |
Hindi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Maithili, Bhojpuri and other languages |
1981-present |
3 National Awards, 5 Filmfare Awards |
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| Vinod Rathod |
Hindi |
1987-present |
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| Vishal Kothari |
Hindi |
2001-present |
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Indian Idol Finalist |
| Suresh Wadkar |
Marathi, Hindi |
1978-present |
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Notes:
[edit] Composers who have done playback singing
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