List of Indian playback singers
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This is a list of Indian playback singers. The names are alphabetized by first name.
[edit] Female playback singers
| Name | Languages | Years active | Major awards | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alisha Chinoy | Hindi | 1985-present | 1 Filmfare Awards | |
| Alka Yagnik | Hindi, Bengali | 1978-present | 2 National Awards, 7 Filmfare Awards, 4 IIFA Awards, 3 Zee Cine Awards | |
| Amirbai Karnataki | Hindi | 1935-1961 | ||
| Anushka Manchanda | Hindi, Tamil | 2006-present | ||
| Anuradha Paudwal | Hindi, Marathi, Tamil | 1973-present | 4 Filmfare Awards | |
| 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 | Wife of Rahul Dev Burman and younger sister of Usha Mangeshkar and Lata Mangeshkar |
| Chitra Singh | Hindi-Urdu | Wife of Jagjit Singh | ||
| Gayatri Asokan | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award | ||
| Gayatri Iyer (Gayatri Ganjawala) | Hindi | 1996-present | ||
| Geeta Dutt | Hindi | 1946-1971 | ||
| Hema Sardesai | Hindi | 1989-present | ||
| Jaspinder Narula | Hindi, Punjabi | 1 Filmfare Award, 1 Star Screen Award | ||
| Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | Malayalam | 1998-present | Lux-Asianet Film Award | |
| Kavita Subramaniam | Hindi, Tamil | 1980- current | 4 Filmfare Awards | |
| K.S. Chitra | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), 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 | |
| Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi, Marathi, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) and many 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 Usha Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle |
| Mahalaxmi Iyer | Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, English, French and other languages | 1997-present | ||
| Manjari | Malayalam, Tamil | 2004-present | 1 Kerala State Award | |
| Mubarak Begum | Hindi, Urdu | 1955-1968 | ||
| Nihira Joshi | Hindi, Marathi | 2004-present | ||
| Noor Jehan | Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi Sindhi | 1930-1996 | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz | Migrated to Pakistan in 1947 |
| P. Leela | Malayalam, Tamil | 1 Kerala State Award | ||
| P. Madhuri | Malayalam | 2 Kerala State Awards | ||
| Rimi Tomi | Malayalam | 2000-present | ||
| P. Susheela | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Sinhalese, Tulu | 1952-2003 | 5 National Awards, 5 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 2 Kerala State Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Rajkumari | Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi | 1949-1977 | ||
| S. Janaki | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ). | 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 (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1978-2001 | 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 | |
| Shamshad Begum | Hindi | 1941-1968 | ||
| Shreya Ghoshal | Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 2002-present | 1 National Award, 2 Filmfare Awards, 1 Zee Cine Award | |
| Shubha Mudgal | Hindi | 1996-present | ||
| Shweta Pandit | Hindi | 1999-present | ||
| Sudha Malhotra | Hindi | 1954-1982 | ||
| Sujatha Mohan | Tamil, Malayalam | 1983-present | ||
| Suman Kalyanpur | Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi | 1954-1981 | ||
| Sunidhi Chauhan | Hindi, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 2000-present | 1 Filmfare Award, Filmfare R.D. Burman Award, 1 Zee Cine Award, 1 IIFA Award, 2 Star Screen Awards | |
| Suraiya | Hindi, Urdu | about 1942-1965 | Also an actress | |
| Tulsi Kumar | Hindi | |||
| Usha Mangeshkar | Marathi, Hindi | 1954-present | Sister of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle | |
| Usha Uthup | Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay, Malayalam, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), and other languages | 1970-present | ||
| Vani Jayaram | Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1971-1992 | 3 National Awards | |
| Vasundhara Das | Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Telugu, Tamil | 1999-present |
Notes:
- Filmfare Award refers to the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
- National Award refers to the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
- IIFA Award refers to the IIFA Best Female Playback Award
- Zee Cine Award refers to the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Female
- Other awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
- For languages, see Languages of India.
[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 |
| Afsal | Malayalam, Tamil | 2002-present | ||
| Anwar | Hindi, Urdu | 1979–present | ||
| A.P. Udayabhanu | Malayalam, Tamil | 1958- ?? | ||
| Apurva | Hindi | 2006-present | SaReGaMaPa | |
| Bhupinder | Hindi | 1964-2000 | 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 | ||
| G. Venugopal | Malayalam | 1986-present | 3 Kerala State Awards, 2 Kerala Film Critics Award | |
| Gurdas Maan | Punjabi, Hindi | 1983-present | Also a songwriter, choreographer, and actor | |
| Hariharan | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi | 1977-present | 1 National Award | Notable ghazal singer |
| Harish Moyal | Hindi | 2001-present | Indian Idol Finalist | |
| Jagjit Singh | Hindi, Urdu | 1981-present | Padma Bhushan | married to Chitra Singh |
| Jayachandran | Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Telugu | 1967-present | 1 National Award, 4 Kerala State Awards, 1 Tamil Nadu State Award | |
| Jolly Abraham | Tamil, Malayalam | |||
| Kailash Kher | Hindi, Urdu, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 2003-present | ||
| Karthik | Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 2002-present | ||
| 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 (ಕನ್ನಡ), Telugu, Hindi and other languages | 1955-present | 7 National Awards, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri | Also an Indian classical musician |
| K.P. Brahmanandan | Malayalam | 1969-1984 | All-India Radio Award | |
| Krishan Kumar Menon (Kay Kay) | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Hindi | 1996-present | ||
| K. L. Saigal | Hindi | 1932-1947 | ||
| Kumar Sanu | Hindi, Bengali, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) 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 (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 2002-present | 1 Zee Cine Award | |
| 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 | |
| Madhu Balakrishnan | Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil language and Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1999-present | Kerala State Film Award | |
| Mahendra Kapoor | Hindi | 1956-1999 | 3 Filmfare Awards | |
| Manna Dey | Hindi, Bengali | 1951–1991 | 2 National Awards, Padma Bhushan | |
| Mel Mahal | Hindi, Punjabi | 2007-present | ||
| Mano | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi | 1987-present | Also worked as an actor and a music assistant | |
| Mohammed Rafi | Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali, Orriya, Bhojpuri, Telegu, Sindhi, Assamese, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1944-1980 | 2 National Awards, 6 Filmfare Awards, Padma Shri | |
| Mukesh | Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and Assamiya | 1940–1976 | 1 National Award, 4 Filmfare Awards | |
| Nitin Mukesh | Hindi | 1970–2000 | son of Mukesh | |
| P.B. Sreenivas | Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Tamil, and Telugu | |||
| Pradip Somasundaran | Malayalam | 1993-present | Best T.V. Playback singer of Kerala | Also a lecturer |
| Dr. Rajkumar (ಡಾII ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್) | Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1954-2000 | 1 National Award, Padma Bhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Karnataka Rathna (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ) & Honorary Doctorate from Mysore University. | More popularly known as an Actor - Natasarvabhouma (ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ) |
| Roop Kumar Rathod | Hindi, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1992–present | ||
| Shaan | Hindi, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | 1989-present | 1 Zee Cine Award | Also a successful Indipop singer |
| Shabbir Kumar | Hindi | 1982-present | ||
| Shailender Singh | Hindi | 1975–1997 | ||
| Sonu Niigaam | Hindi, Punjabi, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) 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 (ಕನ್ನಡ), 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 | |
| Talat Mahmood | Hindi, Urdu | 1945-1986 | Padma Bhushan | Also an actor |
| Udit Narayan | Hindi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) and other languages | 1981-present | 3 National Awards, 5 Filmfare Awards | |
| Vinod Rathod | Hindi | 1987-present | ||
| Vishal Kothari | Hindi | 2001-present | Indian Idol Finalist | |
| Suresh Wadkar | Marathi, Hindi | 1978-present | B.R.Chaya,
kannada playback singer-winner of Karnataka govt.Best playback singer award twice-Has renderede voice for 4000 non filmy albums in kannada. |
Notes:
- Filmfare Award refers to the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award
- National Award refers to the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- IIFA Award refers to the IIFA Best Male Playback Award
- Zee Cine Award refers to the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male
- Other awards: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
- For languages, see Languages of India. Hindi-Urdu refers to Hindustani language
[edit] Composers who have done playback singing
- Adnan Sami
- Anu Malik
- A. R. Rahman
- Bhupen Hazarika
- Bappi Lahiri
- Sachin Dev Burman
- C. Ramchandra
- Daler Mehndi
- Devang patel
- Hemant Kumar
- Himesh Reshammiya
- Hriday Nath Mangeshkar
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Madan Mohan
- Lucky Ali
- Pankaj Mullick
- Ravindra Jain
- R D Burman
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Sriram Parthasarathy
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
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