This is a list of Indian playback singers. The list is 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, Punjabi |
1978-present |
2 National Awards, 7 Filmfare Awards, 2 IIFA Awards, 3 Zee Cine Awards, 2 Star Screen Awards, 1 MTV Award, 1 Sansui Award |
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| Amirbai Karnataki |
Hindi |
1935-1961 |
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| Anupama Deshpande |
Hindi, Telugu, English, Tamil |
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| Anuradha Paudwal |
Hindi, Marathi, Tamil |
1973-present |
4 Filmfare Awards, 2 National Awards |
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| Anuradha Sriram |
Hindi, Telugu ,Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam |
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| Anushka Manchanda |
Hindi, Tamil |
2006-present |
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| Asha Bhosle |
Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay, Malayalam, Konkani and other languages |
1943-present |
Padma Vibhushan, 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 |
| Banumathi |
Telugu, Tamil |
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Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan |
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| B.R. Chaya |
Kannada |
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2 Karnataka State Awards |
Rendered voice for 4000 non filmy albums in Kannada |
| Chinmayi |
Tamil, Hindi |
2002 - present |
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Debut - Kannathil Muthamittal - Nenjil Jil jil |
| 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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| Harini |
Telugu, Tamil, Hindi |
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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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| Jikki |
Telugu |
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| Jyotsna Radhakrishnan |
Malayalam |
1998-present |
Lux-Asianet Film Award |
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| Kalpana |
Telugu |
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| Kavita Subramaniam (Kavita Krishnamurthy) |
Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu |
1980-current |
4 Filmfare Awards, Padma Shri |
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| K.S. Chitra |
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Bengali, English, Russian, German, Tulu, Sinhalese, Paduku and few more |
1983-present |
Padma Shri, 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, Kannada and many other languages |
1942-2006 |
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 3 National Awards, 3 Filmfare Awards, 2 Maharashtra State Awards |
Sister of Usha Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle |
| L.R. Easwari |
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi |
1959 - present |
6 Tamil Nadu State Awards, 6 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 4 Karnataka state awards |
Career beginning with MSV - Nallayidathu Sambandam(1959), 1964 - Oru Kotta Ponnundallo - Malayalam |
| Mahalakshmi |
Telugu |
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| Mahalaxmi Iyer |
Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, English, French and other languages |
1997-present |
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| Malathi |
Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada |
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| Malgudi Subha |
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi |
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| Manjari |
Malayalam, Tamil |
2004-present |
1 Kerala State Award |
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| Minmini |
Malayalam, Tamil |
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| Mubarak Begum |
Hindi, Urdu |
1955-1968 |
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| Nihira Joshi |
Hindi, Marathi |
2004-present |
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| Nityashree |
Telugu |
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| Noor Jehan |
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi Sindhi |
1930-1996 |
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz |
Migrated to Pakistan in 1947 |
| P. Leela |
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu |
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1 Kerala State Award |
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| P. Madhuri |
Malayalam |
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2 Kerala State Awards |
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| Dr. P. Susheela |
Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Sinhalese, Tulu, Sanskrit, padugu |
1951-present |
Padma Bhushan, 5 National Awards, 7 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 3 Tamil Nadu State Awards, 2 Kerala State Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Doctorate from Andhra university |
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| Rajkumari |
Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi |
1949-1977 |
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| Rimi Tomi |
Malayalam |
2000-present |
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| Ruma Guha Thakurta |
Bengali, Hindi |
1944-present |
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| Dr. S. Janaki |
Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi. |
1957-Present |
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, malayalam |
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, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, all other major Indian languages, Urdu and Nepali |
1982-present |
1 National Award, 1 Zee Cine Award |
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| Santha P. Nair |
Malayalam |
1951-1967 |
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| Sapna Mukherjee |
Hindi |
1985-present |
1 Filmfare Award |
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| Shamshad Begum |
Hindi,Urdu |
1941-1968 |
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| Shreya Ghoshal |
Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada |
2002-present |
2 National Awards, 2 Filmfare Awards, 3 Zee Cine Awards |
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| Shubha Mudgal |
Hindi |
1996-present |
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| Shweta Mohan |
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada |
2002 - present |
1 Kerala State Award |
Daughter of singer Sujatha |
| Shweta Pandit |
Hindi |
1999-present |
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| Sudha Malhotra |
Hindi |
1954-1982 |
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| Sujatha |
Tamil, Malayalam |
1977-present |
3 Tamil Nadu State Awards, 2 Kerala State Awards |
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| Suman Kalyanpur |
Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi |
1954-1981 |
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| Sumangali |
Telugu, Tamil |
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| Suneeta |
Telugu, Tamil |
1995-present |
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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 |
| Swarnalatha |
Tamil |
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1 National Award |
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| Tulsi Kumar |
Hindi |
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| Usha |
Telugu |
1999-present |
3 Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards |
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| Usha Mangeshkar |
Marathi, Hindi |
1954-present |
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Sister of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle |
| Usha Uthup |
Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay, Malayalam, Kannada, and other languages |
1966-present |
Rajiv Gandhi Purashkar Award, Mahila Shiromoni Purashkar Award, Channel V Award, The People's Support Award |
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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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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 |
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| Amit Kumar |
Bollywood & Regional Filmi Playback, Rabindra Sangeet |
1965-present |
Filmfare Best Male Playback- Yaad Aa Rah Hai- Love Story (1981) |
Also worked as an Actor, Lyricist, Composer, Producer, Director, Screenwriter & Scriptwriter |
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| Afsal |
Malayalam, Tamil |
2002-present |
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| Anwar |
Hindi, Urdu |
1979–present |
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| A.P. Udayabhanu |
Malayalam, Tamil |
1958- ?? |
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| 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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| G. Venugopal |
Malayalam |
1986-present |
3 Kerala State Awards, 2 Kerala Film Critics Award |
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| Gurdas Maan |
Punjabi, Hindi |
1983-present |
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Also a songwriter, choreographer, and actor |
| Hariharan |
Malayalam, Kannada,Tamil, Telugu, Hindi |
1977-present |
1 National Award |
Notable ghazal singer |
| Harish Moyal |
Hindi |
2001-present |
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Indian Idol Finalist |
| Hemant Kumar |
Hindi, Bengali |
1937-1989 |
Filmfare best singer 1954 |
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| Himesh Reshammiya |
Hindi, |
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| Jagjit Singh |
Hindi, Urdu |
1981-present |
Padma Bhushan |
married to Chitra Singh |
| Jassie Gift |
Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu |
2004-present |
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Also a film music composer. |
| Jayachandran |
Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu |
1967-present |
1 National Award, 4 Kerala State Awards, 1 Tamil Nadu State Award |
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| Jolly Abraham |
Tamil, Malayalam |
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| Kailash Kher |
Hindi, Urdu, Kannada |
2003-present |
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| Kamukara Purushothaman |
Malayalam |
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| Karthik |
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada |
2002-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 |
| Dr. K.J. Yesudas |
All Indian Languages |
1955-present |
Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, 7 National Awards, 23 Kerala State Awards, 8 Tamil Nadu State Awards, 5 Andhra Pradesh State Awards, 5 Karnataka State Awards |
Also an Indian classical music |
| Kozhikode Abdul Kader |
Malayalam |
1951-1973 |
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| K.P. Brahmanandan |
Malayalam |
1969-1984 |
All-India Radio Award |
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| Krishan Kumar Menon (Kay Kay) |
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi |
1996-present |
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Also a successful Indipop singer |
| K. L. Saigal |
Hindi |
1932-1947 |
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| Kumar Sanu |
Hindi, Bengali, Kannada 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, Kannada |
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 |
| Dr. P.B. Sreenivas |
Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu |
1953-present |
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| Pradip Somasundaran |
Malayalam, Telugu |
1993-present |
Meri Awaz Suno 1996, MTVA Award 1998 |
Also a lecturer |
| Dr. Rajkumar (ಡಾII ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್) |
Kannada |
1974-2004 |
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) |
| Remo Fernandes |
Konkani,Hindi, English |
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| Shaan |
Hindi, Kannada |
1989-present |
2 Filmfare Awards, 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, Kannada 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. |
| Dr. S.P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, All Indian Languages |
1966-present |
6 National Awards, 21 Andhra Pradesh Film Awards, 2 Tamil Nadu Film Awards, Kalaimamani Award, PadmaShri Award, Film Fare Award |
Also a composer, Actor, Producer, Dubbing Artiste. Elder brother of S.P. Sailaja. Holds the record for singing maximum number of songs among male singers in the world. |
| Sukhwinder Singh |
Hindi, Punjabi |
1986-present |
1 Filmfare Award |
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| Suresh Wadkar |
Marathi, Hindi |
1978-present |
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| Talat Mahmood |
Hindi, Urdu |
1945-1986 |
Padma Bhushan |
Also an actor |
| Udit Narayan |
Hindi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Kannada and other languages |
1981-present |
3 National Awards, 5 Filmfare Awards, 2 Star Screen Awards, 1 IIFA Award, 1 Zee Cine Award. |
Also released popular non-film albums. Also worked as a producer (Bhojpuri), TV personality (judge). His son Aditya is a popular TV anchor. |
| Unni Menon |
Tamil, Malayalam |
1981-present |
| Unnikrishnan |
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam |
1994 - present |
2 National Awards |
National award for the debut - Ennavale. Again, for Uyarum from Pavitra. Unni's Gurus - Ramanathan, Krishnamoorthy, Savitri Krishnamoorthy. Very big fan of circket. |
| Vijay Yesudas |
Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi |
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1 Kerala State Award |
Son of the singer K.J. Yesudas |
| Vineeth Sreenivasan |
Malayalam |
2003-present |
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Son of the Malayalam film actor Sreenivasan |
| Vinod Rathod |
Hindi |
1987-present |
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Composers who have done playback singing
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