Sukhwinder Singh is an acclaimed playback singer of India who is recognized for some of the most popular renditions of Bollywood. He has also earned international repute with his song Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. K S Chitra or Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chitra is a well known Indian playback singer. She is popularly addressed as Nightingale of South India. Sonu Nigam is a celebrated singer who hails from India and is the golden voice of Indipop. He now turned himself as a music director which is opening a new episode in his musical career Sadhana Sargam is an accomplished playback singer who has sung in many popular movies. Shweta Shetty is an outstanding pop singer hailing from India who has carved out a niche in the realm of Indian music. Usha Uthup is an established Indian singer who is credited with singing in thirteen Indian languages and many other foreign languages. Suraj Jagan is a prominent playback singer of Bollywood as well as vocalist of rock bands. His song Give Me Some Sunshine from the Bollywood flick 3 Idiots has garnered him much popularity and recognition in the film industry. Geeta Dutt was a prominent Indian singer. She was popular for her playback singing in Hindi Cinema. She delivered some awesome Bengali songs too. Sharda is a gifted Indian playback singer who has bagged the honour of launching the first pop album in the scenario of Indian music. Shweta Pandit with her singing talent established herself in the realm of Bollywood playback singing. Sudha Malhotra has been a popular singer who was initiated into singing from a very tender age. Adnan Sami is a recognized musician, pianist, actor and composer who has capitulated to fame with his singing talent. Pulapaka Susheela is a legendary Indian playback singer who is also regarded as "Lata of the South". Her immense contribution in the music film industry has made her bag five National Awards and numerous state awards. Devika Chawla is an Indian singer, who has enthralled and fascinated her audience with her melody and Hindustani classical style and her enchanting performance. Roop Kumar Rathod is an accomplished playback singer cum music composer of the Bollywood film industry. Mohit Chauhan, the famed playback singer of Bollywood, started his career with an Indipop band Silk Route. His appealing renditions have earned him immense popularity and numerous accolades. Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a celebrated singer who has enchanted the Hindi film industry through his soulful renditions, especially in Qawwali and Sufi music. Hailing from Pakistan, this esteemed singer has also rendered his musical talent to Hollywood and Pakistani film industry. Kundan Lal Saigal was the first artist to be considered as the `Superstar` of Bollywood. Shilpa Rao is a popular playback singer recognized for her soulful renditions in Bollywood as well as other film industries. In 2009 she bagged the Star Screen Awards for her song in the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno. Mahalaxmi Iyer is a noted playback singer who has lent her voice for many popular songs. S.P. Sailaja is an accomplished singer cum classical dancer who is the younger sister of S.P. Balasubramanyam, an eminent singer. Richa Sharma is one of the most versatile singers of Indian film industry who rose to fame with A. R. Rahmans composition in the Bollywood film Taal. She has also gained much popularity in devotional songs. A legendary personality in the world of music, Asha Bhonsle is one of the most versatile singers in South Asia Mahendra Kapoor, the noted Indian playback singer, had presented some of the most soulful and memorable songs to Bollywood. Popular as the Vibrant Voice of India, he had been honoured with prestigious accolades like the National Film Award and the Padma Shri Award. Male Playback Singers are the extra cream on the cinema ice-cream for the movie lovers. Chitra Singh is an illustrious singer of Urdu and Hindi Ghazals and is married to the very popular Ghazal singer, Jagjit Singh. Udit Narayan is an eminent and accomplished playback singer who has lent his voice to a myriad range of popular songs that have featured in Bollywood as well as Nepali movies. Vasant Desai is the popular singer-actor personality in the Bollywood industry. Shaan is the most accomplished name in the world of pop music and Bollywood musical genre. Kunal Ganjawala is an established singer who has done many playback singing for popular movies. Anuradha Paudwal is the most gifted playback singers in the history of Hindi films with many hit numbers to her credit. S. Janaki is known by the epithet Nightingaleof the South. She is a singer of South India who has sung in many South Indian Languages. Sushma Shrestha or Poornima Shrestha is an Indian playback singer who has done playback singing for several films and albums as well. Some of her popular songs are Kya Hua Tera Vada, Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle, Sona Kitna Sona Hai and others. Mubarak Begum was an eminent playback singer and vocalist, who voiced a myriad range of songs for Hindi films and ghazals, from the 1950s to 1970s period. Manna Dey is one of the most talented playback singers that graced the Indian cinema. From 1950s to 1970s, Manna Dey sang some of the most popular songs in several languages. Amirbai Karnataki was an accomplished actress and playback singer for Hindi, Gujarati and Marwari films. Abbasuddin Ahmed, a well known folk singer, gained world wide acclamation in a special genre of song known as Bhawaiya. KK is one of the most cherished singers of India who has rocked the film industry with his enchanting renditions. Without any formal training in music, KK sings diverse musical genres with substantial expertise. Raageshwari Loomba, lovingly called `Ragz`, is a celebrated pop singer from India. Anwar Hussain, an illustrious singer who is best known as "Anwar". Krishna Chandra Dey, one of the pioneers of Indian music, was dominated in the early phase of Indian Cinema. Abhijeet Bhattacharya, a well known playback singer, has voiced numerous popular songs of Bollywood. His song in the movie Yes Boss earned him Filmfare Award in the year 1998. Clinton Cerejo, the Indian playback singer, is recognized for his unique vocals rendering a distinct appeal to the song. Starting with advertisement jingles, he soon gained a strong footing in the music industry through his music compositions and arrangements. Himani Kapoor`s talent has been widely acknowledged by leading music composers and filmmakers of the industry. S D Burman received classical music training from his father Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman. Shreya Ghoshal has been reckoned as the talented playback singer who has lent her voice for many popular songs. Javed Ali, the celebrated playback singer of Bollywood, has struggled a great deal before gaining prominence in the world of music. Being the student of Ustaad Ghulam Ali, he previously aspired to become a Ghazal singer but destiny rendered him recognition in the arena of playback singing. Sanjivani Bhelande is an Indian playback singer and is the first ever winner of a talent show who got a break in Bollywood as a singer. Specialized in classical music, she has sung in many languages. Kishore Kumar is regarded as probably the finest ever Indian male playback singer of all times. Akriti Kakar, the versatile veejay singer, has become the teenage singing sensation of the country. |