50 Best Indian Singers of all time
by abtheboss | created - 25 Mar 2018 | updated - 15 Jul 2022 | Public
1. Lata Mangeshkar
Music_department | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore on September 28, 1929, and became, quite simply, the most popular playback singer in Bollywood's history. She sung for over 50 years for actresses from Nargis to Preity G Zinta, as well as recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc). Until the 1991 edition, ...
2. Mohammad Rafi
Music_department | Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
Mohammed Rafi, whose voice brought to life hundreds of melodies, was born in a village Kotla Sultan Singh near Amritsar long before India attained its independence. But music training beckoned him to Lahore where he cut his musical teeth under the hawk-like eye of Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan. He made his...
3. Kishore Kumar
Music_department | Sholay
Abhas Kumar Ganguly was born in Khandwa, now in Madhya Pradesh. His dad's name was Kunjilal, a lawyer by profession, and his mom's name was Gouri Devi, who came from a wealthy family.
Kishore was the youngest in the Ganguly family, preceded by Ashok Kumar, Sati, & Anoop Kumar (I). Sati was married ...
4. Asha Bhosle
Music_department | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
One of the greatest playback singers in Bollywood history, Asha Bhosle has recorded over 10,000 songs for over 800 movies. Although every class (ghazals, pop, etc) of song was within her vocal range, her specialty was in sensual songs or Western-styled songs--she had an uncanny knack for making ...
5. Mukesh
Soundtrack | Deadpool
A singer in a class of his own, Mukesh was ranked, along with Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar, as one of the greatest male playback singers in Bollywood history. However, his position was unique - while Rafi was perfection incarnate and Kumar was the astonishing yodeller, Mukesh was that man in a ...
6. K.J. Yesudas
Music_department | Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
K.J. Yesudas was born on January 10, 1940 in Fort Kochi, Kingdom of Cochin, British India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009), Moondram Pirai (1982) and Kaththi (2014). He has been married to Prabha since 1970.
7. Udit Narayan
Music_department | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Udit Narayan Jha credited as Udit Narayan (born 1 December 1955)is an established Indian playback singer who works in Bollywood and whose songs have been featured mainly in Nepali and Bollywood movies.He has won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. He is the only male singer in the ...
8. Kumar Sanu
Music_department | Baazigar
Kumar Sanu was born on October 20, 1957 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Kumar Sanu has made Indian music known all over the world with the magic of his extraordinary voice. Which will be Remembered forever. In Indian music it is called the king of melody. He has song in different languages of India...
9. Shreya Ghoshal
Music_department | Bodyguard
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian playback singer. She has received five National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards including six for Best Female Playback Singer, nine Filmfare Awards South, three Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and many other awards. She ...
10. K.S. Chithra
Music_department | Koi... Mil Gaya
K.S. Chithra was born on July 27, 1963 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. She is a music artist and actress, known for Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Virasat (1997) and Sita Ramam (2022). She is married to Vijay Shankar.
11. Sp Balasubramaniom
Producer | Star Trek: Prodigy
Sp Balasubramaniom is known for Star Trek: Prodigy (2021) and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021).
12. Manna Dey
Music_department | Sholay
Manna Dey was born on May 1, 1919 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was a music artist and composer, known for Sholay (1975), Mera Naam Joker (1970) and Anand (1971). He was married to Sulochana Dey. He died on October 24, 2013 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
13. P. Susheela
Music_department | Meghasandesam
P. Susheela was born on November 13, 1935 in Vijayanagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is a music artist and actress, known for Meghasandesam (1983), Indian (1996) and Kiladi Kittu (1978).
14. S. Janaki
Music_department | Thevar Magan
S. Janaki was born on April 23, 1938 in Palapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is a music artist, known for Thevar Magan (1992), Pathinaru Vayathinile (1977) and Moondram Pirai (1982). She is married to Ram Prasad.
15. Hariharan
Music_department | Vaaranam Aayiram
Hariharan was born on April 3, 1955 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Border (1997) and Enthiran (2010). He has been married to Lalitha Hariharan since 1984.
16. Sonu Nigam
Music_department | Kal Ho Naa Ho
Sonu Nigam is the best singer in the current generation. He was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2023. He is the only singer who can understand the song instantly by any composer. He is the best stage performer, India has ever seen. He can sing songs with perfect notes along with dancing on the ...
17. Alka Yagnik
Music_department | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Alka's musical career began at the age of six, when she started interpreting devotional songs for Calcutta Radio. She came to Mumbai at the age of 10, along with her mother to try her luck as a child singer. Eminent music directors Kalyanji Veerji Shah and Anandji Veerji Shah were impressed by her ...
18. Kavita Krishnamurthy
Music_department | Devdas
Kavita Krishnamurthy was born on January 25, 1958 in New Delhi, India. She is a music artist and actress, known for Devdas (2002), Rockstar (2011) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). She has been married to L. Subramaniam since November 11, 1999. They have one child.
19. Sukhwinder Singh
Music_department | Haider
Sukhwinder Singh was born on July 18, 1971. He is a music artist and composer, known for Haider (2014), Dil Se.. (1998) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
20. Shaan
Music_department | Fanaa
Shaan was born on September 30, 1972 in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Fanaa (2006), Om Shanti Om (2007) and 3 Idiots (2009). He is married to Radhika Jolly. They have two children.
21. Krishnakumar Kunnath
Music_department | Om Shanti Om
Krishnakumar Kunnath or K.K. (as he is popularly known as) was born on August 23, 1968. This Delhi-based singer came to Mumbai in 1994 in search for his career and finally, he got a call to sing a one-minute jingle for singer Leslie Lewis for UTV which kick started his career. He started singing ...
22. Arijit Singh
Music_department | Raazi
Arijit Singh Sir has made Indian music famous all over the world with the magic of his extraordinary voice. Which will be remembered forever. Salute sir. Born in a mooseball in the Indian state of West Bengal, he is still the best young and old in the world of Indian music. The path of his life ...
23. A.R. Rahman
Composer | Slumdog Millionaire
A two-time winner and five-time nominee of the Academy Award, A. R. Rahman is popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music. Rahman, according to a BBC estimate, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and ...
24. Shankar Mahadevan
Music_department | Kal Ho Naa Ho
Shankar Mahadevan was born on March 3, 1967 in Chembur, Bombay, Maharashtra, India. He is a music artist and composer, known for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), My Name Is Khan (2010) and Dil Chahta Hai (2001).
25. Mahendra Kapoor
Music_department | Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 - 27 September 2008), one of Hindi cinema's most prominent singers, on his 9th death anniversary.
Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Mumbai. At an early age he was inspired by singer Mohammed Rafi but he started learning classical music under ...
26. Roop Kumar Rathod
Music_department | Agneepath
Roop Kumar Rathod is known for Agneepath (2012), Border (1997) and Sarfarosh (1999).
27. Sunidhi Chauhan
Music_department | Raazi
Sunidhi is one of the most versatile singers of the country, with countless songs in her repertoire. For decades, she has ruled millions of hearts among the Bollywood Music Industry and still continues to do so. Starting out at a young age, she was always prepared to push the limits by taking up ...
28. Usha Mangeshkar
Music_department | Naseeb
Usha Mangeshkar was born on December 15, 1935 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is a producer, known for Naseeb (1981), Ankhen (1968) and Deewaar (1975).
29. Usha Uthup
Music_department | 7 Khoon Maaf
Usha Uthup was born on November 7, 1947 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. She is an actress, known for 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Kahaani (2012).
30. Suresh Wadkar
Music_department | Haider
Suresh Wadkar is known for Haider (2014), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) and Darr (1993).
31. Sadhana Sargam
Music_department | Dasavatharam
Sadhana Sargam was born on March 7, 1969 in Dabhol, Maharashtra, India. She is a music artist and actress, known for Dasavatharam (2008), Enthiran (2010) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003).
32. Hemalata
Music_department | Chitchor
Hemalata is known for Chitchor (1976), Fakira (1976) and Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971). Hemalata was previously married to Yogesh Bali.
33. Kailash Kher
Music_department | Fanaa
Kailash Kher is known for Fanaa (2006), Diya Aur Baati Hum (2011) and Deadpool 2 (2018).
34. Javed Ali
Music_department | Jodhaa Akbar
Javed Ali is known for Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (2021) and Rockstar (2011).
35. Mohit Chauhan
Music_department | Rockstar
Mohit Chauhan was born on March 11, 1966 in Nahan, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Rockstar (2011), Tamasha (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010). He is married to Prarthna Gehlot.
36. Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Music_department | Bhakta Raghunath
The legend in telugu music, Ghantasala was born in 1922. His father Surayya was also a famous singer. During his childhood, Ghantasala used to dance to his father's Tarangams. After his father's death, his maternal Uncle Ryali Pitchi Ramaiah brought up Ghantasala. As he wished to learn classical ...
37. Nitin Mukesh
Music_department | Mahabharat
Nitin Mukesh is known for Mahabharat (1988), Inteqam (1988) and Ram Lakhan (1989).
38. Alisha Chinai
Music_department | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Alisha Chinai was born on March 18, 1965 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She is a music artist and actress, known for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and Don (2006).
39. Kunal Ganjawala
Music_department | Murder
Kunal Ganjawala was born on April 14, 1972 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Murder (2004), Holiday (2014) and Zero (2018). He is married to Gayatri Iyer.
40. Rekha Bhardwaj
Soundtrack | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Rekha Bhardwaj was born on January 24, 1964 in New Delhi, India. She is a music artist and producer, known for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Haider (2014) and Talvar (2015). She is married to Vishal Bhardwaj.
41. Abhijeet
Music_department | Main Hoon Na
Abhijeet was born as Abhijeet Bhattacharya, in a middle-class Bengali family from Kanpur (UP). His parents were against his singing but Abhijeet went against his parent's wishes to become a singer. In Kanpur his family members were all musical, and educated professionals. Money was never a ...
42. Mohammed Aziz
Music_department | Gangs of Wasseypur
Mohammed Aziz is known for Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Karma (1986) and Veerana (1988). He died on November 27, 2018 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
43. Diljit Dosanjh
Actor | Udta Punjab
Daljit Singh Dosanjh, popularly known as Diljit Dosanjh, is a singer, actor, and television presenter who works in the Hindi and Punjabi film industry. He is a leading artiste in the music industry in Punjab.
Dosanjh spent the initial days of his life in Dosanjh Kalan before moving to Ludhiana, ...
44. Falguni Pathak
Music_department | Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
Falguni Pathak was born on March 12, 1969 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress and composer, known for Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002), Deewaanapan (2001) and Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye (2000).
45. Gurdas Maan
Music_department | Veer-Zaara
It's the story of many a men, but this one dared to follow his dreams. And looking at us now nothing but reality .He was born to S. Gurdev Singh and Tej Kaur, in a village by the name of Giddarbaha, in distt. Faridkot in Punjab.
He went through the normal drill of being educated in Malout. The one ...
46. Vinod Rathod
Music_department | Baazigar
Vinod Rathod is known for Baazigar (1993), Hera Pheri (2000) and Devdas (2002).
47. Bhupen Hazarika
Music_department | Chameli Memsaab
Bhupen Hazarika is one of the most well-known personalities from Assam, India. Born in 1926, in Sadiya, Assam, he holds an M. A. in Political Science in 1946. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from Beranes Hindu University, and a PhD in Mass Communication from the Columbia University, New York,...
48. Amit Kumar
Music_department | Love Story
Amit Kumar was born on July 3, 1952 in India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Love Story (1981), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (1990).
49. Adnan Sami
Music_department | My Name Is Khan
Adnan Sami was born on August 15, 1973 in London, England, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for My Name Is Khan (2010), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). He has been married to Roya Faryabi since January 31, 2010. He was previously married to Sabah Galadari and Zeba ...
50. Lucky Ali
Music_department | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Lucky Ali was born on September 19, 1958 in India. He is a music artist and actor, known for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Tamasha (2015) and Sur (2002).
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