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Sid Sriram

Sid Sriram

Sidharth Sriram (born 19 May 1990 [1] ) known as Sid Sriram is an Indian Carnatic musician, music producer, playback singer. He is an R&B songwriter [2] and has been working in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and English music industry. [3] He regularly collaborates with his sister Pallavi Sriram, a Bharatanatyam dancer, and music director. [4] Early life Sid Sriram was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to a Tamil Hindu family. He moved with his parents to United States at the age of one, growing up in Fremont, California. His musical…

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K. S. Chithra

K. S. Chithra

Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963) is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. [1] In a career spanning around five decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs [2] [3] in various Indian languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Awadhi, Marathi, Tulu, Badaga, Braj, Banjara, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Manipuri and Sanskrit, [4] [2] [5] [6] as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, English and French. [7] [8] The Royal Albert Hall, London, has…

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Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Dushyant Chauhan (pronounced [sʊnɪd̪ʱiː ʧɔːɦäːn]; born Nidhi Chauhan , 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her bold vocal range [2] and versatility, [3] she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and received accolades including three Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare Award South. Born in Delhi, she began performing at local gatherings at the age of 4 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film Shastra (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled Meri Awaz Suno and rose…

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Neha Kakkar

Neha Kakkar

Neha Kakkar Singh (pronounced [ˈneːɦɑː ˈkəkːəɾ]; née Kakkar ; born 6 June 1988) is an Indian singer. [1] [2] She is the younger sister of playback singers Tony Kakkar and Sonu Kakkar. She began performing at an early age at religious events. In 2005, she participated in the second season of the singing reality show, Indian Idol . She made her Bollywood debut as a chorus singer in the film Meerabai Not Out . She rose to prominence with the release of the dance track "Second Hand Jawaani" from Cocktail (2012), which was followed by several popular party…

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Yo Yo Honey Singh

Yo Yo Honey Singh

Hirdesh Singh (born 15 March 1983), known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh , is an Indian singer, music producer and actor. He commenced his career as a hip-hop music producer in 2003, working as a session and recording artist within the underground music scene until the release of his debut studio album, International Villager . Early life Hirdesh Singh was born on 15 March 1983 in the residential district of Karampura in West Delhi to a Sikh family from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. [2] He studied at the Guru Nanak Public School in New Delhi. [3] Career…

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Badshah

Badshah

Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodiya , [1] better known professionally as Badshah , is an Indian media personality who is active as a rapper, singer-songwriter, music composer, judge on reality television and businessman. As such, he influential in both Indian hip-hop and Hindi film music. He is widely credited with helping Indian hip-hop music reach global mainstream audiences. Badshah gained widespread recognition after his 2012 single, "Saturday Saturday", was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 movie, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania . His notable works in…

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Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh (Punjabi: [d̪ɪldʒiːt̪ d̪oːsáːndʒ], born 6 January 1984) is an Indian-born American singer, actor, and film producer who works in Punjabi music as well as Punjabi and Hindi cinema. [5] [6] Dosanjh entered the Social 50 chart by Billboard in 2020. [7] He has been featured in various music charts, including the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company and the New Zealand Hot Singles. His films, including Jatt & Juliet 2 (2013), Sajjan Singh Rangroot (2018), Honsla Rakh (2021), and Jatt & Juliet 3 (2024) are among…

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Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly ; pronunciation ⓘ ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. [8] [9] [10] [11] Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. [12] He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. [13] [14] [15] In 2013,…

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Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of India. [5] [6] Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast, peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. [7] He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. [8] He received six Filmfare Awards and…

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Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle [1] (née Mangeshkar ; 8 September 1933 – 12 April 2026) was an Indian playback singer and actress who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime…

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Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: [ləˈt̪aː məŋˈɡeːʃkəɾ] ⓘ ; born Hemalata Deenanath Mangeshkar ; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) [11] was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. [12] [13] [14] [15] Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody" and "Voice of the Millennium". [16] Mangeshkar recorded songs in over thirty-six…

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Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. [6] He is considered one of the most versatile singers in India, with a wide vocal range. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] His performances include a wide range of genres, like classical music, devotional music, ghazals, qawwali, rock and pop music, among others. [13] [14] [2] Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi- and Kannada-language films. He has recorded over 6,000 songs in more than 32 languages throughout his career. [15] [16] [17] He has released a…

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Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal [1] (Bengali pronunciation: [sɾea ɡʱoʃal]; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, [4] [5] she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. [6] [7] She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian and foreign languages, receiving numerous accolades, including five National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. Ghoshal began learning music at the age of…

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Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh [1] (Bengali pronunciation: [ɔɾid͡ʒit̪ ʃiŋɦo]; born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer, composer, and music producer. He has been described by critics as one of the most influential and commercially successful vocalists in Indian music, and is noted for his emotive vocal style and work across multiple genres. [3] He has received two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. In 2025, he received the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian honours, for his contributions to the arts. [4] He sang more then 500 playback in his career.…

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A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

Allah Rakha Rahman (pronunciation ⓘ ; born A. S. Dileep Kumar [1] ; 6 January 1967), also known as ARR , is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a recipient of seven National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, seven Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards…

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