Top 10 Best Male Indian Singers
Indian music is renowned for its captivating melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and extraordinary voices. From legendary playback performers to modern stars, male singers across India have helped shape the sound of Bollywood and regional music alike.
The voices on this list have earned major awards, built massive fan bases, and brought countless songs to life for listeners across the globe. Some are known for soul-stirring ballads. Others can turn an upbeat dance track into instant playlist glue. A few can do both, because apparently one musical superpower was not enough.
Below, you'll find an amazing array of talent, from timeless icons to contemporary favorites whose songs continue to echo through films, concerts, streaming platforms, and very possibly your neighbor's speaker at full volume.
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Zubeen Garg
Zubeen Garg is an Indian singer, music director, composer, songwriter, and actor. While best known for his contributions to Assamese, Bengali, and Bollywood music, he has also performed in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bodo, Karbi, Nepali, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Goalpariya, and English... read more
Zubeen is one of the finest singers of India, and he is the jewel of our North East. Please vote for him.
He is a living legend, a multitalented artist of all time. His voice is the best one can ever hear. Starting from composing, singing, adding music, recording, to the final touch of editing, he can do it all alone. Moreover, he is also a very good musician and has excellence over a wide range of instruments.
His singing style is unique and can nail down any kind of song, whether it be classical, pop, rock, folk, or any. In fact, he is not just a singer. He is a lifestyle, a source of inspiration. He is the best.
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Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam, born on July 30, 1973, is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist, live performer, host, and actor. He is best known for his work in Hindi and Kannada films. Over the course of his career, he has recorded more than 6,000 songs in over 30 languages.
I go to school and then directly to two tuitions. But when I come home, I'm just way too stressed out for words. I plug into my mom's phone and listen to the radio for good music. To my disappointment, I find either Honey Singh (which stresses me out more) or Arijit Singh (good, but now I'm like, Arijit Singh? Again?). And he sings songs of any type, even if they're awful or don't make any sense.
Then I found a song sung by Sonu Nigam. His voice is like pure drops of rain from heaven, which wash away all the stress and drench me in pure drops of happiness from heaven. Maybe I sound too poetic because I'm only 15, but that's how beautiful his voice sounds to me.
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Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured primarily in Hindi films. He has also performed in various other languages, including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Sindhi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese, Bagheli, and Maithili. Throughout... read more
Very natural and clear voice and a great personality as a singer. He is a legend of Bollywood playback singers. His duets with Alka Yagnik and Lata Mangeshkar have won him India's 4th highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri, given by the Government of India. He has received many Filmfare Awards for songs in movies.
He has given many super hit songs to India, Nepal, Tamil, etc. Really a God-gifted singer.
Udit is the voice king! The best singer forever! He has a very natural and clear voice and is a great personality as a singer. He is the legend of Bollywood playback singers. His duets with Alka Yagnik and Lata Mangeshkar have won him India's 4th highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri, given by the Government of India.
He has received many Filmfare Awards for songs in movies. He has given many super-hit songs to India, Nepal, Tamil, etc. Really a God-gifted singer.
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Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar was an Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most successful playback singers in the Hindi film industry. His versatile voice and charismatic personality left a lasting legacy in Indian cinema.
Upon reflecting on the movie industry between the '70s and the '80s, it becomes apparent that many heroes gained popularity among their cinematic fans due to the playback voice of Kishore Kumar. This sentiment is seldom acknowledged by these actors.
He was a star worthy of infinite praise. In my opinion, he ought to feature as number one on your list.
As far as I am concerned, Kishore is the Numero Uno of all the male Indian singers. He is versatile and playful. He might not have been trained musically, but his talent alone got him the number-one status in the Indian film music world.
Rafi is a talented artist, no doubt about it, but he was trained musically. Kishore never got a national award. That shows how mean our people are.
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Hariharan
Hariharan Anantha Subramani (born April 3, 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan, and ghazal singer who predominantly performs in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu. He has recorded over 15,000 songs in more than ten languages, including Marathi, Bhojpuri, Odia, Bengali, Gujarati, and English... read more
Legendary versatile singer. Magical, magnetic, the softest, bass-rich, sweet, romantic, melodious, and mesmerizing voice. He has been singing the greatest songs in every genre. One of the best Ghazal singers, classical singers, pop singers, playback singers, and stage performers, and so on.
Best at singing Aalaap and Sargam. He has associated with almost all of the music legends.
He is the most versatile singer. He has been an unbreakable singer not only in South India but also in North India. His voice and singing styles are very unique. He brings songs to the top level with his soulful renditions.
Recently, he hasn't sung too many songs, but whatever songs he does sing are magical and soothing to music lovers. We are awaiting to hear more and more songs from Hariji's voice.
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Shaan
Shantanu Mukherjee, known professionally as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer. He has sung in several Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Urdu, Telugu, and Kannada. In addition to his singing career, he has hosted various television music shows and talent competitions.
He is a living legend in terms of versatility. He can sing Indi-pop numbers and item numbers. On the other hand, he can render romantic numbers and Rabindranath Tagore's songs. But you can't expect this type of variation from singers like Arijit Singh or Atif Aslam. So he is definitely a top 5 singer of India forever.
Shaan is the most versatile singer, and his voice is magical and always touches the heart. Keep voting for him. He deserves to be in the top position on this list.
When I first heard you, I fell in love with your voice. It's too romantic and melodious! You are a super talented singer. There's no doubt about that.
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Kumar Sanu
He holds a Guinness World Record for recording 28 songs in a single day. Awards: 2009: Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honor, given by the Government of India. IIFA: Artist of the Decade. The government of Denton in America observes Kumar Sanu Day on March 31.
He won the first of his record five consecutive Filmfare Awards as Best Male Playback Singer. His next Filmfare Awards came for songs in the movies Saajan (1991), Deewana (1992), Baazigar (1993), and 1942: A Love Story (1994).
He is the best not only because of quality but also because of his understanding of a composer's soul. He is the only singer who can create the real meaning of a song. His song Kuch Na Kaho is used for the treatment of cerebral palsy patients. Doctors have taken his voice sample for research. I think that makes him the best singer ever.
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Babbu Maan
Tejinder Singh "Babbu" Maan is an Indian singer-songwriter, music director, actor, and film producer. He primarily works in Punjabi music and cinema and is known for his socially conscious lyrics. Maan has released several successful albums and appeared in numerous Punjabi films, earning a strong fan... read more
Babbu Maan is in a league of his own. He can't be compared to anyone on this list. He is a lyrical genius, vocally the best, or on par with Sonu. Live performance? Hands down, there is no contest. He is simply magnificent.
I saw his show in Vancouver. 12,000 tickets sold out on foreign land. What a performance it was! He is a hope for every desi/villager like me who dreams of making it big. He's a badass gangster and at the same time a very intellectual person with great social and literary knowledge. He's very honest, humble, and charitable.
The legend with the wonderful voice, Mr. Babbu Maan, is the best singer, musician, songwriter, and film producer. Winner of 5 worldwide awards and followed by millions of people. Great work, Babbu Maan sir, keep it up. This legend can break everyone's records.
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Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh is an Indian playback singer and music programmer from West Bengal who sings in Bengali, Hindi, and several other Indian languages. He gained widespread recognition with the song Tum Hi Ho from the film Aashiqui 2. Singh is known for his emotive voice and versatility across music genres... read more
Oh, guys! Vote, vote, VOTE! He deserves to be in the top 5! For the uninformed, he sang Tum Hi Ho. Now, come on!
Arijit Singh should be within the top 3 best Indian playback singers. I am one of the greatest fans of Arijit, and I like him not just because of his voice, but also his appearance. He is smart and has a great personality.
He is 9th on this website because Shaan or Sonu Nigam was the favorite of adults, and adults voted more than teenagers. He is within the top 3 singers on many other websites. Okay, then, just vote more and more for him to keep him between 6 and 4. He is liked by many.
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Babul Supriyo
Excellent singer. Pity he's very underrated.
A perfect voice to listen to when in a romantic mood. He is very traditional.
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Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik, born on July 22, 1995, is an Indian singer who was previously represented by Universal Music India and is now signed with T-Series. He gained national attention as a finalist on Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs, where he finished in eighth place based on public voting. Since then, Armaan... read more
My morning starts by listening to his songs. He is the king of music. He is blessed with a magical voice. He's the most fascinating singer. He is universe's most handsome man.
He is one of the finest singer I have ever listened. His voice is amazing and magical. I hope you achieve more success in your life.
He is the most versatile singer. There is no one who can compete with him because he is unique. I love him from the bottom of my heart.
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Bastab
There are many singers (or actors )who did both acting and singing, but only bastab s ramen barman reached top in both fields even though he started singing very late in his career, his style of singing can't be compared with any one, especially whe he sings for historical rol such as O meri jaan, assames serial, Hindi serial etc and his devotional ongs are very popular. Real superstar and super singer. I am from. Yours fan, Delhi.
Your song was superb... I love your voice acting...your singing was very nice so I love your whole song...
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Abhijeet Bhattacharya
We are talking about singing here, not any personal issues. Everybody has a different way of thinking. And if we check out the top 3 singers of the '90s, Abhijeet is definitely one of them.
Abhijeet should not be in the top 20 because he is not a singer. He is a duffer. Please don't vote for him. I love India and all Indian singers except Abhijeet because he is jealous of someone.
Abhijit Bhattacharya is one of the greatest singers in India. He has such a melodious voice. His rank should be higher, not 16!
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K. J. Yesudas
Yesudas is the best in the world - not only respected in our country but in the entire music world. I would say, when God desired to sing, He created Yesudas and sent him to our universe.
He handles both light music and classical music with the same ease and comfort. There is so much to learn from each and every song of his. It is sung with such perfection that nobody else can replicate or attempt.
Whom we are comparing and with whom matters a lot. There are many revered classical musicians, many light musicians, and numerous playback singers. That he is a Keralite is the pride of each Malayali. We are fortunate that he is not a Hindi man, as this has enriched our Malayalam language songs.
Of course, we are not so possessive as to not share him at all. He has sung in Russian, Latin, and almost all Indian languages. A man above everything, he is made for music, love, social tranquility, and he is an ambassador of secularism.
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Mohammed Aziz
Muhammad Aziz, after the late Muhammad Rafi, is a king of playback singing in India. Mohammad Aziz can sing every type of song, like melody, tragedy, Sufi, and national songs. Right now in India, nobody can sing like Muhammad Aziz, and I also disagree with this voting. It's not fact-based. Muhammad Rafi should be at the top among singers in India. No one can compete with him.
He is the only singer who has given his melodious voice from Thespian Dilip Kumar to the Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan. This itself shows how much variation he has in his voice. Name any current singer who has given hits in all types of music, be it classical, bhajan, qawwali, romantic, etc. He is none other than Har Dil Aziz Mohammed Aziz.
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Hirdesh Singh, known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh or Honey Singh, is an Indian music producer, Indi-pop singer, and film actor. He gained widespread fame in the early 2010s with a series of hit singles and Bollywood tracks. Singh has also acted in a few Indian films and remains a significant figure... read more
He is the best in Asia. He has around 60 or 70 awards. He has also charged Rs. 7 million for a song in an upcoming film titled Mastaan, starring Naseeruddin Shah. It is the largest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date, making Honey Singh the highest-paid musical artist in Bollywood.
He is the highest-paid, and his songs are always loved, especially by the young generation.
He was a very great rapper and singer, and his attitude is very powerful. He is the very best singer.
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Manna Dey
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S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
SPB is the only singer who can make any kind of song magnificent with his divine voice. He can make any song a sensational hit with his marvelous voice. All his songs are superb, irrespective of the music. While listening to SPB's songs, you can only think of the beauty of his voice and forget all pains and sorrows.
His Guinness record is only for his number of songs. It's nothing in front of his talent. He is the best singer forever. May God bless him forever, as long as the Earth exists.
He is the only singer who deserves to be No. 1. I think the person who knows about Dr. SPB Sir will not take other singers' names. Because if you ask any singer present in India about Dr. SPB, he will be stunned for a while. All the great musicians have the ambition in their life to get their compositions sung by SPB.
He is the only singer in the world who has the maximum awards, has sung the maximum songs in the maximum languages. He is an ocean of music, a natural actor, a music director, a mimicry artist, and more than all, he is a great human being. Please don't compare Dr./Padmabhushan/Padmashree Shree Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam.
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Shankar Mahadevan
One and only! No one can live without breath, but he is breathless.
In my opinion, he is the most versatile singer we've ever had. Highly gifted.
He is the singer with a unique voice. Any type of song, he gives life to it.
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Krishnakumar Kunnath
KK is definitely the most undervalued, ignored singer. It is his voice that has the tinge of freshness, melody, and romantic bliss all simultaneously, and most of the all-time hits are clearly under his hat. It's blasphemous when his name remains unheard of so low down the list.
This is total cheating. KK is much better than Arijit Singh, Shaan, and Kumar Sanu. Please vote for him. That's not fair. He must be in the number 3 position. His voice is much softer and sweeter than Kumar Sanu's and Arijit Singh's. Please give him his real position.
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Mohit Chauhan
Mohit Chauhan is the best singer in the world. His voice is so different that it touches the heart. He is the best. I have no words.
Mohit Chauhan is currently the best singer in Bollywood, but unfortunately, even after singing the complete album of Rockstar, he is underrated. He deserves to be in the top 5.
He is the best and will always be special to me. He sings very well.
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Mukesh
With that dulcet voice, which gives you goosebumps every time you listen to it, and with that soulful peculiarity that no other singer can match, Mukesh deserves a spot in the top 5. I'm annoyed and astounded at the way the singers have been ranked.
Popularity cannot be used as the sole basis for judging a person and his skills. What else do you want for him to get a spot in the top 5? I mean, he has four Filmfare Awards and one National Award. I'm surprised and shocked.
Please put this greatest singer in the top position. Only people who have not heard his songs or do not have any knowledge regarding rating a singer could do such an injustice to an all-time great singer like our beloved Mukesh Saab. This is my humble request to all those who vote.
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Mahendra Kapoor
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Rajesh Swami Nokha
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Suresh Wadkar
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Anudeep Dev
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Jeet Gannguli