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Mohit Chauhan

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Rank               10

Born           11 March 1966 (age 49)Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]

Origin           Himachal Pradesh, India

Genres           Indian pop, Bollywood

Occupation(s)   Singer

Instruments   Guitar, Harmonica, Flute, Saxophone

Years active   1998 – present

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Mohit Chauhan is an Indian singer, most known for his work as a playback singer for Bollywood movies as well as the former front-man

of the Indipop band Silk Route.

He is a two-time recipient of the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer as well as several other awards.





Sonu Nigam

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Rank                9

Born            30 July 1973Faridabad, Haryana, India

Genres            Pop Rock Singing, Classical Singing,

                    Semi-Classical Singing, Ghazals Singing,

                    Playback Singing

Occupation(s)    Singer, composer

Instruments    Vocals

Labels            Sony Music, T-Series, Tips, Saregama,

                    Venus Records & Tapes

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Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi, Odia, Kannada, Punjabi, and Marathi movies.

He has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of movies.

He has been one of the highest paid Indian singers.

His singing style is considered similar to the legendary Mohd.

Rafi whom he also considers his motivation.





Sukhwinder Singh

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Rank                          8

Also known as              Sukhi,Bablu

Born                      18 July 1971 (age 44)[

Genres                      Playback singing

Occupation(s)              Singer, composer,actor,lyricist

Years active              1991–present

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Sukhwinder Singh  is an Indian Bollywood playback singer.

Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards.

The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se.., was composed by A. R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung in duet with Sapna

Awasthi.

It was also featured in the musical Bombay Dreams and, in remixed arrangements, in the titles and credits segments of Spike Lee's

2006 film, Inside Man.

Singh later gained more international fame for singing "Jai Ho" from the film Slumdog Millionaire, which won an Academy Award for

Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

His rendition for the 2014 released film Haider fetched him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Singh originally comes from Amritsar, Punjab.

He first performed on stage at the age of 8, singing the Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar number "Sa re ga ma pa, pa, pa, ga ma re, ga

re mere sang mere saajna", from the 1970 movie Abhinetri.

He also released a Punjabi album called Munda Southhall Da with T. Singh joined Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s troupe and quickly became a

music arranger, before heading to the south of India to look for work.

At this time he did a film called Rakshakudu.

Singh got his break in the movie Karma, in which he sang a few lines; then he did a Madhuri Dixit film called Khilaaf, in which he sang

the hit song "Aa ja Sanam".

But the singer realised that something was missing in his voice, took a sabbatical and left Mumbai to tour England and America to see,

hear and understand various forms of music.

After this broadening of his musical horizons, he returned to Mumbai to kick-start his musical career.

His first effort in Hindi films, Aaja Sanam, went largely unnoticed, even though the music carried the names of Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

Then for Dil Se... A. R. Rahman used Sukhwinder for "Chaiyya Chaiyya".

The other films that followed – including Taal, Biwi No. 1, 1947 Earth, Daag, Jaanwar, Dillagi, Moksha, Thakshak, Tere Naam, Apna

Sapna Money Money, Shadi Se Pehle, Shabd, Chak de! India, Om Shanti Om and Black and White- that have made him a household name.

He has been well received for providing playback singing for Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan in a total of 7 songs.

Of these, "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se.., "Dard-E-Disco" from Om Shanti Om, "Chak De India" from Chak De! India, "Haule Haule"

from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, "Marjaani" from Billu and "satak le" from Happy New Year have become certified hits.

Singh has provided playback for many notable Bollywood heroes including Salman Khan, Sharukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Anil Kapoor,

Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Sanjay Dutt, Bobby

Badshah Ranbir Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Farhan Akhtar and Sunny Deol.





Sunidhi Chauhan

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Rank                                        7

Born                                    1983 (age 32)

Residence                            Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation                            Singer

Genres                                    pop filmi

Instruments                            Vocals

Labels                                    Universal Times Music Sony Music Saregama

                                            Kunal Agarwal Productions

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Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer.

Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of four 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.

She rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from Mast (1999), ultimately winning the Filmfare RD Burman Award

for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer.

Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere", for which she received another Filmfare nomination.

Through her career, she performed mostly item songs and was described in the media as the "queen of item songs".

Chauhan received her third Filmfare nomination with the song "Dhoom Machale" (2004) followed by two more nominations during the

next year for "Kaisi Paheli" and "Deedar De".

2006 was one of the most successful years in her career, where she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for her rendition of

the song "Beedi" and further two nominations for "Soniye" and "Aashiqui Main".

The following year, she was prominently recognized for the title song of Aaja Nachle (2007) and "Sajnaaji Vaari", both critically and

commercially well received.

Chauhan received her 12th Filmfare nomination with "Chor Bazaari" (2009) preceded by "Dance Pe Chance" (2008).

2010 marked her International singing debut, where she was featured in the song "Heartbeat" alongside Enrique Iglesias.

During the year, she received her second Filmfare award with the item song "Sheila Ki Jawani" (2010) and was nominated for

international styled carnival song "Udi" (2010).

In the year, Chauhan appeared as a judge in the 5th season of the Indian television music competition, Indian Idol followed by its 6th

season during the year 2012.

She also served as a coach in the Indian version of the The Voice.

Being an inspiration to many upcoming singers, her work has received praise from veteran artists and some of her contemporary singers.

Known for experimenting with her style and image, Chauhan's music and fashion sense are noted by the media.

Besides her career in music, she has also been involved in various charities and social causes.



Atif Aslam

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Rank                                   6

Birth name                       Atif Aslam

Born                               Wazirabad, Punjab, Pakistan

Origin                               Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Genres                               Rock, Pop, Sufi

Occupation(s)                       Singer-songwriter, actor, guitarist

Instruments                       Vocals, guitar

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Atif Aslam (born Muhammad Atif Aslam) is a Pakistani singer, and film actor.

His film debut was in the 2010 social drama Bol, which was the one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all the time.

He has recorded numerous chart-topping songs, and is known for his vocal belting technique.

He was declared the most popular artist on Saavn (an Indian music streaming service) in 2013, followed by Arijit Singh, A. R. Rahman,

Shreya Ghoshal, and Mohit Chauhan.

Atif is the youngest recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, a Pakistani civilian decoration.





Ayushman Khurana

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Rank                                      5

Born                                  1984 (age 31)

Ethnicity                          Punjabi

Occupation                          television presenter, actor, singer, video jockey,

                                          previously radio jockey, author

Years active                          2002–2007 (theatre)

                                          2007–2008 (radio)

                                          2008–present (television presenter)

                                          2012–present (actor)

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Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian film actor and singer, who started his career as a Television Anchor.

In 2012, Khurrana made his film debut in Shoojit Sircar's romantic comedy Vicky Donor, which touched on the topic of sperm donation

in India.

Upon release, the film was a critical and commercial success, and Khurrana received positive reviews for his performance.





Shreya Ghoshal

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Rank                                     4

Born                                 Baharampur, West Bengal, India

Occupation                         Singer

Years active                         1998–present

Genres                                 Ghazal classical pop filmi bhajan

Instruments                         Vocals

Labels                                 Sagarika Music Times Music Saregama Asha Audio



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Shreya Ghoshal is an Indian playback singer.

She has received four National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, five for Best Female Playback and one for Best New Talent in 2003,

and eight Filmfare Awards South till date.

She has recorded songs for film music in various Indian languages, and has established herself as a leading playback singer of Indian

cinema.

Ghoshal aspired to become a playback singer from a young age.

At the age of sixteen, she was noticed by film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she participated and won the television singing reality

show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

Following that, she made her Bollywood playback singing debut with Bhansali's romantic drama Devdas (2002) for which she received a

National Award and a Filmfare Award.

Apart from playback singing, Ghoshal has also been appearing on several television reality show's, serving as a judge.

She has also been honored from the U.S. state of Ohio, where governor Ted Strickland declared 26 June as "Shreya Ghoshal Day".

She has also featured three times in Forbes’ list of the top 100 celebrities of India.

In February 2015, Ghoshal married her childhood friend Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya.





Rahat Ali Fateh Khan

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Rank                                   3

Born                               1973 (age 42)

Origin                               Pakistan

Genres                               Lollywood playback, Bollywood playback,Qawwali

Occupation(s)                       Vocalist, musician, recording artist

Instruments                       Harmonium

Years active                       1985–present

Associated acts                       Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan or RFAK is a Pakistani singer, primarily of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Muslim Sufis.

He is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and son of Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and also the grandson of legendary

Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan.

In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music.

He is popular as a Bollywood and Lollywood playback singer.



Mika Singh

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Rank                                            2

Also known as                                ganman

Born                                        1977 (age 38)

Origin                                        Patna, Bihar

Genres                                        Pop, bhangra, rap

Occupation(s)                                Singer , musician, actor

Years active                                1998–present

Associated acts                                Bohemia (musician)

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Mika Singh is an Indian singer, composer, performer, songwriter. Amongst a wide catalogue of songs, the prominent ones are

"Bas Ek King" (Singh Is Kinng), "Mauja Hi Mauja" (Jab We Met), "Ibn-e-Batuta" (Ishqiya), "Dhanno" (Houseful), "Dhinka Chika"

(Ready), "Desi Beat" (Body Guard), "Subah Hone Na De" (Desi Boys), "Pungi" (Agent Vinod), "Ganpat" (Shootout at Lokhandwala),

Gabru (album), "chinta ta ta chita chita" (Rowdy Rathore), "Main tere agal bagal hun" (Phata Poster Nikla Hero) and Sawan Mein Lag

Haye Aag (album), to name a few.

He is also known for the "Jaatan (Jat) ka chora" song, which is based on the Jat clan (Punjab and Haryana) Rani tu mi Raja Son of

Sardaar.

His debut song for Lollywood "Khul Jaye Botal" in 2015 went Viral in Pakistan adding glory to his name worldwide.



Arijit Singh

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Rank                                      1

Genres                                  Playback singing

Occupation(s)                          Playback Singer, Music programmer

Instruments                          Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Tabla

Years active                          2007–present

Born                                  Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

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Arijit Singh is an Indian playback singer and a music programmer. Born in Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, his career began upon

participating in the reality show Fame Gurukul (2005), in which he lost at the finals.

After winning another reality show called 10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil, Singh built a recording setup of his own, beginning his journey with

music programming. Subsequently, he went to become as an assistant music programmer to Pritam Chakraborty, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy,

Vishal-Shekhar and Mithoon.

Singh rose to widespread prominence and became a household name with the release of "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2 (2013).

He was given the Best Male Playback Singer award for the song, in 59th Filmfare Awards. In 2014, he collaborated with Jeet

Gannguli—for whom he performed the rest of his tracks in Aashiqui 2 —for CityLights, where he rendered the romantic version of the

song "Muskurane", which fetched him most nominations in the year.

Gannguli composed Suno Na Sangemarmar and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy's Sufi song, Mast Magan garnered him another two nominations in

60th Filmfare Awards.