National Award-Winning Singers: A Look At The Icons

Arijit Singh clinched his second Best Male Playback Singer award for the song "Kesariya"

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Shankar Mahadevan has won the National Film Award three times for his songs "Yenna Solla Pogirai," "Maa," and "Bolo Na"

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Music maestro AR Rahman has amassed a total of seven National Film Awards

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Gurdas Maan received the Best Male Playback Singer award for his rendition of "Heer" in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris

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Sukhwinder Singh's powerful performance in "Bismil" from Haider earned him the National Award for Best Male Playback Singer

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Udit Narayan has won the National Award four times—twice in 2001, once in 2002, and again in 2004

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Music legend KJ Yesudas has won a record-breaking eight National Film Awards

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SP Balasubrahmanyam won the National Award six times for his performances in songs across multiple languages

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Singer Sonu Nigam has one National Film Award to his credit for the song "Kal Ho Naa Ho"

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Hariharan earned his first award for a Hindi song and later received another for a Marathi track

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