IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
The IIFA Best Female Playback Award given to chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. The first recipient of the award was Alka Yagnik, who was honoured at the 1st IIFA Awards in the year 2000. The most recent recipient of the award is Shreya Ghoshal, who was honoured at the 21st IIFA Awards in the year 2020.
| IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer | |
|---|---|
 The 2020 Recipient: Shreya Ghoshal | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Female Playback Singer |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | Alka Yagnik for "Taal Se Taal" Taal (2000) |
| Currently held by | Shreya Ghoshal for "Yeh Aaina" Kabir Singh (2020) |
| Website | IIFA Awards |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Singer | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Shreya Ghoshal | 8 |
| Most nominations | Shreya Ghoshal | 21 |
| Most consecutive wins | Shreya Ghoshal (2012-2014) | 3 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Shreya Ghoshal (2006-2016) | 17 |
| Most wins in a decade | Shreya Ghoshal (2000s) | 4 |
| Most nominations in a single year | Shreya Ghoshal (2008) | 4 |
| Youngest winner | Meghna Mishra (2018) | 16 |
| Youngest nominee | Sunidhi Chauhan (2001) | 18[1] |
| Oldest winner | Asha Bhosle (2002) | 69 |
| Oldest nominee | Lata Mangeshkar (2007) | 78 |
| Most nominations without ever winning | Rekha Bhardwaj | 4 |
Award was introduced in 2000 and records after 2000 til date are as follows.
Shreya Ghoshal with 8 wins, hold the record for most awards in this category. Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan and Kanika Kapoor have won the award two times. Shreya Ghoshal won the award in a record of three consecutive years (2012–14).
Shreya Ghoshal's four nominations out of the five nominations in 2008 also give her the record for most number of Best Female Playback Singer nominations in a single year. Shreya Ghoshal holds the record of getting nominated for consecutively 11 years from 2006 till 2016, resulting in 17 nominations and 5 wins.
Most Wins
| Winner | Number of Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Shreya Ghoshal | 8 | 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014,2020 |
| Alka Yagnik | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Sunidhi Chauhan | 2005, 2007 | |
| Kanika Kapoor | 2015, 2017 | |
Multiple Nominees
| Rank | Singer | Number of nominations | Number of wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shreya Ghoshal | 21 | 8 |
| 2 | Sunidhi Chauhan | 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Alka Yagnik | 13 | 2 |
List of Winners
† - indicates the performance also won the Filmfare Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Filmfare Award
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (21st) | |||
| Shreya Ghoshal ‡ | Yeh Aaina | Kabir Singh | |
| Aakanksha Sharma | Naina Yeh | Article 15 | |
| Jasleen Royal | Jahan Tu Chala | Gully Boy | |
| Vibha Saraf | Kab Se Kab Tak | Gully Boy | |
| Shilpa Rao † | Ghungroo | War | |
References
- There were no nominations released in 2018 and Meghna Mishra, aged 16, was just declared the winner. Similarly, Shreya Ghoshal, at age 19, was declared winner in 2003 without any nomination. Ghoshal received her first nomination in 2004, at the age of 20.
- "IIFA Awards 2020 - Popular Award Winners". IIFA Awards. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.