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Penyanyi playback populer di India menikmati status yang sama seperti halnya aktor/aktris populer. Pengarah musik seperti [[A. R. Rahman]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Srinivasan, Meera|title=Fans spend a sleepless night|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022759331200.htm|date=27 February 2009|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-08-18}}</ref> dikagumi oleh masyarakat luas.
Sebagian besar penyanyi playback awalnya mendapat pendidikan musik klasik India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Realising a dream|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/17/stories/2003021701130200.htm|date=17 February 2003|author=Rajamani, Radhika|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> [[Mohammad Rafi]] dan [[Ahmed Rushdi]] dianggap sebagai dua penyanyi playback paling berpengaruh di [[Asia Selatan]].<ref name=allmusicpage>{{cite web|url= {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p116605/biography|pure_url=yes}}mohammed-rafi-mn0000582254|title= Mohammed Rafi on AllMusic| accessdate=22 December 2012 |last= Harris|first= Craig|date= |work= |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/mohammad-rafi |title=Articles about Mohammad Rafi – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ahmed Rushdi, Remembering a legend|url=http://dawn.com/2012/04/11/remembering-a-legend-ahmed-rushdi/|publisher=Dawn News|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/ |title=The Express Tribune, Remembering Ahmed Rushdi |accessdate=28 December 2012| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100427003202/http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/| archivedate= 27 April 2010}}</ref> Dua bersaudara [[Lata Mangeshkar]] dan [[Asha Bhosle]] yang terutama menyanyi untuk film-film Hindi, sering dianggap sebagai dua penyanyi playback paling terkenal dan paling produktif di India.<ref name="monopolity">{{cite web|title=Only the best preferred|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/05/18/stories/09180701.htm|date=18 May 2001|author=Gangadhar, v.|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|author=Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterji, Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=81-7991-066-0|pages=72–73}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music|year=2000|author=Arnold, Alison|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=0-8240-4946-2|pages=420–421}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Yasmeen, Afshan|title=Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen|url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/09/21/stories/2004092114010200.htm|date=21 September 2004|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pride|first=Dominic |year=1996 |month=August |title=The Latest Music News From Around The Planet|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=51}}</ref> Pada tahun 1991, ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' mencatat Mangeshkar telah menyanyi dan merekam lebih dari 30.000 lagu secara solo, berduet, atau dibantu koor sebagai vokal latar, melebihi jumlah lagu yang telah direkam oleh penyanyi lainnya di dunia.<ref>{{cite web|author=Puri, Amit|title=Dedicated to Queen of Melody|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030224/login/music.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune]], Chandigarh|date = 24 February 2003|accessdate=2009-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Melody Queen Lata rings in 75th birthday quietly|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040929/nation.htm#12|publisher=[[The Tribune]], Chandigarh|date=29 September 2004|accessdate=2009-08-18}}</ref> Pada tahun 2011, ''Guinness'' secara resmi mengakui Asha Bhosle sebagai artis rekaman dengan jumlah rekaman terbanyak dalam sejarah musik, mengalahkan kakaknya sendiri.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|title=It’s a world record for Asha Bhosle|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_its-a-world-record-for-asha-bhosle_1601969|date=2011-10-22|accessdate=2011-10-23|author=Banerjee, Soumyadipta}}</ref>
Di antara penyanyi playback populer lainnya terdapat nama-nama seperti: [[Bhupen Hazarika]], [[KJ Yesudas]],<ref name="monopolity"/> [[Mukesh (penyanyi)|Mukesh]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Noor Jehan]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[S.P. Balasubramaniam]], [[K. S. Chitra]], [[S. Janaki]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/04/13/stories/2007041300740300.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Glorious 50 years | date=13 April 2007}}</ref> [[Swarnalatha]],<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten BBC World Service 70th Anniversary Global Music Poll: The World's Top Ten.] 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2011.</ref> [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], dan [[Sunidhi Chauhan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shreya rocks|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/02/05/stories/2009020550270100.htm|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-10-14|date=5 February 2009|author=Kumar, Divya}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Singing star|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/01/05/stories/2008010551090400.htm|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-08-19|date=5 January 2008|author=Locapally, Vijay}}</ref>
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