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==Playback singers==
{{Main|List of Indian playback singers|Playback singer}}

A playback singer is a singer who pre-records songs for use in films. The singer records the song and the actors or actresses [[lip-sync]] the song in front of the cameras, a form of singing that is characteristic of the Indian subcontinent. The songs of a film, the quality of the music and its music director (composer), lyricist and singer have often determined the success of a film. Film soundtracks are sometimes released before the film itself, resulting in a disparity between the soundtrack and the songs appearing in the film.

[[Kundan Lal Saigal]] was one of the earliest playback singers in the Indian music industry.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Notable playback singers include [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]], [[P. Susheela]], [[K. S. Chithra]], [[M. G. Sreekumar|MG Sreekumar]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Amit Kumar]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[Hemlata (singer)]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Armaan Malik]], 
[[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Arijit Singh]], [[Mohit Chauhan]], [[Javed Ali]], [[Neha Kakkar]], [[Priyadarshini (singer)|Priyadarshini]] and many others.