The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a female playback singer for the best renditions of songs fro
The 2024 recipient: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
P. Susheela has won the award five times. She is the first-ever recipient of the award.
With six wins in three different languages, K. S. Chithra is the most awarded recipient in this category.
Shreya Ghoshal has won the award five times in five different languages. She is the only recipient to be honoured for two renditions from two different films of different languages in a same year.