Singers Who Won National Awards 

Arijit Singh won his second Best Male Playback Singer for  song Kesariya.

Shankar Mahadevan won NFA thrice for songs Yenna Solla Pogirai, Maa and Bolo Na.

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

Gurdas Maan was awarded best male playback singer for Heer in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris.

Sukhwinder Singh's powerful vocals in Bismil from Haider earned him the award.

Udit Narayan has won the award 4 times—twice in 2001, one in 2002 and another in 2004.

Music legend KJ Yesudas won a record-breaking 8 National Film Awards.

SP Balasubrahmanyam won it 6 times for songs in multiple language songs.

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

Hariharan won his first for a Hindi song, followed by another one for a Marathi number.