Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
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The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.
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Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a playback singer female |
Country | India |
Presented by | Filmfare |
First awarded | Lata Mangeshkar, "Aaja Re Pardesi" Madhumati (1959) |
Currently held by | Shilpa Rao, "Besharam Rang" Pathaan (2024) |
Website | Filmfare Awards |
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Although the award ceremony was established in 1954, the category for best playback singer was introduced in 1959. The award was initially common for both male and female singers until 1967. The category was divided the following year, and ever since there have been two awards presented for male and female singers separately.