Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female

The Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer – Female is awarded to a female playback singer who works in the Hindi film industry. The winner is selected from a shortlist by a jury, and announced at the annual Zee Cine Awards ceremony.

Shreya Ghoshal has won 8 Zee Cine Awards in this category, including four consecutive wins from 2012 to 2016.

List of nominees and winners

1990s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
1998
	Lata Mangeshkar	Dil To Pagal Hai	Dil To Pagal Hai
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	I Love My India	Pardes
	Asha Bhosle	Le Gayi	Dil To Pagal Hai
	Poornima	Sona Kitna Sona Hai	Hero No. 1
1999
	Alka Yagnik	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
	Alka Yagnik	Chamma Chamma	China Gate
		Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam	Duplicate
		Odh Li Chunariya	Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
	Sapna Awasthi	Chaiyya Chaiyya	Dil Se..

2000s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
2000
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Nimbooda	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
	Alka Yagnik	Taal Se Taal Mila	Taal
	Asha Bhosle	Rang De	Thakshak
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Mhare Hiwda	Hum Saath-Saath Hain
		Ishq Bina	Taal
2001
	Alka Yagnik	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2002
	Asha Bhosle	Radha Kaise Na Jale	Lagaan
2003
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Dola Re Dola	Devdas
	Shreya Ghoshal
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Maar Dala	Devdas
	Asha Bhosle	Khallas	Company
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Ishq Samundar	Kaante
		Dil Mein Jaagi Dhadkan	Sur – The Melody of Life
2004
	Sadhana Sargam	Kuch Naa Kaho	Kuch Naa Kaho
	Shreya Ghoshal	Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai	Jism
	Alka Yagnik	Odhni	Tere Naam
2005
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Dhoom Machale	Dhoom
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Aisa Jadoo Daala Re	Khakee
		Ishq Kabhi Kario	Musafir
	Sadhana Sargam	Aao Na	Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
	Reena Bharadwaz	Yeh Rishta	Meenaxi
2006
	Shreya Ghoshal	Piyu Bole	Parineeta
	Alka Yagnik	Kyon Ki Itna	Kyon Ki
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Kaisi Paheli	Parineeta
	Asha Bhosle	Huzoore Ala	Page 3
	Alisha Chinai	Kajra Re	Bunty Aur Babli
2007
	Alka Yagnik	Tumhi Dekho Naa	Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
	Shreya Ghoshal	So Jaoon Main	Woh Lamhe
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Beedi Jalaile	Omkara
	Anushka Manchanda	Golmaal	Golmaal
	Vasundhara Das	Where's The Party Tonight?	Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
2008
	Shreya Ghoshal	Barso Re	Guru
	Shreya Ghoshal	Yeh Ishq Haye	Jab We Met
	Shreya Ghoshal	Salaam-e-Ishq	Salaam-e-Ishq
	Sadhana Sargam
	Mahalakshmi Iyer	Bolna Halke	Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Sajnaji Vaari Vaari	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
2009
	No Award Given

2010s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
2010
	No Award Given
2011
	Richa Sharma	Sajda	My Name Is Khan
	Shreya Ghoshal	Chori Kiya Re Jiya	Dabangg
2012
	Shreya Ghoshal	Saibo	Shor in the City
	Shreya Ghoshal	Ooh Laa La	The Dirty Picture
		Teri Meri	Bodyguard
2013
	Shreya Ghoshal	Saans	Jab Tak Hai Jaan
	Shreya Ghoshal	Radha	Student of the Year
2014
	Shreya Ghoshal	Sunn Raha Hai	Aashiqui 2
	Monali Thakur	Sawar loon	Lootera
2015
	No Award Given
2016
	Shreya Ghoshal	Mohe Rang Do Laal	Bajirao Mastani
	Shreya Ghoshal	Deewani Mastani	Bajirao Mastani
	Shreya Ghoshal	Pinga
	Vaishali Mhade
	Monali Thakur	Moh Moh Ke Dhaage	Dum Laga Ke Haisha
2017
	Neha Bhasin	Jag Ghoomeya	Sultan
2018
	Jyotica Tangri	Pallo Latke	Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
	Meghna Mishra	Nachdi Phira	Secret Superstar
	Shreya Ghoshal	Thodi Der	Half Girlfriend
2019
	Harshdeep Kaur	Dilbaro	Raazi
	Vibha Saraf
	Asees Kaur	Akh Lad Jaave	Loveyatri
	Neha Kakkar	Aankh Maarey	Simmba
	Neha Kakkar & Dhvani Bhanushali	Dilbar	Satyameva Jayate
	Shreya Ghoshal	Dhadak	Dhadak
		Ghoomar	Padmaavat

2020s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
2020
	Shreya Ghoshal & Vaishali Mhade	Ghar More Pardesiya	Kalank
	Neha Kakkar	"The Hook Up Song"	Student of the Year 2
	Parampara Thakur	Mere Sohneya	Kabir Singh
		"Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas"	Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
	Shilpa Rao	Ghungroo	War
	Asees Kaur & Lisa Mishra	"Chandigarh Mein"	Good Newwz
2021	NO CEREMONY
2022	NO CEREMONY
2023
	Kavita Seth	Rangisari	Jugjugg Jeeyo
	Lothika Jha	"Gehraiyaan Title Track"	Gehraiyaan
	Anupama Chakraborty Shrivastava	"Yeh Ek Zindagi"	Monica, O My Darling
	Sireesha Bhagavatula	"Ghodey Pe Sawaar"	Qala
	Shilpa Rao	"Tere Hawaale"	Laal Singh Chaddha
	Janhvi Shrimankar	"Dholida"	Gangubai Kathiawadi
2024
	Shilpa Rao	Besharam Rang	Pathaan
2025
	Madhubanti Bagchi	Aaj Ki Raat	Stree 2

See also

• Zee Cine Awards
• Hindi cinema
• Cinema of India
• List of music awards honoring women