IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer
The IIFA Best Male Playback Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Most wins in this category Sonu Nigam and most nominations Udit Narayan, he was first ever winner of the award in first edition of the award ceremony in 2000.
| IIFA Award for Best Playback Singer – Male | |
|---|---|
 The 2019 Recipient: Arijit Singh | |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | Udit Narayan for "Chand Chhupa" Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (2000) |
| Currently held by | Arijit Singh for "Ae Watan" Raazi (2019) |
| Website | http://www.iifa.com |
SuperlativesEdit
| Superlative | Artist | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Sonu Nigam | 4 |
| Most nominations | Udit Narayan | 11 |
| Most nominations without ever winning | Sukhwinder Singh | 4 |
List of winnersEdit
† - indicates the performance also won the Filmfare Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Filmfare Award
2000sEdit
| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (1st) | |||
| Udit Narayan† | Chand Chupa Badal Mein | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | |
| 2001 (2nd) | |||
| Lucky Ali | Ek Pal Ka Jeena | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | |
| Udit Narayan | "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (Sad Version) | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | |
| Udit Narayan | "Aaja Mahiya" | Fiza | |
| Sonu Nigam | "Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke Jhoken" | Refugee | |
| Abhijeet | "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" | Dhadkan | |
| 2002 (3rd) | |||
| Sonu Nigam | Suraj Hua Maddham | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... ‡ | |
| Sonu Nigam | "You Are My Soniya" | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | |
| Udit Narayan | "Bole Chudiyan" | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | |
| Udit Narayan | "Mitwa" | Lagaan † | |
| Udit Narayan | "Udja Kale Kawan - Folk" | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha ‡ | |
| Srinivas | "Kaisi Hai Yeh Rut" | Dil Chahta Hai | |
| 2003 (4th) | |||
| Sonu Nigam | Saathiya | Saathiya † | |
| 2004 (5th) | |||
| Sonu Nigam | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Kal Ho Naa Ho † | |
| Amitabh Bachchan | "Main Yahan Tu Wahan" | Baghban | |
| KK | "Tu Aashiqui Hai" | Jhankaar Beats | |
| Udit Narayan | "Koi Mil Gaya" | Koi... Mil Gaya | |
| Udit Narayan | "Tere Naam" | Tere Naam ‡ | |
| 2005 (6th) | |||
| Kunal Ganjawala | Bheegay Hooth Tere | Murder † | |
| Sonu Nigam | "Main Hoon Na" | Main Hoon Na ‡ | |
| Udit Narayan | "Aakhe Bandh Karke" | Aitraaz | |
| Udit Narayan | "Lal Dupatta" | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | |
| Udit Narayan | "Yeh Tara Woh Tara" | Swades | |
| 2006 (7th) | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya | Aashiq Banaya Apne | Aashiq Banaya Apne † | |
| Atif Aslam | "Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein" | Zeher ‡ | |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | "Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye" | Kalyug | |
| Shaan and KK | "Dus Bahane" | Dus | |
| Sonu Nigam | "Piya Bole" | Parineeta | |
| 2007 (8th) | |||
| Shaan | Chand Sifarish | Fanaa † | |
| Zubeen Garg | "Ya Ali" | Gangster | |
| KK | "Tu Hi Meri shab" | Gangster | |
| A. R. Rahman and Naresh Iyer | "Ru Baroo" | Rang De Basanti | |
| Sonu Nigam | "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | |
| 2008 (9th) | |||
| Shaan | Jab Se Tere Naina | Saawariya † | |
| Neeraj Shridhar | "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | |
| KK | "Ajab Si" | Om Shanti Om ‡ | |
| Sukhwinder Singh | "Chak De! India | Chak De! India ‡ | |
| Wajid Ali | "Soni De Nakhre" | Partner | |
| 2009 (10th) | |||
| Javed Ali | Jashan-e-Baharaa | Jodhaa Akbar | |
| Atif Aslam | "Pehli Nazar Mein" | Race | |
| Farhan Akhtar | "Socha Hai" | Rock On!! ‡ | |
| KK | "Khuda Jaane" | Bachna Ae Haseeno ‡ | |
| Sukhwinder Singh | "Haule Haule" | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi † |