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Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year

annual Hindi music award

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ49000866 ↗
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The Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year is given yearly by Radio Mirchi as a part of its annual Mirchi Music Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male vocalist who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.

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List of winners

2009 Javed Ali - "Jashn-E-Bahaara" from Jodhaa Akbar

Karthik - "Behka" from Ghajini

Javed Ali - "Guzarish" from Ghajini

Rashid Ali - "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" from Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

KK - "Khuda Jaane" from Bachna Ae Haseeno

A.R Rahman - "Khwaja" from Jodhaa Akbar

2010 Mohit Chauhan - "Masakali" from Delhi-6

Shankar Mahadevan - "Sapnon Se Bhare Naina" from Luck By Chance

Javed Ali & Kailash Kher - "Arziyan" from Delhi-6

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - "Ajj Din Chadheya" from Love Aaj Kal

Shankar Mahadevan - "Tere Naina" from Chandni Chowk To China

2011 Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Shankar Mahadevan - "Sajdaa" - My Name is Khan

Mohit Chauhan - "Pee Loon" from Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

Aadesh Shrivastava - "Mora Piya" from Raajneeti

Shankar Mahadevan - "Uff Teri Adaa" from Karthik Calling Karthik

2012 Kamal Khan - "Ishq Sufiyana" from The Dirty Picture

Hans Raj Hans - "Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi" from Mausam

Mohit Chauhan - "Nadaan Parinde" from Rockstar

Mohit Chauhan - "Sadda Haq" from Rockstar

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - "Teri Meri" from Bodyguard

2013 Sonu Nigam - "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" from Agneepath

Roop Kumar Rathod - "O Saiyyan" from Agneepath

Rabbi Shergill - "Challa" from Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Vishal Dadlani - "Jee Le Zaara" from Talaash

Ayushmann Khurrana - "Pani Da Rang" from Vicky Donor

2014 Arijit Singh - "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2

Benny Dayal - "Badtameez Dil" from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Ankit Tiwari - "Sunn Raha Hai" from Aashiqui 2

Siddharth Mahadevan - "Zinda" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Javed Bashir - "O Rangrez" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

2015 Arijit Singh - "Samjhawan" from Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

Arijit Singh - "Muskurane" from City Lights

Arijit Singh - "Manwa Laage" from Happy New Year

Ankit Tiwari - "Galliyan" from Ek Villain

Vishal Dadlani - "Tu Meri" from Bang Bang!

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