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Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan
	Narayan in 2019
Born	Udit Narayan Jha; 1 December 1955 (age 70); Baisi, Supaul district, Bihar, India
Alma mater	Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Tribhuvan University
Occupation	Playback singer
Years active	1980–present
Spouses	Ranjana Jha (m. 1984, separated); Deepa Gahatraj (m. 1985);
Children	Aditya Narayan
Relatives	Shweta Agarwal (daughter-in-law)
Awards	Full list
Honours	Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (2001); Padma Shri (2009); Padma Bhushan (2016);
	Musical career
Genres	Filmi; pop; Semi-Classical; Bhajan; folk;
Instrument	Vocal
Labels	Yash Raj Films; T-Series; SKS Music Company; Sony Music; Sony BMG; Tips; Saregama; Venus;
YouTube information
Channel	@RealUditNarayan;
Years active	2020–present
Genre	Music
Subscribers	3.5 million
Views	3.3 billion
	Last updated: 1 December 2025

Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955; pronunciation^ⓘ) is an Indian playback singer whose songs are featured in Indian cinema, primarily Hindi films.

He has won four National Film Awards^[1] and five Filmfare Awards, with twenty nominations among many others. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer three times for the songs Mitwa from Lagaan (2001), Jaane Kyon Log from Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Chhote Chhote Sapne Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) and Yeh Taara Woh Taara from Swades (2004). He also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bhojpuri in 2005 as the producer of Kab Hoi Gawna Hamar. He was awarded the Lata Mangeshkar Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2015.^[2]^[3] The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009^[4] and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution to arts and culture.^[5]

His contribution to the Indian music industry was recognised by Lata Mangeshkar, who bestowed upon him the title Prince of Playback Singing.^[6]

He made his Hindi playback debut with Mohammed Rafi in Unees-Bees (1980).^[7]

In recognition of his contribution to Nepalese music, the King of Nepal, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, awarded him the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu in 2001.^[8] He is the only male singer in Filmfare Awards history to have won across three decades: the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.^[9]

^ "Udit Narayan National award". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Lata Mangeshkar Samman given to Usha Khanna, Udit Narayan and Anu Malik". NDTV. NDTV Convergence Ltd. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
^ "National Film Award Winners". Directorate of Film Festivals – Official. Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
^ "Seven years after Padma Shree, Udit Narayan honoured with Padma Bhushan". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ Keshri, Shweta (12 February 2022). "Udit Narayan reveals Lata Mangeshkar gave him the title 'Prince of Playback Singing'". India Today. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
^ "Udit Narayan's breakthrough song". Outlook India. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
^ "Udit Narayan to receive India's Padma Bhushan". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Udit Narayan: Latest News, Videos and Udit Narayan Photos". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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