| Zee Cine Awards for Best Male Playback Singer | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by a Male Playback Singer |
| Presenter: | Zee |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | Sonu Nigam, "Sandese Aate Hai" Border (1998) |
| Holder: | Arijit Singh, "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" Pathaan (2024) |
The Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male is chosen by the jury of Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer. Following its inception in 1998, no ceremony was held in 2009 and 2010, but the ceremony resumed in 2011.[1]
| Superlative | Singer | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Arijit Singh | 6 | |
| Most nominations | 15 | ||
| Most nominations without ever winning | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 4 | |
| Most nominations in a single year | Arijit Singh | 3 (2016, 2018) | |
| Most consecutive awards | 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) & (2019, 2023, 2024)[2] | ||
| Most consecutive nominations | 14 (2014-2023)[3] | ||
| Oldest winner | Udit Narayan | 45 (2000) | |
| Youngest winner | Sonu Nigam | 25 (1998) |
| Winner | Number of Wins | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 | ||
| 4 | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2013 | ||
| 3 | 2004, 2007, 2008 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |||
| Sonu Nigam | Sandese Aate Hai | Border | |
| Kumar Sanu | Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain | Pardes | |
| Udit Narayan | Bholi Si Surat | Dil To Pagal Hai | |
| 1999 | |||
| Sukhwinder Singh | Chaiyya Chaiyya | Dil Se.. | |
| Udit Narayan | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | |
| Aamir Khan | Aati Kya Khandala | Ghulam | |
| Kamaal Khan | O O Jaane Jaana | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | |
| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Arijit Singh | Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas | Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas | |
| Arijit Singh | Ve Maahi | Kesari | |
| B Praak | Teri Mitti | ||
| Nakash Aziz | Slow Motion | Bharat | |
| Sachet Tandon | Bekhayali | Kabir Singh | |
| Vishal Mishra | Kaise Hua | ||
| 2021 | NO CEREMONY | ||
| 2022 | NO CEREMONY | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Arijit Singh | Kesariya | ||
| Sachet Tandon | "Maiyya Mainu" | Jersey | |
| Sonu Nigam | "Main Ki Karaan" | Laal Singh Chaddha | |
| Mohan Kannan | "Kahani" | ||
| Arijit Singh | "Apna Bana Le" | Bhediya | |
| Nihal Tauro | "Tere Saath Hoon Main" | Raksha Bandhan | |
| 2024 | |||
| Arijit Singh | Jhoome Jo Pathaan | Pathaan |