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| IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 Recipient: Shilpa Rao | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Female Playback Singer |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | Alka Yagnik for "Taal Se Taal" Taal (2000) |
| Currently held by | Shilpa Rao for "Chaleya" Jawan (2024) |
| Website | IIFA Awards |
The IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer given to chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Shreya Ghoshal holds the record for most wins in this category (9). Ghoshal also holds the record for most nominations (27).
The first recipient of the award was Alka Yagnik, who was honoured at the 1st IIFA Awards in the year 2000. The most recent recipient of the award is Shreya Ghoshal, who was honoured at the 23rd IIFA Awards in the year 2023.