From Vision to Sound.

He treated the studio as an instrument, building each sound layer by layer with producer Quincy Jones.

Guinness World Records lists Thriller (1982) as the best-selling album of all time.

A voice with no seams between a bhajan, a qawwali and a love song.

He sang "Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj" in Baiju Bawra (1952). Padma Shri 1967.

Singer, actor and composer, known for his yodel and his comic songs.

He won the Filmfare award for Best Male Playback Singer 8 times.

The Shahenshah-e-Ghazal, the king of ghazal.

Born in 1927 into a family of hereditary musicians. He moved to Pakistan in 1947.

A ghazal singer who made classical depth sound like conversation.

"Chupke Chupke Raat Din" (lyrics by Hasrat Mohani) reached Indian film audiences in Nikaah (1982).

Pancham, the composer who let the studio listen to everyday noise.

Known for unconventional sounds, such as the glass clink in "Chura Liya Hai Tumne" (1973). He worked often with Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle.

A child stage singer who became one of Hindi film's leading playback voices.

Padma Shri 2022. He has recorded in many Indian languages.

A jingle singer who became a leading playback voice of the 2000s.

Debut album "Pal" (1999), which includes "Yaaron". He sang "Tadap Tadap" in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).

A reality-show contestant who became the dominant playback voice of the 2010s.

"Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2 (2013) was his breakthrough.