0 (especially in connection with Indian films) a singer whose songs actors pretend to be singing when in fact they are just moving their lips
Many people go to see a movie just to hear their favorite playback singer.
He also meets a struggling playback singer who somehow reminds him of his flame who he wants to reconnect with quite badly.
In his early career he aspired to be a playback singer.
He has been a narrator, a playback singer, and presenter for numerous programmes.
In both these films she also performed as a playback singer in several songs.
She is also a playback singer, composer and has released her private albums.