The Grammy Awards, often referred to simply as the Grammys, are prestigious awards presented annually by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. The awards cover various categories, including recordings, compositions, performances, and packaging, across different genres and formats.
The Grammy Awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists and bands, as well as the presentation of the awards themselves. The event is typically televised and attracts a wide audience.
Grammy Winners List from India (1959-2024)
Checkout the list of all Grammy Winners from India since 1959 till now:
Year | Name of the Musician | Category |
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1968 | Ravi Shankar | Best Chamber Music Performance |
1973 | Ravi Shankar | Album of the Year |
1981 | Zubin Mehta | Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra) |
1981 | Zubin Mehta | Best Engineered Recording, Classical |
1982 | Zubin Mehta | Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance |
1990 | Zubin Mehta | Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra) |
1990 | Zubin Mehta | Best Classical Vocal Performance |
1991 | T. H. Vinayakram and Zakir Hussain | Best World Music Album |
1992 | Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Best World Music Album |
2002 | Ravi Shankar | Best World Music Album |
2008 | A. R. Rahman, H. Sridhar, and P. A. Deepak | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album |
2008 | A. R. Rahman, Gulzar, and Tanvi Shah | Best Song Written for Visual Media |
2008 | Zakir Hussain | Best Contemporary World Music Album |
2013 | Ravi Shankar | Lifetime Achievement Award |
2013 | Ravi Shankar | Best World Music Album |
2015 | Ricky Kej | Best New Age Album |
2015 | Neela Vaswani | Best Children’s Album |
2022 | P. A. Deepak, Ricky Kej, and Stewart Copeland | Best New Age Album |
2022 | Falguni Shah | Best Children’s Music Album |
2024 | Zakir Hussain | Best Global Music Performance |
2024 | Rakesh Chaurasia | Best Global Music Performance and Contemporary Instrumental Album |
2024 | Band Shakti (John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan) | Best Global Music Album |
Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan won Grammy
Recently, the 66th Grammy winners were announced, and among all the winners, Indian musicians bagged three Grammy Awards for 2024. Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla player and musician from India, won a Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Performance category for his track ‘Pashto.’
Apart from that, The Moment’, by fusion band Shakti, featuring John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan, won the Global Music Album Award. Also, Rakesh Chaurasia won the Global Music Performance and Contemporary Instrumental Album awards at Grammy 2024.
Grammy Winners FAQs
A. Legendary Musician Ravi Shankar won the first Grammy for India in 1968.
A. Ricky Kej is the youngest Indian to win a Grammy.
A. Ravi Shankar and Zubin Mehta are two musicians from India who have the highest number of Grammys.
A. John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh, Ganesh Rajagopalan, and Rakesh Chaurasiya won a Grammy Award for India in 2024.