BFJA award for Best Female Playback Singer was first awarded in 1965. Sandhya Mukherjee won that for Sandhyadeeper Shikha. Aarti Mukherjee is the most awarded artists with 4 wins. Arundhati Holme Chowdhury and Pratima Mukherjee have 3 wins each. Other singers to win this award two times are - Sandhya Mukherjee, Lata Mangeshkar, Indrani Sen and Shreya Ghoshal. Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, K S Chithra, Alka Yagnik, Jayita Pandey and Kavita Krishnamurthy are only non-bengali singers to win this award. Sabina Yasmin from Bangladesh is the one and only non-Indian singer to achieve this feat.
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
| Year | Singer | Film |
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| 2013 | Lopamudra Mitra | Hemlock Society |
| 2009 | Lopamudra Mitra | Sedin Chaitra Mash |
| 2007 | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | Bhalobasar Anek Naam |
| 2006 | Shreya Ghoshal | Subho Drishti |
| 2005 | Shreya Ghoshal | Shudhu Tumi |
| 2004 | Jayita Pandey | Chokher Bali |
| 2003 | Haimanti Sukla | Gandharbi |
| 2002 | Srabani Sen | Utsab |
| 2001 | Madhura Dasgupta | Paromitar Ekdin |
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| 1999 | Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta | |
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| 1997 | Kavita Krishnamurthy | Joy Bijoy |
| 1996 | Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay | Boumoni |
| 1995 | Indrani Sen | Sandhya Tara |
| 1994 | K S Chithra | Naga Panchami |
| 1993 | Indrani Sen | Shwet Patharer Thala |
| 1992 | Sabina Yasmin | Sajani Go Sajani |
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| 1989 | Aarti Mukherjee | Madhuban |
| 1988 | Lata Mangeshkar | Amar Sangee |
| 1987 | Sujata Sarkar | Pathbhola |
| 1986 | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | Bhalobasa Bhalobasa |
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| 1976 | Aarti Mukherjee | Chhutir Phande |
| 1975 | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | Je Jekhane Danriye |
| 1974 | Lata Mangeshkar | Banpalashir Padabali |
| 1973 | Kanika Banerjee | Bigalita Karuna Janhabi Jamuna |
| 1972 | Sandhya Mukherjee | Joy Jayanti |
| 1971 | Asha Bhosle | Megh Kalo |
| 1970 | Pratima Banerjee | Parineeta |
| 1969 | Pratima Banerjee | Chowrangee |
| 1968 | Pratima Banerjee | Chhuti |
| 1967 | Aarti Mukherjee | Golpo Holeo Satyi |
| 1966 | Aarti Mukherjee | Ashru Diye Lekha |
| 1965 | Sandhya Mukherjee | Sandhyadeeper Shikha |
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