Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer whose discography spans over a hundred films and across all major film industries in the country. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
He made his playback singing debut in 2000 and came to public attention for the first time in 2008, when his rendition of the song Jashn-E-Bahaara in the historical romance film Jodhaa Akbar won him an IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Notable among his discography in Bollywood are A Wednesday (2008), Delhi-6 (2009), Rockstar (2011), Raanjhanaa (2013) and Raees (2017).
Notable playback singing credits in other languages include Komaram Puli (2010), Irada Pakka (2010), Nanban (2012), Thuppakki (2012), Maryan (2013) and S3 (2017) and Yeh hai India. Ali has also won a Screen Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) for his rendition of the title track from the movie Ishaqzaade (2012).
He judged reality shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L`il Champs 2011, Great Music Gurukul 2015, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L`il Champs 2017 and Indian Idol Season 10 in 2018. He has also hosted singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012 and Super Star Singer 2022.