{{short description|Indian playback singer and performer}} {{Multiple issues| {{tone|date=July 2018}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2016}} }}

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'''Inchara Rao''' is a Bengaluru-based playback singer and performer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-05 |title=Inchara Rao talks about her musical inspirations |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/inchara-rao-talks-about-her-musical-inspirations/articleshow/79580583.cms |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=George, DHNS |first=Nina C. |title=On my pinboard |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/my-pinboard-14-674738.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> She won the award for ''Best Female Playback Singer'' SIIMA in 2016, and the Filmfare Awards South 2016 as the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada.

She began her career as a contestant on the first season of the singing reality television show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa ''Kannada.'' She won third place. Afterwards, she released her debut song, ''Nanna Stylu Berene,'' from the film ''Geleya'', an item song.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Rao was born in Shimoga, India. She is best known for her song ''Kareyole'' from the film ''Rangitaranga,'' which won her several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada and the SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada.<ref>IKYATHA YERASALA. [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/230616/inching-on-a-high-note.html ''Inching on a high note''],''Deccan Chronicle'', Bengaluru,23 June 2016.Retrieved on 4 July 2016.</ref><ref>Prakash Upadhyaya. [http://www.ibtimes.co.in/63rd-filmfare-awards-south-2016-live-updates-winners-list-photos-683283 ''63rd Filmfare Awards South 2016 live updates: Winners' list''],''International Business Times'', IST,19 June 2016.Retrieved on 4 July 2016.</ref>

She sings ''Ayomaya'' from the movie Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu.

== Discography == {{Main|List of songs recorded by Inchara Rao}}

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