Last updated on November 5, 2026.
Indian Idol is the Sony TV and SonyLIV singing reality show that began with Abhijeet Sawant in 2004-05. Sixteen seasons have crowned a winner so far, and the most recent champion is Jyotirmayee Nayak, who won Season 16 ahead of runner-up Tanishk Shukla. The table below lists every winner with the runner-up for each season. For the people on the panel, see our list of all Indian Idol judges and hosts.
| Winner | Season | Year | Runner-up |
| Abhijeet Sawant | 1 | 2004-05 | Amit Sana |
| Sandeep Acharya | 2 | 2005-06 | N. C. Karunya |
| Prashant Tamang | 3 | 2007 | Amit Paul |
| Sourabhee Debbarma | 4 | 2008-09 | Kapil Thapa |
| Sreerama Chandra Mynampati | 5 | 2010 | Bhoomi Trivedi |
| Vipul Mehta | 6 | 2012 | Amit Kumar |
| Anjana Padmanabhan | 7 (Indian Idol Junior) | 2013 | Debanjana Karmakar |
| Ananya Sritam Nanda | 8 | 2015 | Nahid Afrin |
| L. V. Revanth | 9 | 2016-17 | Khuda Baksh |
| Salman Ali | 10 | 2018 | Ankush Bhardwaj |
| Sunny Hindustani | 11 | 2019-20 | Rohit Shyam Raut |
| Pawandeep Rajan | 12 | 2020-21 | Arunita Kanjilal |
| Rishi Singh | 13 | 2022-23 | Deboshmita Roy |
| Vaibhav Gupta | 14 | 2023-24 | Subhadeep Das Chowdhury |
| Manasi Ghosh | 15 | 2024-25 | Subhajit Chakraborty |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | 16 | 2025-26 | Tanishk Shukla |
Jyotirmayee Nayak won Indian Idol Season 16 and Tanishk Shukla finished as runner-up. Read the full Season 16 winner story, or look back at the Season 16 contestants. The previous champion was Manasi Ghosh from Season 15.
Sony TV has also brought back past contestants in a separate 2026 series. Our Indian Idol Legends Return contestants list has the pairs, photos and scores.
Jyotirmayee Nayak won Season 16. Tanishk Shukla was the runner-up.
Abhijeet Sawant won the first season in 2004-05. Amit Sana was the runner-up.
Manasi Ghosh won Season 15 in 2024-25. Subhajit Chakraborty was the runner-up.
Pawandeep Rajan won Season 12. Arunita Kanjilal was the runner-up.
Season 7 in the list above, won by Anjana Padmanabhan in 2013, was Indian Idol Junior.
Winners and runners-up are based on Wikipedia’s list of Indian Idol seasons and Sony TV broadcasts.
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I think Neha is the runner up in 2005 Indian idol..
What an amazing compilation! It's fascinating to see how Indian Idol has evolved over the seasons and the incredible talent that has emerged. I especially loved reminiscing about some of my favorite winners from earlier seasons. Keep up the great work, ReadersFusion!
Great to see a comprehensive list of all Indian Idol winners from the beginning! It's fascinating to reflect on how the show has evolved over the years. Each winner has brought something unique to the stage. Just curious, which season did you find the most entertaining?
What a great recap of all the Indian Idol winners from the first to the fifteenth season! It's fascinating to see how the show has evolved over the years and the incredible talent that has emerged. I loved revisiting some of my favorite performances and discovering some winners I had forgotten about. Thanks for putting this together!
Great compilation of Indian Idol winners from all seasons! It’s fascinating to see how the show has evolved and produced such diverse talent over the years. Looking forward to the next season!