Rahul Nambiar (Malayalam: രാഹുല്‍ നമ്പ്യാര്‍) is an Indian playback singer and live performer. A MBA and M.Com-graduate, he won the Swapthaswarangal show in 2001 and began singing live. He later ventured into playback singing, performing for many leading South Indian film composers in various languages, while also launching an independent band named Rahlaap with bass player Aalap Raju. Rahul hails from Kannur, Kerala and was brought up in Delhi and Chennai.