She won Zee TV TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest of singing in 1998.
[2] Archana Udupa is the first person of south Indian origin to win Hindi film song singing contest.
[4] She also judged for famous singing reality show Kannada Kogile for two seasons along with Chandan Shetty and Sadhu Kokila.
She married Sriranga, a lawyer and son of musician Shimoga Subbanna, in 2002.
[5] 2023 - Silver Screen Woman Achiever Award - For outstanding contribution to film industry[6][7][8] 2011 - Best Female Playback Singer, Karnataka State Film Award[9]