This paper investigates the robust H8 controller design for a class of nonlinear singular time-delay systems. The parametric uncertainties are also considered in this work. To solve the problem, firstly, the nonlinear system is modeled by using the interval type-2 T-S fuzzy theory. To analyze the stability, by choosing a proper Lyapunov functional, the delay dependent characteristics are taken into account. Moreover, free weighting matrices are introduced to reduce the conservativeness. Consequently, using the linear matrix inequality technique, a sufficient condition for the stability of singular delayed control system is obtained. As to the controller design, this work introduces the concept of duality. Along with the stability condition, the desired robust H8 controller design can be derived. Finally, a numerical example is simulated and analyzed by using the Mat lab LMI toolbox. According to the simulation results, the designed controller stabilizes the nonlinear systems and achieves the H8 performance. It verifies the correctness of the proposed controller design method.