| Lydian Nadhaswaram | |
| Birth Name: | Lydian Nadhaswaram |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Years Active: | 2019–present |
| Known For: | Winning the 2019 CBS talent show, The World's Best |
| Mother: | Jhansi |
| Father: | Varshan |
| Awards: | 2019 World's Best Performer Award by CBS |
Lydian Nadhaswaram (born 5 September 2005) is an Indian musician from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] [2] In 2019, he appeared on The World's Best on CBS and won, earning prize money of $1 million.[3] [4] [5]
Nadhaswaram was born to Varshan Satish, a Tamil music director, and Jhansi as their second child. At the age of two, he started performing on the drums, and at eight he taught himself to play the piano.[2] He is a student of Augustine Paul, the music director of the century-old Madras Musical Association Choir.[6] [7]
Nadhaswaram spent four years studying at KM Music Conservatory, a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the AR Rahman Foundation. In a YouTube video, Nadhaswaram was at home playing a Vande Matram song by A.R. Rahman on the piano in front of the composer.[8]
In September 2019, it was announced that Nadhaswaram would make his debut as a film composer with the Malayalam-language fantasy film , directed by Mohanlal, starring himself in the lead.[9] He played the role of Guddu in the film Atkan Chatkan.[10]