Lydian Nadhaswaram

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 a prize money of $1 million.[3][4][5]

Lydian Nadhaswaram
Born
Lydian Nadhaswaram

(2005-09-05) September 5, 2005
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active2007–present
Known forWinning the 2019 CBS talent show, The World's Best
Parents
  • Varshan (father)
  • Jhansi (mother)
Awards2019 World's Best Performer Award by CBS

Early life

Lydian is 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]

Lydian spent 4 years studying at KM Music Conservatory, a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the AR Rahman Foundation. In a YouTube video Lydian was playing Vande Matram song by A.R. Rahman on the piano in front of Rahman in Lydian's house during a house visit by Rahman.[8]

In September 2019, it was announced that Lydian would make his debut as a film composer with the Malayalam-language fantasy film Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure, directed by Mohanlal, starring himself in the lead.[9] He played the role of Guddu in the film Atkan Chatkan.[10]

See also

References
  1. Viegas, Vanessa (29 September 2018). "Striking the right note". The Asian Age.
  2. Gaitonde, Vishwas R. (8 November 2017). "The grand piano chase". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Chennai's 13 years old prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram wins the 'World's Best'". Penbugs. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. "The World's Best and the Winner is ..." Mercury News. 19 March 2019.
  5. "13YO Chennai's prodigy Lydian wins 'World's best' show!". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. "Grand strokes from a li'l Mozart of Madras". Vishwas R Gaitonde. The Hindu. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. "Chennai boy Lydian crowned 'The World's Best'; bags USD 1 million". Manorama. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  8. "14-Year-Old Wins $1 Million Playing a 2 Piano Medley in Talent Competition". 28 August 2020.
  9. "Mohanlal announces 13-year-old child prodigy Lydian as the music director for 'Barroz'". The Times of India. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. "Lydian Nadhaswaram on his film debut and musical journey". Urvashi Bhattacharya. The Telegraph. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.


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