Lydian Nadhaswaram
Lydian Nadhaswaram is an Indian Tamil musician and pianist from Chennai. He was born on September 5, 2005. He became famous after winning the 2019 CBS talent show The World's Best, earning $1 million.
He started music very young: playing drums at age two and teaching himself piano by age eight. He studied with Augustine Paul, the music director of the Madras Musical Association Choir, and spent four years at KM Music Conservatory, founded by the AR Rahman Foundation.
A YouTube video shows him playing AR Rahman’s Vande Matram on the piano at home for the composer.
In September 2019, it was announced that he would debut as a film composer with the Malayalam fantasy Barroz 3D – Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure, directed by Mohanlal, in which he stars. He also played the role of Guddu in the film Atkan Chatkan.
In 2021, he received the Lokmat Sur Jytosna National Music Award, presented by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.
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