Lydian Nadhaswaram

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Lydian Nadhaswaram
Born
Lydian Nadhaswaram

(2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 19)
Nationality Indian
Occupations
Years active2019–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

Lydian Nadhaswaram (born 5 September 2005) is an Indian Tamil 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]

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Early life

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 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]

Award

Nadhaswaram was awarded the Lokmat Sur Jytosna National Music Award in 2021, which was given away by the information and broadcast Minister Anurag Thakur. [11] [12]

See also

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