The World's Best: Season 1 winner Lydian Nadhaswaram reveals he began playing blindfolded for fun to cheer his family up

Lydian adores Fedrick Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Han Zimmer, John Williams, Indian composers like maestro Isaignani Ilayaraja and Oscar winner AR Rahman

The World's Best premiered on CBS recently and the reality TV competition series served fans and viewers their weekly dose of entertainment, showcasing various talent ranging from singers with high vocal ranges, to magicians, martial art experts, and rock bands.

The World's Best was hosted by talk show host James Corden. And the show's main judges were Drew Barrymore, RuPaul Charles, and Faith Hill. The show also had 50 feature judges who were known as the 'Wall of the World', and who helped the main judges decide the winner.

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