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Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American musician best known as the lead singer of the heavy metal band System of a Down. He is notable for his distinctive vocal style and has also pursued a solo career while being recognized as an activist on various social and political issues.
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- 1967-08-21
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- Down with the System - Carton of 10 Signed Copies
- Down with the System
- Cool gardens
- Glaring through oblivion
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down. During his musical career, Tankian has…
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- Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker — Cameo2023
- Truth to Power — Self2020
- Rock for Artsakh: a concert for peace — Self2020
- I Am Not Alone — Self2019
- System Of A Down – Live At Pinkpop 2017 — Self2017
- System of a Down - Rock in Rio — Vocals2015
- System of a Down: Live in Yerevan, Armenia 2015 — Himself
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Serj Tankian (/sɜːrdʒ ˈtɑːnkiən/ TAHN-kee-ən, Western Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան pronounced [sɛɾʒ tʰɑŋkʰˈjɑn]; born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American musician . He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.
Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down (System of a Down, Toxicity, Steal This Album!, Mezmerize, Hypnotize) and five solo albums (Elect the Dead, Imperfect Harmonies, Harakiri, Orca, and Elasticity), as well as collaborating with musicians such as rapper Tech N9ne and folk singer Arto Tunçboyacıyan. He also released Elect the Dead Symphony, a live orchestral version of Elect the Dead featuring the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He is the founder of the record label Serjical Strike Records, and is currently represented by Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group.
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