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Serj Tankian
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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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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Down with the System - Carton of 10 Signed Copies
- Down with the System
- Cool gardens
- Glaring through oblivion
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Film & TV
Beirut, Lebanon
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…
Known for
- 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 — Himself2015
- System of a Down Live at Reading Festival 2013 — Self - Lead Singer2013
- System of a Down: Rock´N´Heim — Himself2013
- Artifact — Self2012
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Los Angeles
- Active from
- 1967
Discography
- Sampler2005
- Elect the Dead2007
- Empty Walls2007
- Lie Lie Lie2007
- Selected Music Scores2007
- The Unthinking Majority2007
- Honking Antelope2008
- Lie Lie Live2008
- Sky Is Over2008
- Fears2009
Member of
- Forever Young1991–1993
- Forever Young1991–1993
- System of a Downsince 1994
- Jazz-Iz-Christsince 2012
- Jazz-Iz-Christsince 2012
- Jazz-Iz-Christsince 2012
- Fuktronic
- Serart
- Axis of Justice
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- 41,998,193
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Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Armenian-American singer. He started as a singer in the alternative metal band System of A Down and after they went on hiatus he continued his career as a solo artist and producer. He is known for his gritty yet wide vocal range. His solo output mixes various styles and genres, including metal, rock and Armenian musical motifs. At age five, Serj Tankian moved with his parents to Los Angeles, California. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lebanon
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Award
- Grammy Awards
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Axis of Justice
- Official website
- serjtankian.com
- Image
- Serj Tankian in Artsakh (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- member of
- System of a Down
- date of birth
- 1967-08-21
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- Commons category
- Serj Tankian
- topic's main category
- Category:Serj Tankian
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 782000
- birth name
- Սերժ Թանգեան
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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- Template:Serj Tankian
- name in native language
- Սերժ Թանգեան
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Encyclopedic overview
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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