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Serj Tankian

サージ・タンキアン　/　さーじ・たんきあん

Singer

August 21, 1967 (age 58)　・　Lebanon

singer
songwriter
activist

My Take

Serj Tankian fascinates me because he refuses to separate the artist from the citizen. As the voice of System of a Down he could swing from operatic croon to feral shriek within a single bar, a range almost no metal vocalist can touch. But what elevates him, in my view, is how he spends the credibility that voice earned him — speaking out on Armenian history and human rights even when it costs him commercially. Born in Lebanon and shaped by diaspora, he turned displacement into art. That is the kind of career I find genuinely admirable, far beyond any Grammy.

Overview

Serj Tankian ( 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 and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Serj Tankian
Name (Japanese): サージ・タンキアン
Reading: さーじ・たんきあん
Born: August 21, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Lebanon
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / songwriter / activist / guitarist / record producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Grammy Awards

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://serjtankian.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/serjtankian/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3

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