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Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian 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.
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culture · Armenian-American singer (born 1967) · singer · songwriter · activist · guitarist · record producer · rock musician · writer · composer · musician · also Serj Tankian, Tankian
Born 21 August 1967 · Q486063
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2026· 4 entries
“If we carry out bombings on Afghanistan or elsewhere to appease public demand, and very likely kill innocent civilians along the way, we”
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“the same religion as that tree over there”
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Diócesis de Salamanca: Serj Tankian System Of A Down Sugar Tab Sugar System Of A Down" Essential T-Shirt By Saturnozart Redbubble
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2025· 13 entries
Published video “When Death Arrives (Ruben Hakhverdyan Cover) - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Released album “Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Published video “Sonic Expulsions - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Published video “Apocalyptic Dance (feat. Lucas Vidal) - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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VICE: System of a Down Frontman Serj Tankian Confirms Sick New World 2026 Headlining Set
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Published video “Kneeling Away From The Sun - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Published video “I Found You - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Published video “Things Unspoken (feat. Bic Runga) - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Published video “Serj Tankian - Visual Resonance - Art Book Introduction”.
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Hyperallergic: Listening to the Paintings of Serj Tankian
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Published video “I'm In Heaven - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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Published video “Serj Tankian - I'm Counting On You (Chris de Burgh Cover) [Official Music Video]”.
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Published video “I'm Counting On You (Chris de Burgh Cover) - Song Introduction - Covers, Collaborations & Collages”.
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2024· 10 entries
People: Serj Tankian Hopes New Memoir Puts System of a Down Return Questions to Rest: ‘There’s No Magic Solution There’ (Exclusive)
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People: Serj Tankian Says Collab with System of a Down Drummer John Dolmayan Is 'Like This Connection to the Past' (Exclusive)
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Released ep “Foundations”.
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Yahoo: Serj Tankian reflects on a life of truth, activism and System Of A Down
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American Songwriter: Part History, Part Memoir, Serj Tankian’s Book ‘Down With the System’ Shocks and Enlightens on Every Page
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loudwire: How Serj Tankian Feels About Sleep Token + Other Newer Rock and Metal Bands
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Via Hachette Books; the artist wrote on X, "I had a blast working on this accidentally hatched philosophical memoir, as it's given me the unique opportunity to deep dive into my family history, my own motivations from a
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American Songwriter: Serj Tankian Talks About System Of A Down’s Future of Touring
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Tankian stated in an interview on the popular YouTube channel Mythical Kitchen that he had begun eating meat again the year prior
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The band performed two gigs, making headline appearances at Sick New World on April 27, and at a standalone concert (together with Deftones) at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, the first-ever ticketed live event to
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2023· 2 entries
Released album “Invocations”.
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The band hosted their only live performance of the year as co-headliners of the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas
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2022· 5 entries
Released album “MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street”.
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Released ep “Perplex Cities”.
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loudwire: Serj Tankian Debuts New Song Through AR Experience, Announces 2022 EP
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Released album “Live at Leeds”.
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Advocated negotiating with Bashar al-Assad, letting Iran deal with ISIS, whom he accused Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey of supporting
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2021· 11 entries
Released album “Live in Edmonton”.
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Released album “I Am Not Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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Released album “Truth to Power (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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Released album “Cinematique Series: Violent Violins”.
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Released album “Cinematique Series: Illuminate”.
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Released album “Cool Gardens Poetry Suite”.
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Yahoo: Serj Tankian Releases 24 Minute Modern Classical Composition Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto
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Released ep “Elasticity”.
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“When I conceived possibly doing another record with the guys from System of a Down a few years back, I started working on a set of songs that I arranged in rock format for that purpose, As we weren”
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“I was very lost. I was playing music at home, but I didn”
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Tankian stated; "I was very lost
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2020· 2 entries
Released album “Fuktronic”.
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Tankian condemned the actions of Azerbaijan in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and expressed his support to Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh
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2019· 1 entry
Released album “Midnight Star (Original Game Soundtrack)”.
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2018· 3 entries
Released album “Spitak (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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Alternative Press: Serj Tankian opens up on future of System Of A Down's music, "It's gotta feel right"
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Tankian founded Kavat Coffee, a company that focuses on Armenian coffee
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2017· 2 entries
Released album “Furious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”.
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Released album “Intent to Destroy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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2016· 2 entries
Released album “The Last Inhabitant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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Released album “1915: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”.
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2015· 1 entry
Playing for free for over two hours in Yerevan's Republic Square
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2014· 1 entry
Collaborated with Italian DJ Benny Benassi for the single "Shooting Helicopters"
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2013· 1 entry
Tankian collaborated with Device, a project led by Disturbed frontman David Draiman
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2012· 6 entries
While the live recorded version was released on June 25, 2013, through Serjical Strike Records
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Released album “Orca Symphony No. 1”.
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Released album “Harakiri”.
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Tankian married his long-time girlfriend Angela Madatyan, an Armenian woman from Vanadzor, in a private ceremony in Simi Valley, California
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Planned for this to be the first of four new albums
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Released album “California Nightmare”.
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2011· 5 entries
Tankian traveled to Armenia, where he was received at Government House by then-Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, who awarded him with a Commemorative Medal (Armenian: ՀՀ Վարչապետի հուշամեդալ) for his "contribution to the r
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Released ep “Imperfect Remixes”.
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Was awarded the Armenian Prime Minister's Medal for his contributions to the recognition of the Armenian genocide and the advancement of music
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“s release, that an EP titled Imperfect Remixes would be released sometime within 2011. On March 1, Tankian released Imperfect Remixes and the music video for”
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And some side projects including jazz, electronic, and symphonic records
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2010· 5 entries
Following several weeks of internet rumors, System of a Down officially announced that they would play shows in Europe during Festivals and in North America, mostly in the U
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Released album “Imperfect Harmonies”.
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A music video for "Left of Center" was released on Tankian's MySpace account
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A promo single from his upcoming album Imperfect Harmonies was released called "Borders Are"
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Released album “Elect the Dead Symphony”.
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2009· 1 entry
Tankian collaborated with the band Viza (previously known as Visa) for their track "Viktor"
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2008· 1 entry
Released ep “Lie Lie Live”.
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2007· 16 entries
Released album “Elect the Dead”.
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“Transparent mountains of our own reality (ang.)”
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“Need the one you love and love the ones you need, need the one you love and love the ones you bleed (ang.)”
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“Speak with me my only mind (ang.)”
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“Father into your hands I commend my spirit (ang.)”
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“Science fails to recognize the single most potent element of human existence (ang.)”
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“When I became the sun, I shone life into the man’s heart (ang.)”
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“And a day is just a collection of hours. (ang.)”
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“Cliché people, organs rare. (ang.)”
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“We must call upon our bright darkness (ang.)”
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“Opis: odpowiedź na pytanie, czy ma jakąś radę dla młodych artystów.”
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Released album “Selected Music Scores”.
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“Freedom is raped by war like whore (ang.)”
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“Humans everywhere, canned. (ang.)”
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“Spell brings forth energy, your life giving you force (ang.)”
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“Revolution, the only solution (ang.)”
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2006· 2 entries
System of a Down won an MTV Good Woodie Award for their song "Question
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For "Best Hard Rock Performance" for their song "B
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2005· 2 entries
Released ep “Sampler”.
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System of a Down won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative
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2002· 1 entry
Tankian co-founded the non-profit political activism organization Axis of Justice, alongside guitarist and fellow activist Tom Morello
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1998· 1 entry
And Charades was attempted during the 2005 Mezmerize/Hypnotize sessions, but never released (although a short video clip of Tankian and Dolmayan playing the song in a recording studio was featured on "the Making of Mezme
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1992· 1 entry
“s Angel Dust by Faith No More. When System of a Down toured with Faith No More singer Mike Patton, who at the time fronted his other band Mr. Bungle on the 2000 SnoCore Tour, Tankian said that both vocalists”
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1967· 2 entries
Born 1967-08-21.
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To Armenian parents Khachadour and Alice Tankian
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