Serj Tankian
Birthday: 1967-08-21
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Synopsis
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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 released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Serart), as well as two solo albums Elect the Dead and Imperfect Harmonies and a live orchestral version of the former incorporating the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra named Elect the Dead Symphony. In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. Tankian also founded the music label Serjical Strike Records.
Tankian is ranked 26th in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.
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Acting
System Of A Down: Rock am Ring
as Himself
Setlist: 1. Prison Song 2. Soldier Side - Intro 3. B.Y.O.B. 4. I-E-A-I-A-I-O 5. Needles 6. Deer Dance 7. Radio/Video 8. Hypnotize 9. Question! 10. Suggestions 11. Psycho 12. Chop Suey! 13. Lonely Day 14. Bounce 15. Kill Rock 'N Roll 16. Lost In Hollywood 17. Forest 18. Science 19. Darts 20. Aerials 21. Tentative 22. Cigaro 23. Suite-Pee 24. War? 25. Toxicity 26. Sugar
Screamers
as Himself
Internationally known director Carla Garapedian follows the rock band System of a Down as they tour Europe and the US pointing out the horrors of modern genocide that began in Armenia in 1915 up though Darfur today.
System Of A Down: Hypnotize
as Himself
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Hypnotize (2005 UK Issue Dual Disc comprising of 12-track album featuring the sequel to Mesmerize produced by Rick Rubin & Daron Malakian and including the single Hypnotize plus DVD side featuring the entire album in superior 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and B.Y.O.B and Question! - Music Videos) CD side:1. Attack2. Dreaming3. Kill Rock & Roll4. Hypnotize5. Stealing Society6. Tentative7. US Fig8. Holy Mountains9. Vicinity10. She Likes Heroin11. Lonely Days12.
System of a Down: Live Hurricane Festival
as Himself
System of a Down (sometimes abbreviated as SOAD) is a metal band formed in the United States Glendale, California in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass) and John Dolmayan (drums). The group is known for social and political views which can be found in the lyrics of their songs. All four members are descendants of Armenians.
