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Serj Tankian
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System of a Down founder Serj Tankian was born on August 21, 1967, in Beirut, Lebanon. He and his family immigrated to Los Angeles in 1975. He studied marketing at California State University and started his own software company before beginning his music career with the formation of System of a Down in 1995. In 1998, System of a Down signed on to Rick Rubin's American imprint, and over the following seven years released five well-received albums, the second of which, Toxicity, thrust them into the forefront of the metal community, garnered a Grammy nomination, and sold millions of copies. Tankian utilized his success to influence the political world he often commented on lyrically by co-founding a nonprofit organization called Axis of Justice with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello. He remained active with System of a Down throughout the mid-2000s and also released a book of poetry, titled Cool Gardens, before SOAD chose, in May 2006, to go on hiatus of an undetermined length. Tankian made use of this sabbatical to record his first solo album, Elect the Dead, which was released in fall 2007. ~ Gregory McIntosh, All Music GuideMore

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Serj Tankian
"Serj Tankian is not what he used to be. [He's better.] The Lebanese-born Armenian-American poe...
Songs: 2, Videos: 5, Playlists: 2, Blog Posts: 3, Polls: 0, Battles: 1

Most Popular Music Videos (6)

Sky Is Over (Video)
(Duration: 3:08)
Aug 23rd, 5:44am
Empty Walls (Video)
(Duration: 3:53)
Sep 28th, 3:04pm
Lie Lie Lie (Video)
(Duration: 3:33)
Aug 23rd, 9:44am
Sky Is Over (Official Video)
(Duration: 2:59)
Aug 23rd, 5:43am
Sky Is Over [Video w/Lyrics]
(Duration: 3:05)
Aug 23rd, 8:15am
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Fan Comments

Oct 10th, 7:42pm
SSWWWEEEEETTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 12th, 10:36am
Oh man, music sounds a lot better when you are the singer... and I don't know if you have ever realized the emotions that your stranger fans feel when we translate your lyrics.
I love your voice so much I feel could float away... I hope you're happy.
Jul 6th, 2:16pm
System of a Down was a band I grew up with and when you broke off, my heart hurt so much lol xD but then I found your solo albums and whatnot :] I will always be a fan of your work, Serj, solo or not ;D ♥
May 27th, 9:57pm
power to you
Feb 25th, 8:38pm
i grew up with soad, and keep living with serj - we need some more serj and soad!!!!!!!! this world is going down the pooper, and we need a scooper xD - rock on!
Feb 14th, 5:24am
i luv ur song Empty walls!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 23rd, 6:55pm
your inspiration is amazing ;D
Dec 1st, 5:40pm
I'd have to say that you definetly have talent. You always have that certain... something that is different from others. Isn't it great being different? :)
Nov 20th, 8:36am
Nice to see you here man - I love your stuff. Always makes a better day to hear some of the new stuff or older SOAD songs playing.