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Serj Tankian

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Serj Tankian ( TAHN-kee-ən, Western Armenian: Սերժ Թանգյան pronounced [sɛɾʒ tʰɑŋkʰˈjɑn]; born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Serj Tankian is the 390th most popular musician (up from 457th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Serj Tankian ranks 390 out of 3,175. Before him are Enrico Macias, Steve Vai, Manu Dibango, Mick Taylor, Matthias Jabs, and Joe Strummer. After him are Djivan Gasparyan, John Phillips, Stig Anderson, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ton Koopman, and Willi Boskovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Serj Tankian ranks 46. Before him are Javier Sotomayor, Claudio Caniggia, Sung Jae-gi, Richard Z. Kruspe, Laura Dern, and Denis Villeneuve. After him are Carrie-Anne Moss, Peter Thiel, François Ozon, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Guy Pearce, and Emily Watson.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Serj Tankian ranks 40 out of 145. Before him are Tammam Salam (1945), Fouad Siniora (1943), Mia Khalifa (1993), Alfonso Jordan (1103), Abbas al-Musawi (1952), and Zeno of Sidon (-150). After him are Pierre Gemayel (1905), Antipater of Sidon (-200), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115), Bechara El Khoury (1890), and Camille Chamoun (1900).

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Among MUSICIANS In Lebanon

Among musicians born in Lebanon, Serj Tankian ranks 1. After him are Mika (1983), John Dolmayan (1973), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), Ara Malikian (1968), and Ibrahim Maalouf (1980).

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