Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian: Biography in Details

Who is Serj Tankian?

Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. People mostly recognize him as the lead vocalist, songwriter of the alternative metal band ‘System of a Down’. To date, the band has released five albums. Additionally, Tankian has also released five solo albums.

Serj Tankian’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Tankian was born in Beirut, Lebanon on August 21, 1967. He was born to parents Khatchadour and Alice Tankian. He became interested in the world of music since his childhood years. Additionally, he holds American, Lebanese, and New Zealand nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to the Armenian ethnic background.

Talking about his education, Tankian attended bilingual Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. In addition, he was later accepted into California State University.

Serj Tankian’s Career, Salary, Net Worth

Serj Tankian initially formed the band ‘Soil’. Later, after the band members left the band, he formed a new band ‘System of a Down’ alongside Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian. Additionally, among the band’s five studio albums, three debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Coming to his solo career, Tankian released his debut record ‘Elect the Dead’ in 2007. He has since then released ‘Imperfect Harmonies’, ‘Harakiri’, and ‘Orca Symphony No. 1’.

With ‘System of a Down’, Tankian has released albums like ‘Toxicity’, ‘Steal This Album!’, and ‘Mezmerize’. He is also an advocate of environmental and animal protection. Furthermore, he has authored two poetry books, ‘Cool Gardens’ and ‘Glaring Through Oblivion’. He also has credits for appearing in movies like ‘My Little Prince’, ‘The Last Inhabitant’, ‘1915’, and ‘Furious (Легенда о Коловрате)’.

‘System of a Down’ has garnered four Grammy Award nominations. Additionally, the band has also received numerous Kerrang! and MTV awards.

Serj Tankian has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 20 million at present.

Serj Tankian’s Rumors, Controversy

Serj Tankian’s album ‘Toxicity’ which was released on the eve of 9/11 was surrounded by various controversies. Additionally, the nature of Tankian’s vocals has also been criticized several times. At present, there are no rumors concerning Tankian and his career.

How tall is Serj Tankian?

Talking about his body measurement, Tankian has a height of 5 feet 10½ inches (1.79 m). Additionally, his hair color and eye color is dark brown.

Is Serj Tankian active on social media?

Serj Tankian is active over the social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram. He has more than 540k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 685k followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 1.8M followers.

References: (aljazeera.com, bbc.com, discogs.com, rollingstone.com, billboard.com)

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