Please answer the following question: Facts: - instrument: vocal , theremin , guitar , bass guitar , violin , , harmonica , melodica , bouzouki , dulcimer , drums piano , keyboards , synthesizer , sampler - website: -lsb- http://www.serjtankian.com www.serjtankian.com -rsb- - years active: 1992 -- present - caption: tankian en seine festival in 2013 . performing with system of a down at rock - label: serjical axis of justice , strike , reprise , american , columbia , - spouse: anayeli jimenez -lrb- 2012-forever -rrb- - birth date: 21 august 1967 - background: solo_singer - image: rock en seine soad 1.jpg - birth place: beirut , lebanon - associated acts: system the f.c.c. , tom morello , serart , scars on of broadway , deftones a down , axis of justice , - occupation: musician poet , political activist , singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist , record producer , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of serj tankian .
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serj tankian -lrb- , ; born august 21 , 1967 -rrb- is a lebanese-born armenian 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 rock band system of a down , formed in 1994 by four armenian-american friends .during his musical career , tankian has released five albums with system of a down , one with arto tuncboyacyan -lrb- '' serart '' -rrb- , as well as five solo albums '' elect the dead '' , '' imperfect harmonies '' , '' harakiri '' , '' orca '' , and '' jazz-iz-christ '' .a live orchestral version of elect the dead incorporating the auckland philharmonia orchestra named '' elect the dead symphony '' was released .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 , and is represented by velvet hammer music and management group under system of a down .on august 12 , 2011 , tankian was awarded the armenian prime minister 's medal for his contributions to the recognition of the armenian genocide and the advancement of music .