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Serj Tankian, the lead singer of System of a Down
Serj Tankian, the lead singer of System of a Down

The Grammy Award-winning rock band System of a Down is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire with a free concert on April 23 in Yerevan's Republic Square.

It's the first performance in Armenia for the Southern California band, whose four members are all Armenian-Americans. It's the concluding show on the band's Wake Up The Souls Tour.

The band has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and won in 2006 in the Best Hard Rock Performance category for "B.Y.O.B."

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