Serj Tankian. Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Tankian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 21, 1967, to Armenian parents.[3] At age five, Serj Tankian moved with his parents to Los Angeles, California.[3] In his youth, he attended bilingual Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School,[4] which was also attended by Tankian's future System of a Down bandmates Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian.[5] Tankian was accepted into California State University, Northridge.
This is where Tankian first began to play instruments and write songs.[3] Soil and System of a Down (1994–2006)[edit] After Soil split up, Tankian, Odadjian and Malakian formed a new band they called System of a Down, after a poem Malakian wrote called Victims of a Down. Elect the Dead (2007–10)[edit] Tankian's breakthrough as a solo artist came with the release of his debut record Elect the Dead. Three different promo versions of the album have surfaced to the public. More recently, he sang with Les Rita Mitsouko on the song "Terminal Beauty". Amy Lee. Early life and education[edit] Amy Lee was born in Riverside, California to parents John Lee, a disc jockey and TV personality, and Sara Cargill.
She has a brother named Robby and two sisters, Carrie and Lori. There is a rumor that Lee had a younger sister who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness.[12] The song "Hello" from Fallen has been reported to have been written for her late sister, as well as the song "Like You" from The Open Door.[13] Lee took classical piano lessons for nine years.
Christina Perri. Early life[edit] Perri grew up in Bensalem, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) with her older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum.[3] Her father is from Italy and mother from Poland.[4] She attended Nazareth Academy High School but transferred to Archbishop Ryan High School to graduate as a member of the class of 2004.[5] She taught herself how to play guitar as a 16-year-old by watching a videotape of Shannon Hoon from the group Blind Melon performing on VH1.[6] She frequently sang and acted in musical theatre as a child.
Perri cited her brother as having a large influence on her early musical work, saying that he introduced her to rock music including Guns N' Roses, which would later inspire her music. She also claims to have learned to play piano and guitar because she missed hearing music being played in the house when he moved away. Fiona Apple. Apple's vocal range is alto.[2][3] Her musical style contains elements of jazz and alternative rock.[4][5][6] Early life and family[edit] Born in New York, Apple is the daughter of singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart.[7] Her maternal grandparents were dancer Millicent Green and big band vocalist Johnny McAfee.
Her sister sings cabaret under the stage name Maude Maggart, and actor Garett Maggart is her half brother. At age 12 she was raped outside her apartment.[8] She then developed an eating disorder, purposely slimming her developing body which she saw as "bait".[9] Adam Lambert. Citing influence from various artists and genres, Lambert has a flamboyant, theatrical and androgynous performance style, and a powerful, technically skilled[10] tenor voice with multi-octave range.[11][12] His showmanship and commanding presence in live shows have also become part of his signature.[13][14] He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2011[15] and an Honorary GLAAD Media Award in 2013.[16] By April 2012 his first album had sold nearly two million copies worldwide[17] and 4.2 million singles worldwide as of January 2011.[18] The Times identified Lambert as the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major label in the U.S.[19] Biography Early life 2001–08: Career beginnings 2009: American Idol.
Billie Joe Armstrong. Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and occasional actor.
He is best known as the lead vocalist, principal songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day, which Armstrong co-founded with Mike Dirnt. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and provides lead vocals for Green Day's side projects Foxboro Hot Tubs and The Network. Raised in Rodeo, California, Armstrong developed an interest in music at a young age, and recorded his first song at the age of five.
He met Mike Dirnt while attending elementary school, and the two instantly bonded over their mutual interest in music, forming the band Sweet Children when the two were 15 years old. The band changed its name to Green Day, and would later achieve massive commercial success. Early life Armstrong's interest in music started at a young age. Career Armstrong in 1994 Armstrong in 2013 Instruments Personal life. Freddie Mercury.