Sebu Simonian

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Sebu Simonian
Simonian in 2024
Simonian in 2024
Background information
Born
Sebu Simonian

(1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 47)
Aleppo, Syria[1]
OriginLos Angeles, U.S.[2]
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
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Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • vocals
Member ofCapital Cities

Sebu Simonian (born October 15, 1978;[4] Armenian: Սեպուհ Սիմոնեան)[5] is an Armenian-American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, one-half of the Los Angeles-based indie pop duo Capital Cities.

Early life

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Simonian was born in 1978 in Aleppo,[1] Syria, to Armenian parents from Lebanon,[6][7][8] whose ancestors were survivors of the Armenian genocide.[1] His paternal grandfather was from the region of Cilicia (in present-day Turkey's Çukurova region).[1][9] Simonian's parents were from Beirut, Lebanon, but "because of a civil war [his] mum had to flee and [he] happened to be born in Syria."[10] Soon after his birth his family returned to Lebanon where they stayed until 1985[11] and moved to the United States due to the civil war there.[6]

Simonian grew up in Los Angeles County.[6] His family is involved in the Armenian community,[12] while Simonian himself was an editorial assistant at the English Section of the Armenian daily Asbarez in the late 1990s.[13] He graduated from Glendale High School.[1][14] He is an alumnus of the California State University, Northridge,[15] where he studied music.[14]

Career

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Simonian started his first band when he was 15.[11] In 2004,[16] Simonian (as lead singer and keyboardist) and Ryan Welker, guitarist and backing vocals, formed the rock[17] band Aviatic.[15]

Simonian met Ryan Merchant in 2008 through Craigslist while searching for a job as a music producer.[18] Initially, they worked as jingle writers and wrote songs for other bands.[19] They formed the indie pop duo Capital Cities in 2010.[11] Simonian was featured on Brian Wilson's 2015 album No Pier Pressure, performing and producing the track "Runaway Dancer".[20] In 2017, Simonian was featured on Armenian singer Sirusho's single "Vuy Aman".[21]

Personal life

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Simonian is married and has two sons.[citation needed]

Simonian wears a long beard, which has gained significant media attention.[22][23] Rolling Stone magazine named his beard the best at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and described it as "luxuriant [and] Rasputin-like" and rabbi-like.[24] When asked why he doesn't shave, he responded "I'm just lazy" and added that he sees himself as "a little bit of" a hipster.

Filmography

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As himself
Year Title Notes
2017 Nice Evening (Լավ Երեկո) Special guest

References

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