Daron Malakian Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Daron Malakian is an Armenian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has gained acclaim as the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of the metal band  as well as for being the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of Scars on Broadway. Regarded as one of the greatest hard rock guitarists of modern time, he has been placed at number #14 in Loudwire‘s list of “Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time”, at number #11 in MusicRadar‘s poll of “The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever”, and at number #30 in Guitar World‘s list of “The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time”.

Full Name

Daron Vartan Malakian

Nick Name

Daron

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Hollywood, California, United States

Residence

California, United States

Nationality

Armenian, American

Education

Daron Malakian studied at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School located in the Los Feliz side of Hollywood. Then, he attended Glendale High School

Occupation

Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

Family

• Father – Vartan Malakian (Painter, Artist, Sculptor, Dancer, Choreographer)
• Mother – Zepur Malakian (Sculptor who instructed college-level sculpture earlier in her career)
• Siblings – He is an only child.

Manager

He is represented by Velvet Hammer Management, Music Artist Management Company, West Hollywood, California, United States.

Genre

Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Experimental Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Nu Metal

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Sitar

Labels

Interscope Records, eatURmusic, American Recordings, Columbia Records

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7¼ in or 171 cm

Weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Daron Malakian has dated –

1. Jessica Miller (2003-2010) – He was in a relationship with American model Jessica Miller between 2003 and 2010.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of Armenian descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Sports long hair
• Wears a hat
• Plays Ibanez guitars for System of a Down

Daron Malakian Facts

1. His parents are ethnic Armenian immigrants.
2. Growing up, he used to listen to artists and bands such as Van Halen, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Slayer, Venom, Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura, , The Beatles, and .
3. Initially, Daron Malakian wanted to play the drums but his parents got him a guitar because “You can’t turn the drums off.”
4. His fellow schoolmates at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School included his future bandmates and (System of a Down‘s original drummer).
5. He has credited English singer-songwriter, John Lennon, as one of his biggest influences as a songwriter while his other influences include British Invasion bands such as The Kinks and The Who as well as Peter, Paul and Mary and .
6. He is the only System of a Down member to be born in the United States.
7. With System of a Down, Daron Malakian has worked on albums like Toxicity, Steal This Album!, Mezmerize, and Hypnotize.
8. He is a huge fan of the Edmonton Oilers ice hockey team.

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