Aram Tigran was a contemporary Armenian singer who was born in Al-Qamishli in northeastern Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

. After finishing grade nine, he concentrated his efforts on learning music and playing Oud

Oud

The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...

 and by the age of twenty years old, he was singing in three languages: Kurdish

Kurdish language

Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....

, Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 and Armenian

Armenian language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

. He is considered among the best of contemporary Kurdish singers and musicians. He recorded 230 songs in Kurdish, 150 in Arabic, 10 in Syriac

Neo-Aramaic languages

Neo-Aramaic, or Modern Aramaic, languages are varieties of Aramaic that are spoken vernaculars in the medieval to modern era, evolving out of Middle Aramaic dialects around AD 1200 ....

, 8 in Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 ].

Tigran died in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 on August 8, 2009. Tigran wanted to be buried in Diyarbakir

Diyarbakir

Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...

, the largest city in southeastern Turkey.

Albums

1. Çîyayê Gebarê, Aydın Müzik, 2004.
2. Zîlan, Aydın Müzik, 2004.
3. Serxwebûn Xweş E, Aydın Müzik, 2004.
4. Kurdistan, Aydın Müzik, 2004
5. Xazî Dîsa Zarbûma
6. Rabin
7. Evîna Feqiyê Teyran
8. Keçê Dinê
9. Ey Welato Em Heliyan
10. Ay dilberê
11. Daye min berde
12. Diyarbekira serin
13. Aydil
14. Em hatin
15. Heval Ferat