Background
Tigran was born in First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Qamishli in northeastern Syria to a family originally from Diyarbakır.
Tigran was born in First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Qamishli in northeastern Syria to a family originally from Diyarbakır.
Among Assyrians in Qamishlo he was known as Aram Dikran. After finishing ninth grade, he concentrated his efforts on learning music and playing Oud and by the age of twenty years, he was singing in four languages: Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac and Armenian. He is considered among the best of contemporary Kurdish singers and musicians.
He recorded 230 songs in Kurdish, 150 in Arabic, 10 in Syriac, 8 in Greek.
Tigran died in Athens on August 8, 2009. Tigran wanted to be buried in Diyarbakır in Turkey, but the Turkish authorities refused this request.