Karnig Sarkissian

Karnig Sarkissian
Karnig Sarkissian Live in Aleppo, December 2015
Background information
Born	Aleppo, Syria
Origin	Syrian-Armenian
Genres	patriotic songs
Occupation(s)	Singer

Karnig Sarkissian (Armenian: Գառնիկ Սարգիսեան), is a popular Armenian singer born in Aleppo, Syria, and a naturalized American citizen. He is well known for his Armenian patriotic songs throughout the Armenian diaspora and a big supporter of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF).

In 1982, Sarkissian was convicted in taking part in a plot to bomb the Philadelphia Turkish Consulate. A resident of Anaheim, California at the time, his accomplices accordhing to the courts were Viken Vasken Yacoubian of Glendale; Vicken Archavir Sarkissian Hovsepian, of Santa Monica; Dikran Sarkis Berberian, of Glendale and Steven John Dadaian, of Canoga Park, California and lisbon 5. They were accused of being members of Justice Commandos Armenian Genocide (JCAG).

His prison sentence was cut short. After release from prison, Karnig Sarkissian resumed his artistic activity and is a popular singer in the Armenian diaspora.

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