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Sebu Simonian (born October 15, 1978; ) is an Armenian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, one-half of the Los Angeles-based indie pop duo Capital Cities.
Simonian grew up in Los Angeles County. His family is involved in the Armenian community, while Simonian himself was an editorial assistant at the English Section of the Armenian daily Asbarez in the late 1990s. He graduated from Glendale High School. He is an alumnus of the California State University, Northridge, where he studied music.
Simonian met Ryan Merchant in 2008 through Craigslist while searching for a job as a music producer. Initially, they worked as jingle writers and wrote songs for other bands. They formed the indie pop duo Capital Cities in 2010. Simonian was featured on Brian Wilson's 2015 album No Pier Pressure, performing and producing the track "Runaway Dancer". In 2017, Simonian was featured on Armenian singer Sirusho's single "Vuy Aman".
Simonian wears a long beard, which has gained significant media attention. 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. 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.
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| 2017 | Nice Evening (Լավ Երեկո) | Special guest |
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