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Armenian-American musician and singer

Onnik Dinkjian (Armenian: Oննիկ Տինքճեան; born ) is a French-born American-Armenian musician and singer.^[1] He is the father of Ara Dinkjian and has appeared with his son as well as other Armenian musicians such as Roupen Altiparmakian playing oud.^[2][3]

Biography

He was born Jean-Joseph Miliyan in Paris, France, in , the son of Garabed and Zorah from Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir), who both fled the Armenian genocide.

He had a sister two years older. His father died when Jean-Joseph was less than one year old.

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He and his sister were adopted by his godparents, Nishan and Oghida Dinkjian, who were also from Dikranagerd, and continued to live in Paris. He grew up fluent in French and Armenian.

His interest in music began when he was 10 and began attending an Armenian church in Paris.

"I absolutely fell in love with the music," he said. "This is what brought me into the Armenian Church, not neces