Marc Aryan

Henri Markarian, better known as Marc Aryan , was a French and Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer born as a French citizen, who also acquired Belgian citizenship after a long residency in the country.

Marc Aryan was born to Lebanese Armenian parents. coming from Malatya, Turkey. He studied music and piano in Valence, and started writing his own songs. In 1957, he left Valence to Paris for better musical opportunities. In 1963, he went to Belgium where one of his sisters ran a nightclub in KnokkeleZoute on the coast. He tried his songs on the dance routines at the club gaining great favor. Marc Aryan decided to settle permanently in Belgium, first in Waterloo and eventually to Ohain.

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