- Brother of Jeannine Susiny.
- In 1968, he also visited the Soviet Union where he sang for tens of thousands of fans in Moscow and other cities filling stadiums. Marc Aryan also eventually visited his homeland Armenia for very successful concert tour insisting to sing some songs in Armenian including the famous "Yerevan" dedicated to the Armenian capital.
- Henri Markarian initially released materials under the personal label Markal. He then changed the name of the label to Malatya where his parents came from.
- Anthony Quinn recorded his successful hit "I Love You" in Marc Aryan's studio.
- He had some commercial success in Quebec, Canada's predominantly francophone province.
- Marc Aryan founded his own record label named Markal where he released many of his songs. He also founded a music publishing house.
- He had great affinity for languages, and was able to speak several language (up to 9).
- Born in an ethnic Armenian family in 1926 and was the third of seven siblings.
- In 1969, he established a music studio he named Katy after his successful single "Katy". Many renowned artists recorded albums in Marc Aryan's studios including Julio Iglesias, Salvatore Adamo, Michel Fugain, Frédéric François, Will Tura, Danyel Gérard, Patrick Hernandez, Toots Thielemans.
- Marc Aryan visited Turkey where his parents originated from. His success was huge after his release of the oriental-themed "Istanbul", one of his best known hits that became an instant classic in Turkey. He also released a number of re-arrangements of his biggest hits in Turkish language, following the example of famous European artists who had done the same like Salvatore Adamo, Johnny Hallyday, Sacha Distel, Enrico Macias and Peppino di Capri. Turkish language versions in his album Istanbul'da include 9 songs including "Yalancisin", "Dünya Dönüyor", "Kalbin Yok Mu?" and others. The Turkish lyrics were mostly written by Fecri Ebcioglu.
- Marc Aryan died in 1985 in Belgium from a cardiac arrest. He was just 59, and had written more than 200 songs.
- In 1963, he went to Belgium where one of his sisters ran a nightclub in Zeebrugge 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.
- His single "Katy" that was released in 1964-1965, topped both Wallonia and Flanders Singles Charts becoming one of the top selling singles for 1965. He made sold-out concerts throughout Belgium. Other successful singles by him included "Volage Volage" (20 weeks in the Belgian Top 10), "Un Petit Slow" (again a #1 hit), "Angelina", "Giorgina", "Parce que je t'aime", "Si j'etais sur..", "Quand je te prends dans mes bras", "Qu'un peu d'amour", "Mon petit navire", "La chanson du viel aveugle" and "Tu es numéro 1 au hit-parade de mon coeur".
- Marc Aryan was born to Lebanese Armenian parents who came from Malatya, Turkey.
- He recorded several songs for an album released in Brussels. With initial success, Henri Markarian decided to adopt the stage name Marc Aryan (derived from pronunciation of his Armenian family name).
- His love for music started very early to the detriment of school. He initially helped with his father's business in selling Middle Eastern food. He fell very ill while he was just 18, and left the father's business and later on, decided to concentrate on music, particularly finding success after moving to Belgium.
- Marvin Gaye recorded his album Midnight Love in Katy Studios of Aryan in 1981. The album went on to earn Gaye two Grammy Awards.
- He was a French-Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer of Armenian descent born as a French citizen, who also acquired Belgian citizenship after a long residency in the country.
- There had been a confusion whether he was born in 1935 instead, but the tombstone confirms the year of birth as 1926. (To appear younger with his audience, he always gave up 1935 as his year of birth).
- He studied music and piano in Valence, and started writing his own songs. In 1957, he left Valence to Paris for better musical opportunities.
- After the successful years 1964 and 1965 locally, the years 1966 and 1969 proved to be his most prosperous years internationally. Marc Aryan enjoyed great popularity in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon and Syria, where he also sang some songs in Armenian language and in Eastern Europe and Latin America.
- In 1997, a tribute concert entitled "Hommage à Marc Aryan" was held in Schaerbeek, in which his most well-known songs were interpreted by contemporary singers including Marka, Perry Rose, Dominique A, Jean-Luc of Sttellla, Be Plouvier, Zop Hophop and actor Benoit Poelvoorde.
- In his studio the disco hit of Patrick Hernandez "Born to be alive" was recorded with in the backings the very first vocal effort of Madonna.
- He could bring his concerts up to three times a day.
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