DerHova
Armenian musician
Harout Arthur Der Hovagimian (sometimes spelled "Ter-Hovakimyan"; born 22 February 1974) is a Canadian-Armenian composer, songwriter and record producer.
Early life
Harout Arthur Der Hovagimian was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Armenian parents from Aleppo, Syria. His roots come from the historic Armenian cities of Kharberd, Antep, and Urfa. He attended Dante Alighieri Academy but later graduated from William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in 1992.
Career
Der Hovagimian signed his first recording contract at the age of 17 with the newly found Canadian record label Hi-Bias Records. For the following 15 years, he was mainly credited under his stage name "Mark Ryan".
For years, his main focus was his Temperance project. Starting out as a solo Tech house project, his debut commercial release was the five-track Phantasy EP, released early 1992. Temperance eventually crossed over into a more Dance-pop/Eurodance sound with the inclusion of Mark's schoolmate Lorraine Reid on vocals. Their first hit "Music Is My Life" was released in 1994, followed by a number of other hits, worldwide licenses, numerous Juno Award Nominations.
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