Marka
The French-speaking Belgian singer Marka was born Serge Van Laeken on 27 May
1961 in Boitsfort, Brussels and grew up in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Mettewie. He
cut his teeth in the group Allez Allez whose 1981 African Queen EP and
subsequent performance at the Torhout-Werchter festival in 1982 put them on the
map. Marka parted ways with Allez Allez in 1982 and kicked off his solo career
with the 1992 album Je Vous Dis Tout, which paved the way for a contract with
Columbia France three years later. Subesquent albums included Merci d'Avance
(1996), L'Idiomatic (1997) L'Etat c'est Moi (2...
