Marten Yorgantz was born in Istanbul. He studied at the Mkhitaryan School in Istanbul but never graduated. He is the author of more than 30 children's songs. In Europe he is known as the best Armenian pop singer. He has released 24 CDs. After the earthquake in Spitak he presented the "100 songs for Armenian children" project. In 1967 he was awarded the “Golden Microphone” Award in Paris and in 2008 he received the Gold Medal at the “Karot” Festival in Moscow. He lives in France.