Serge Van Laeken

Belgian singer, musician, film maker and author, born on 27 May 1961 near Brussels, better known under the nickname Marka. Married to Laurence Bibot, and father of Roméo Elvis & Angèle. He grew up in Molenbeek and started his musical career in 1978 in a punk band called The Profiles, singing and playing bass. In 1981 he joined Allez Allez, who released 2 albums of which 1 reached gold status in Belgium. He then formed Les Cactus in 1983, a garage-rock band, and in 1988 he formed Bla Bla Bla, a rock/rap combo. In 1992 he started making solo records. In 2007 there was the Monsieur & Madame project. (For web links, see Marka.)