# DerHova
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = DerHova
| image = DerHova.jpg
| birth_name = Harout Arthur Der Hovagimian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|02|22}}
| birth_place = [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario), Canada
| alias = {{hlist|DerHova|Mark Ryan|22 Green|Latin Tech|Benz Mezinek}}
| genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music), [Dance](/source/Dance_music), [House](/source/House_Music), [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B), [New Age](/source/New_Age_music), [Folk](/source/Folk_music)
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter|song composer}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[Temperance](/source/Temperance_(group))|[Sirusho](/source/Sirusho)|[Lilit Hovhannisyan](/source/Lilit_Hovhannisyan)|[Bright Light Bright Light](/source/Bright_Light_Bright_Light)|[soulDecision](/source/souldecision)|[Sofi Mkheyan](/source/Sofi_Mkheyan)|[Karnig Sarkissian](/source/Karnig_Sarkissian)|[Tamar Kaprelian](/source/Tamar_Kaprelian)|[Rosy Armen](/source/Rosy_Armen)|[Hasmik Karapetyan](/source/Hasmik_Karapetyan)}}
| website = {{URL|derhova.com}}
}}
'''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](/source/Toronto), Ontario, the son of Armenian parents from [Aleppo](/source/Aleppo), Syria. His roots come from the historic Armenian cities of [Kharberd](/source/Harpoot), [Antep](/source/Gaziantep), and [Urfa](/source/Urfa). He attended [Dante Alighieri Academy](/source/Dante_Alighieri_Academy) but later graduated from [William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute](/source/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](/source/Temperance_(group)) project. Starting out as a solo [Tech house](/source/Tech_house) project, his debut commercial release was the five-track ''Phantasy'' EP, released early 1992. [Temperance](/source/Temperance_(group)) eventually crossed over into a more [Dance-pop](/source/Dance-pop)/[Eurodance](/source/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](/source/Juno_Awards).[{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=temperance+music+is+my+life+mark+ryan&pg=PA30 |title=Juno Award Nomination - Billboard Magazine article |date= July 1995|accessdate=2016-12-01}}]
By 19, Mark's on the side successful remix works also led to ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' magazine titling him one of the top remixers from Canada. In 1996, Temperance peaked with its hi-nrg cover version of the 1980s hit "[Forever Young](/source/Forever_Young_(Alphaville_song))".[{{cite web|url=https://www.kkbox.com/sg/en/album/dbphkA7lzWcczB0F6Ain0091-index.html |title=Temperance - Forever Young (CD Single credits) |date= 8 December 2006|accessdate=2016-12-01}}]
In 1997, after the releases of ''S.P.O.T. (Side Project of Temperance)'' and the [Temperance](/source/Temperance_(group)) single "Universal Dream", Mark parted ways to launch 22 Green Productions, primarily focusing on producing and remixing various local and international artists, such as [soulDecision](/source/soulDecision),[{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/soulDecision-Ooh-Its-Kinda-Crazy/release/3194222 |title=soulDecision - Ooh It's Kinda Crazy (CD Single credits) |website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |date= 15 May 2001|accessdate=2016-12-01}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/soulDecision-Faded/release/1938862 |title=soulDecision - Faded (CD Single credits) |website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}] [666](/source/666_(band)),[{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/666-Nitemare/release/3311277 |title=666 - Diablo (Album credits) |website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |date= 1999|accessdate=2016-12-01}}] Vapourspace,[{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Vapourspace-Gravitational-Arch-Of-10/release/822 |title=Vapourspace - Gravitational Arch of 10 (Single credits) |website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |date= May 1993|accessdate=2016-12-01}}] [Urban Cookie Collective](/source/Urban_Cookie_Collective), Mia Minx, [Emjay](/source/Emjay), and more.[{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7w0EAAAAMBAJ&q=mark+ryan+temperance&pg=PA33 |title=Departure from Temperance article |date= 27 June 1998|accessdate=2016-12-01}}]
His song "[Qele Qele](/source/Qele_Qele)" performed by [Sirusho](/source/Sirusho) was [Armenia](/source/Armenia)'s entry in the [Eurovision Song Contest 2008](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008). DerHova composed the song, thought up the title, and produced the original and remix versions of the song. Out of 43 participating countries, it went on to rank 4th (Armenia's highest position in the main song contest, equaled in 2014), and received the most 12 points in the competition.
On September 5, 2010, his production of [Mama](/source/Mama_(Vladimir_Arzumanyan_song)) performed by [Vladimir Arzumanyan](/source/Vladimir_Arzumanyan), was selected as Armenia's entry in the [Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010](/source/Junior_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2010). On November 20, the song went on to collect the most points (including the most 12 points) to win the contest, Armenia's first victory at any level of Eurovision.
==Personal life==
DerHova currently resides in [Yerevan](/source/Yerevan), Armenia.[{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/derhova |title=Facebook |website=[Facebook](/source/Facebook) |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/11874/emjay-love-inc-and-beyond-remembering-canadian-eur CBCMusic]
*[http://www.derhova.com/ Official Website]
{{Authority control}}
Category:Canadian people of Armenian descent
Category:Canadian pop musicians
Category:Canadian record producers
Category:Canadian electronic musicians
Category:Singers from Toronto
Category:Armenian composers
Category:Armenian DJs
Category:Armenian songwriters
Category:Armenian record producers
Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters
Category:Canadian electronic dance music DJs
Category:21st-century Canadian male singers
Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Category:Living people
Category:1974 births
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