FRENCH STAR OPENLY SPEAKS ABOUT HER ARMENIAN ROOTS
news.am
Nov 24 2011
Armenia
Famous French pop star Sylvie Vartan for the first openly spoke about
her Armenian roots.
During a show broadcasted on French television, Vartan said: “Yes,
I’m Armenian, from my father’s side,” Nouvelle d`Armenie reported.
Sylvie Vartan was born in Bulgaria on August 15, 1944 to Hungarian
mother and father Armenian-Bulgarian father. The original family name
was Vartanian.
Sylvie started her career in show business when she was 16 and is
known as one of the first rock girls of France. She was married to
famous rocker Johnny Hallyday.