Aram Satyan was born in Yerevan (Armenia) into the second generation of a musical family.

His awards include First Prize in the 1969 Young Composers Review held in Moscow, for his Symphonic Variations.

In addition to his symphonies and concertos, he has also composed over 300 songs, music for film and theatre productions, and two pop operas: Lilit and Little Cakhes.

Aram Satyan is widely known for his pop songs which were also popular in Soviet Union and received numerous awards at "Song of the Year" Contests - "My Story of First Love" (1976), "If You Remember" (1985), "Prayer of Hope" (1991).

In 1986 Yurmala All-Union Competition his songs "The Love is Gone" and "Promise of Spring" performed by Narine Harutyunian received the 1st Prize.