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Demis Roussos
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-06-15,Alexandria, Egypt
Gender
Male
Biography
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos (15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a vocal soloist, his repertoire included hit songs like "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye", "From Souvenirs to Souvenirs" and "Forever and Ever". Roussos sold over 60 million albums worldwide and became "an unlikely kaftan-wearing sex symbol". Roussos was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, in a Greek family. His father George (Yorgos) Roussos was a classical guitarist and an engineer and his mother Olga participated with her husband in an amateur theatrical Greek group in Alexandria (there were three such groups in the Greek community); her family originally came from Greece. As a child, he studied music and joined the Greek Church Byzantine choir in Alexandria. His formative years in the ancient port city's cosmopolitan atmosphere were influenced by jazz, but also traditional Arab and Greek Orthodox music. His parents lost their possessions during the Suez Crisis and consequently decided to move to Greece. After settling in Greece, Roussos participated in a series of musical groups beginning with the Idols when he was 17, where he met Evángelos Papathanassíou (later known as Vangelis) and Loukas Sideras, his future bandmates in Aphrodite's Child. After this, he joined the Athens-based band We Five, another cover band which had limited success in Greece. Roussos came to a wider audience in 1967 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, with Vangelis and Sideras, initially as a singer but later also playing bass guitar, achieving commercial success in France and other parts of Europe from 1968 to 1972. They set off for London to break into the international music scene but were turned back at Dover due to visa problems. They retreated to Paris where they decided to stay, signing a record deal there with Philips Records. Their first recording sessions were delayed by the general strike of May 1968 but later the same year the song "Rain and Tears" was issued across Europe. The song appeared on the album End of the World in October. Composed by Vangelis and the French lyricist Boris Bergman, the song featured Roussos's unusual high tenor. The song was only a minor hit in Britain but was successful in many other countries. Roussos's operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notably on their final album 666, based on passages from the Book of Revelation, which became a progressive rock cult classic. ... Source: Article "Demis Roussos" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits Live At Bratislava

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Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits Live At Bratislava
2009-01-12

To Be or Not To Be

6.2

To Be or Not To Be
1966-08-14

Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

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Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show
2001-10-22

Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears

8.1

Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears
2007-12-15

Numéro un - Demis Roussos

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Numéro un - Demis Roussos
2020-06-24

La tournée triomphale des idoles

8

La tournée triomphale des idoles
2022-12-28

Demis Roussos: The Phenomenon

6

Demis Roussos: The Phenomenon
2000-12-14

Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits

7.7

Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits
2006-08-29

Demis Roussos: Live In Brazil

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Demis Roussos: Live In Brazil
2006-06-24

Demis Roussos: Live In Concert

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Demis Roussos: Live In Concert
2004-11-29

A Greek Type of Problem

6.1

A Greek Type of Problem
2013-02-06

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

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4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966-06-11

6

Numéro un
1975-04-05

3.5

Bananas
1981-03-24

Nulle part ailleurs

5.6

Nulle part ailleurs
1987-08-31

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

0

Disco
1971-02-13

The Dame Edna Experience

5

The Dame Edna Experience
1987-09-12

8

À bout portant
1968-12-16

4.5

Wogan
1982-05-04

A Kettle of Colour

1.8

A Kettle of Colour
1972-01-29

0

Na siehste!
1987-11-04

Musik aus Studio B

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Musik aus Studio B
1961-10-22

0

Starparade
1968-03-14

Cadet Rousselle

0

Cadet Rousselle
1971-11-04

Die ZDF-Hitparade

0

Die ZDF-Hitparade
1969-01-18

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

4

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004-01-31

6

Samedi soir
1971-01-09

6

Numéro un
1975-04-05

6

Midi trente
1972-03-06

0

Système 2
1975-01-19

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

10

Midi Première
1975-01-06

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21

6.5

Fan School
1977-01-30

Bitte umblättern

6

Bitte umblättern
1977-04-20

Die Drehscheibe

6

Die Drehscheibe
1964-04-01

0

40° à l'ombre
1987-06-29

0

Discorama
1959-02-04