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Demis Roussos
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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 (1923–2019), 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. His maternal grandparents were from Chios and immigrated to Alexandria after the Asia Minor Catastrophe. His paternal grandparents were from Chania. His grandfather moved to Egypt in the early 1900s along with his future wife who was underaged. He changed his surname from Ventouris to Roussos to hide from her family. As a child, Roussos 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 Arabic and Greek Orthodox music. His parents lost their possessions during the Suez Crisis in 1956 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'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. After Aphrodite's Child disbanded, Roussos continued to record sporadically with his former bandmate Vangelis. In 1970, the two released the film score album Sex Power (the album has also been credited to Aphrodite's Child), and later recorded the 1977 album Magic together. Their most successful collaboration was "Race to the End" (also sung in Spanish as "Tu Libertad"), a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire (scored by Vangelis). Roussos also guested on Vangelis' soundtrack to Blade Runner (1982), on the tracks "Tales of the Future", "Damask Rose", "Taffey's Snake Pit Bar", and "On the Trail of Nexus 6" (several only available in non-bootleg form on the 29th Anniversary Limited Edition CD set released in 2011). ... Source: Article "Demis Roussos" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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

6.6

To Be or Not To Be
1966-08-14

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

9

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

Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears

8.083

Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears
2007-12-15

Numéro un - Demis Roussos

0

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

0

Demis Roussos: Live In Brazil
2006-06-24

Demis Roussos: Live In Concert

0

Demis Roussos: Live In Concert
2004-11-29

A Greek Type of Problem

5.8

A Greek Type of Problem
2013-02-06

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

0

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009-01-01

L'homme qui venait du Cher

7

L'homme qui venait du Cher
1969-01-10

Demis Roussos: Live In Bratislava

0

Demis Roussos: Live In Bratislava
1991-05-10

Demis Roussos: Live At The Royal Albert Hall

0

Demis Roussos: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
1974-12-31

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

0

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

7.5

Numéro un
1975-04-05

4

Bananas
1981-03-24

Nulle part ailleurs

6.125

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

5.286

Wogan
1982-05-04

Ein Kessel Buntes

4.167

Ein Kessel Buntes
1972-01-29

10

Na siehste!
1987-11-04

Musik aus Studio B

7

Musik aus Studio B
1961-10-22

10

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

7.5

Numéro un
1975-04-05

6

Midi trente
1972-03-06

0

Système 2
1975-01-19

6.75

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

9

Midi Première
1975-01-06

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

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

7.2

Fan School
1977-01-30

Please Turn the Page

6

Please Turn the Page
1977-04-20

Die Drehscheibe

7.333

Die Drehscheibe
1964-04-01

6

40° à l'ombre
1987-06-29

8

Discorama
1959-02-04

5.7

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02