Demis Roussos

Demis Roussos

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.

  • Titel: Demis Roussos
  • Popularitet: 1.221
  • Kendt for: Acting
  • Fødselsdag: 1946-06-15
  • Fødselssted: Alexandria, Egypt
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  • Også kendt som: Artémios Ventoúris Roússos
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Demis Roussos Film

  • 2009
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    Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits Live At Bratislava

    Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits Live At Bratislava

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1966
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    Να ζη κανείς ή να μη ζη;

    Να ζη κανείς ή να μη ζη;

    6.2 1966 HD

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  • 2001
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    Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

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

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears

    Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears

    8.1 2007 HD

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  • 2020
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    Numéro un - Demis Roussos

    Numéro un - Demis Roussos

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2022
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    La tournée triomphale des idoles

    La tournée triomphale des idoles

    8 2022 HD

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  • 2000
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    Demis Roussos: The Phenomenon

    Demis Roussos: The Phenomenon

    6 2000 HD

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  • 2006
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    Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits

    Demis Roussos: Greatest Hits

    7.7 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Demis Roussos: Live In Brazil

    Demis Roussos: Live In Brazil

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    Demis Roussos: Live In Concert

    Demis Roussos: Live In Concert

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2013
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    Tu honoreras ta mère et ta mère

    Tu honoreras ta mère et ta mère

    6.1 2013 HD

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  • 1974
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    L'ultimo treno della notte

    L'ultimo treno della notte

    6.1 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

    4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1981
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    Bananas

    Bananas

    3.5 1981 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1971
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    Disco

    Disco

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Dame Edna Experience

    The Dame Edna Experience

    5 1987 HD

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  • 1968
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    À bout portant

    À bout portant

    8 1968 HD

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

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  • 1972
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    Ein Kessel Buntes

    Ein Kessel Buntes

    1.8 1972 HD

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  • 1987
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    Na siehste!

    Na siehste!

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1961
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    Musik aus Studio B

    Musik aus Studio B

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    Starparade

    Starparade

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    Cadet Rousselle

    Cadet Rousselle

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    Die ZDF-Hitparade

    Die ZDF-Hitparade

    1 1969 HD

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  • 2004
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    Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

    Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

    4 2004 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
    imgS13 E2

    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

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  • 2022
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    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    6.6 2022 HD

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  • 1977
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    L'École des fans

    L'École des fans

    6.5 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Bitte umblättern

    Bitte umblättern

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1964
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    Die Drehscheibe

    Die Drehscheibe

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1987
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    40° à l'ombre

    40° à l'ombre

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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