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Demis Roussos
Birth name Artemios Ventouris Roussos
Born June 15, 1946 (1946-06-15) (age 61)
Origin Alexandria, Egypt
Genre(s) Progressive rock
Pop
World music
Pop-Folk
Occupation(s) Vocalist
Bass guitarist
Years active 1963–present
Associated acts Aphrodite's Child
Vangelis
The Idols
Website Official site
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Precision Bass

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Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Pop folk is a Music genre consisting of both Pop music and Folk music. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

He was born in Egypt to ethnic Greek parents George and Olga, and raised in Alexandria. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια His parents lost everything and moved to Greece after the Suez Crisis. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh [1].

After settling in Greece, Demis participated in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music.

He came to a wider audience in 1968 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, initially as singer but later also playing bass guitar. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved His distinctive operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notably on their final album 666, which became something of a cult classic. 666 (The Apocalypse of John 13/18 is a Double album by psychedelic / progressive Art rock group Aphrodite's Child.

After the collapse of Aphrodite's Child, Roussos continued to record sporadically with his former bandmate Vangelis. Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου In 1970 the two released Sex Power (although the album has also been disputably credited to Aphrodite's Child), also recording the 1977 album Magic together. Their most successful collaboration was Race to the End, a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire, and also sung in Spanish as "Tu Libertad", whilst Roussos also appeared as a guest on the soundtrack to Blade Runner (1982). For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott.

Roussos also began a solo career following the collapse of the band, beginning with the song "We Shall Dance". Initially unsuccessful, he toured southern Europe and soon became a leading vocalist. His solo career peaked in the 1970s with several hit albums. His single, "Forever and Ever", topped the charts in several countries in 1973 (1976 in U. K. ). Other hits were "My Friend the Wind", "My Reason", "Velvet Mornings", "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye", "Someday" and "Lovely Lady of Arcadia". He was mentioned famously at Abigail's Party and made his first appearance on English-speaking TV on the Basil Brush Show. Abigail's Party is a play for stage and Television written in 1977 by Mike Leigh. Basil Brush is an Anthropomorphic fox best known as a British television character aimed at children In 1980, Roussos had a hit with a cover of Air Supply's "Lost in Love", sung as a duet with Florence Warner and featuring a tenor sax solo by Dick Morrissey. Air Supply is a Soft rock Duo who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s Florence Warner is an American singer who over the last few years has worked mainly in recordings of TV commercials including the popular Hello News image campaign from Gari Richard Edwin "Dick" Morrissey ( May 9 1940, Horley, Surrey - November 8 2000, Deal, Kent

He re-recorded his songs in a number of languages and with his Number One hit 'The Roussos Phenomenon EP' being the first of its kind for an African-born artist in the history of the UK Singles Chart. The Roussos Phenomenon EP was a popular single by Demis Roussos. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry He was equally successful across Europe and in Latin America, although a gold disc for the LP Demis remains his only success in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

For years Roussos struggled with his weight. In June 1980 he weighed 147kg. In June 1980 he began a diet in which he lost in 50kg in 10 months[1]. In 1982, he co-authored the book 'A Question of Weight' with his close friend Veronique Skawinska in which he dealt candidly with his struggles with obesity. Obesity is a condition in which excess Body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected Roussos suffered a fallow period during the 1980s in terms of hits and his output dried up as he battled clinical depression. Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression

He was one of the passengers on TWA Flight 847 that was hijacked on June 14, 1985. TWA Flight 847 was an international Trans World Airlines flight which was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on Friday morning Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Famously the hijackers even celebrated his birthday with him as they were impressed by having a man who remained a big celebrity in southern Europe as a hostage. Sensing a new lease of life, Demis embarked on a "comeback" with the LP Time, which achieved a fair amount of acclaim and a minor hit song (popular in the discotheques) with Dance of Love.

In 1989 he recorded the song Young Love, a duet with German singer/songwriter Drafi Deutscher, which was released as a single in Germany and reached No. Drafi Deutscher (* May 9, 1946 as Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher in Berlin, † June 9, 2006 in Frankfurt am Main 2 in the famous German music TV show ZDF Hitparade in October of the same year.

The 1990s saw even more substantial releases by Demis. In 1993, he released Insight (also called Morning has Broken) to general acclaim, although his attempt at a rap song, 'Spleen', which appeared on the album, was generally seen as a regrettable idea. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with After this he teamed up with BR Music in Holland to produce Immortel, Serenade and In Holland, utilising a variety of ethnic and electronic styles.

Demis continues to record and tour in to the Millennium. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum Spring of 2002 saw him do a successful tour of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A committed follower of the Greek Orthodox faith, he now sings as a guest in a number of churches in Greece and worldwide. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world

Demis has recently confirmed that he will embark on a 7-city tour of Australasia with former Australian Idol contestant Cosima De Vito. Rules Auditions Auditions are held in major cities around Australia to find each season's contestants On the tour, they will duet on the classic Frank Sinatra song Smile.

His influence in Indian film music industry was also seen. Some of his songs were copied straightaway by the Indian music directors. To mention some , "Lovely Lady of Arcadia" was used in songs "Tumhe chede hawa chanchal (Salami)" and "Yun hi kat jayega safar saath chalne say (Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Kay)". "You are my only fascination" song was rehashed and made as "Tumse thoda sa main dooor hooon (Pyar Ka Saaya)". The song "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (Sholay) is also said to be based on his song "Say You Love Me".

Trivia

References

  1. ^ http://www.demislegrec.com/anglais/biographie.html Aphrodite's Child

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