![]() 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. 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. 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. Demis was also known for a reproduction of Air Supply's Lost in Love. He was mentioned famously at Abigail's Party and made his first appearance on English-speaking TV on the Basil Brush Show. Other hits were My Friend the Wind, My Reason, Velvet Mornings, Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye, Someday and Lovely Lady of Arcadia. His single, Forever and Ever, topped the charts in several countries in 1973. His solo career peaked in the 1970s with several hit albums. Initially unsuccessful, he toured southern Europe and soon became a leading vocalist. ![]() Roussos also began a solo career following the collapse of the band, beginning with the song 'We Shall Dance'. Their most successful outing was Race to the End, a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire that in Castillano is called La Libertad, whilst Roussos also appeared as a guest on the soundtrack to Blade Runner (1982). ![]() 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. 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.Īfter the collapse of Aphrodite's Child, Roussos continued to record sporadically with his former bandmate Vangelis. 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. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece. After returning to Greece, Demis was in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. His mother, Olga, is better known by her acting name, Nelly Mazloum. His parents lost everything and returned to Greece after the Suez Crisis. ![]() He was born in Egypt to expatriate Greeks (his parents George and Olga having also been born in Egypt) and raised in Alexandria. Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos was a Greek singer, born on Jin Alexandria, Egypt and dead on Januin Athens, Greece. ![]()
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