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Demis Roussos | |
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![]() Roussos in Baku, 2013 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Artemios Ventouris Roussos |
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | 15 June 1946
Died | 25 January 2015 Athens, Greece | (aged 68)
Genres | Pop, world music, pop-folk, soft rock, progressive rock |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, bass guitarist, guitarist, trumpeter |
Instruments | Fender Precision Bass |
Years active | 1963–2015 |
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris Roussos (Greek: Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης Ρούσσος, 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was an Egyptian-born Greek singer and performer. He had international hit records as a solo performer in the 1970s after having been a member of Aphrodite's Child.
He sold over 60 million albums worldwide[1] and became "an unlikely kaftan-wearing sex symbol".[2]
Roussos died in Athens, Greece, aged 68.[3][4]
Galleri
[change | change source]- Demis Roussos 1972.
- Demis Roussos 1975.
- Demis Roussos in Kiev 2012.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "BBC News - Greek singer Demis Roussos dies aged 68". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Demis Roussos, singer - obituary". The Telegraph. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Πέθανε ο Ντέμης Ρούσσος - Τα μηνύματα του Αλιάγα στο Twitter (Demis Roussos died - The messages of Nikos Aliagas on Twitter" (in Greek). www.iefimerida.gr. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Zikakou, Ioanna (26 January 2015). "Famous Greek Singer Demis Roussos Dies at 68". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Demis Roussos at Wikimedia Commons
- Fan club Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Demis Roussos Fan Club on Facebook
- Demis Roussos on IMDb