Funeral de demis roussos bio

Artemios “Demis” Ventouris-Roussos was born June 15, 1946, and passed away on January 25, 2015 aged 68.

The Greek singer had international hit records as a solo performer in the 1970s after having been a member of Aphrodite’s Child, a progressive rock group that also included Vangelis.

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 was a singer; her family also 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 moved to Greece.

Roussos was best known for his solo hits in the 1970s and 80s, including Forever and Ever, Goodbye and Quand je t’aime.

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