Demis Roussos
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Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer.
He was born in Egypt, to expatriate Greeks. His parents lost everything and returned to Greece after the Suez Crisis. After returning to Greece Demis was in a series of musical groups (The Idols, We Five, Aphrodite's Child) before beginning his solo career.
He also made several appearances on solo albums by Aphrodite's Child bandmate Vangelis. He would continue to record with Vangelis over the years. Most successfully with Race to the End, a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire.
His solo career peaked in the 1970s with several hit albums. His single, Forever and Ever topped the charts in several countries in 1976. Other hits were My Friend the Wind, My Reason and Lovely Lady of Arcadia. He was mentioned famously at Abigail's Party. Demis was also known for a reproduction of Air Supply's Lost in Love.
He was one of the passengers of the TWA Flight 847, that was hijacked on June 14, 1985. Sensing a new lease on life Demis embarked on a "comeback" with the l.p. Time, which garnered a fair amount of acclaim and a minor hit song (popular in the discoteques) with Dance of Love.
The 1990's saw even more substantial releases by Demis. 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. Spring of 2002 saw him do a successful tour of England.
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