In 1973 The Greek
singer Demis Roussos, real name Artemios Ventouris-Roussos (15 June
1946 – 25 January 2015), scored 4 number 1 hits in the European
charts: "Goodbye, my love, goodbye" (number 1 in Germany
and Switzerland), "Forever and Ever" (number 1 in Belgium),
"My Friend the Wind" (number 1 in Belgium and The
Netherlands) and "Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia" (English:
"Lovely Lady of Arcadia") (number 1 in Belgium and The
Netherlands).
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| Demis Roussos with "Aphrodite's Child" |
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Demis Roussos holding
gold records for his single and album "Forever and
Ever" (Paris, 1973)
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| "Goodbye, my love, goodbye" |
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| "Forever and Ever" |
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| "My Friend the Wind" |
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| "Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia" |
Demis Roussos was
born in Alexandria, Egypt, in a Greek family. His father, Yorgos
Roussos, was a classical guitarist and an engineer and his mother
Olga was a singer. He studied music and sang in the Greek Byzantine
Church choir in Alexandria. During the Suez Crisis (1956) he moved
with his parents to Greece. In Greece he met Evangelos Papathanassiou
(aka Vangelis) and Loukas Sideras, together they formed the
progressive rock band “Aphrodite's Child” (1967). After
“Aphrodite's Child” disbanded Roussos started a solo career in
1971 with with the song "We Shall Dance" in 1971, which was
a top ten hit in both The Netherlands and Belgium.
Video: "Goodbye, my love, goodbye"
Video: "Forever and ever"
Video: "My friend the wind"
Video: "Schönes mädchen aus Arcadia"
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