Roussos Demis: Phenomenon 1968-1998 (2x CD) - CD

Demis Roussos (15. June 1946, Alexandria, Egypt - January 25, 2015 Athens, Greece) was a Greek singer, whose speech combined elements of pop music, rock and Greek folklore.

Born to members of the Greek minority in Egypt, the family moved to Athens after the riots of 1956. In 1963, Roussos became the trumpet player and bassist of The Idols, in the next band We Five he already established himself as a singer. In 1968, he co-founded Aphrodite' s Child with Vangelis, which celebrated success in London and Paris.

In 1971 he embarked on a solo career. In addition to singing, he attracted media attention with his fight against obesity (at one time he weighed 147 kg, it was called the Singing Tent) and by being among the passengers of a plane hijacked in 1985 by Lebanese terrorists.

The Greek singer was born in Alexandria, Egypt, Demis Roussos lived in Paris-Rendezvous in Maisons-Laffitte (1977), in France (his wife Dominique is French), as well as in Greece. He is truly a world citizen, who speaks greek French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, German and a little Russian.

He has 3 children - sons Cyril and Alexander (from the first marriage) and daughter Emily from the marriage to Pamela Ratiu (born in California in r. 1948 - the marriage lasted 10 years).

In 2011, he visited Prague, where he performed in the Great Hall of the Prague Lantern. He died on January 25, 2015 in an Athens hospital.

Playlist

CD 1
Aphrodite ' s Child - Rain And Tears / Aphrodite ' s Child - I Want To Live / Aphrodite ' s Child - Marie Jolie / Aphrodite ' s Child - It ' s Five O ' Clock / Aphrodite ' s Child - Spring Summer Winter And Fall / Aphrodite ' s Child - Such A Funny Night / Demis Roussos - We Shall Dance / Demis Roussos - No Way Out / Demis Roussos - My Reason / Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever / Demis Roussos - Velvet Mornings / Demis Roussos - Goodbye My Love Goodbye / Demis Roussos - My Friend The Wind / Demis Roussos - Schönes Mädschen Aus Arcadia / Demis Roussos - Someday Somewhere / Demis Roussos - My Only Fascination / Demis Roussos - Auf Wiederseh ' n / Demis Roussos - With You / Demis Roussos - When Forever Has Gone / Demis Roussos - From Souvenirs To Souvenirs / Demis Roussos - Perdoname
CD 2
Demis Roussos - Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun / Demis Roussos - Kyrila / Demis Roussos - Mourir Aupr? s De Mon Amour / Demis Roussos - Life In The City / Demis Roussos - Loin Des Yeux, Loin Du Coeur / Demis Roussos - Lost In Love / Demis Roussos - Race To The End / Demis Roussos - Lament / Demis Roussos - Follow Me / Demis Roussos - Island Of Love / Demis Roussos - Summer In Her Eyes / Demis Roussos - Ave Maria / Demis Roussos - Quand Je T ' aime / Demis Roussos - Time / Demis Roussos - On Ecrit Sur Les Murs / Demis Roussos - Eleni / Demis Roussos - La Mer / Demis Roussos - Santa Lucia / Demis Roussos - Bella Notte