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Demis Roussos

1946 - 2015

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Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ROO-sohss; Greek: Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, IPA: [arˈtemi.oz ˈdemiz venˈduriz ˈrusos]; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek-Egyptian singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a vocal soloist, his repertoire included hit songs like "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye", "From Souvenirs to Souvenirs" and "Forever and Ever". Roussos sold over 60 million albums worldwide and became "an unlikely kaftan-wearing sex symbol". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Demis Roussos is the 24th most popular singer (down from 20th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 27th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Singer.

Demis Roussos was a Greek singer who became famous in the 1970s. He was a member of the band Aphrodite's Child.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Demis Roussos ranks 24 out of 4,381. Before him are Adriano Celentano, Dalida, Umm Kulthum, Montserrat Caballé, Patti Smith, and Marianne Faithfull. After him are Enrico Caruso, Tina Turner, Brian Johnson, Tupac Shakur, Debbie Harry, and José Carreras.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Demis Roussos ranks 18. Before him are Marina Abramović, Isaias Afwerki, Patti Smith, Alan Rickman, Marianne Faithfull, and Ted Bundy. After him are José Carreras, Bon Scott, Candice Bergen, Gianni Versace, Roh Moo-hyun, and Diane Keaton. Among people deceased in 2015, Demis Roussos ranks 12. Before him are Günter Grass, Lemmy, Christopher Lee, Tomas Tranströmer, Nicholas Winton, and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. After him are Terry Pratchett, Omar Sharif, Kim Young-sam, Helmut Schmidt, Süleyman Demirel, and Anita Ekberg.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Demis Roussos ranks 37 out of 642. Before him are Dalida (1933), Umm Kulthum (1898), Joshua (-1355), Seti I (-1323), Caesarion (-47), and Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60). After him are Mohamed Morsi (1951), Farouk of Egypt (1920), Menkaure (-2001), Omar Sharif (1932), Pachomius the Great (292), and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954).

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Among SINGERS In Egypt

Among singers born in Egypt, Demis Roussos ranks 3. Before him are Dalida (1933), and Umm Kulthum (1898). After him are Georges Moustaki (1934), Claude François (1939), Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Guy Béart (1930), and Richard Anthony (1938).

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