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Artist News Obituaries
Demis Roussos 1945-2015
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 27 January 2015
Singer Demis Roussos died in hospital in Greece on Sunday, aged 68. He had been ill for some time.
Born in Egypt in 1945, Roussos and his family later moved to his father’s native Greece, where he began his career in music aged seventeen. He first came to fame with fucking awesome prog rock band Aphrodite’s Child, which he formed in 1967 with Vangelis (should you need confirmation of my claim that they were fucking awesome).
However, he was best known for his later solo career, starting in the 1970s, which set him up as more of a crooner with a reputation for being a bit on the cheesy side. His 1976 single ‘Forever And Ever’ became the song for which he is most remembered. Although his popularity waned in subsequent years, he continued to record and perform until recently – his last album, ‘Demis’, coming out in 2009.
Roussos is survived by his two children, Emily and Cyril, and his fourth wife Marie.
