Demis RoussosArtemios (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 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. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demis_Roussos&action=edit).This page about Demis Roussos includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Demis Roussos News stories about Demis Roussos External links for Demis Roussos Videos for Demis Roussos Wikis about Demis Roussos Discussion Groups about Demis Roussos Blogs about Demis Roussos Images of Demis Roussos |
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Spring of 2002 saw him do a successful tour of England. In addition, there are numerous compilations available. Demis continues to record and tour in to the Millennium. Among the bonus tracks to be included in the release are an acoustic demo of "Homeless," recorded prior to his sessions in South Africa with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, from Graceland; "Shelter Of Your Arms," a previously unreleased song featuring a solo acoustic performance from the Hearts And Bones sessions; demos of "Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard" and "Duncan" recorded in San Francisco in 1971 from Paul Simon; the original demo of "Gone At Last," with the Jessy Dixon Singers, from Still Crazy After All These Years; "Spiral Highway" and "All Because Of You," unreleased performances from One-Trick Pony; a work-in-progress called "Let Me Live In Your City," which eventually became the track "Something So Right" from There Goes Rhymin' Simon; early versions of "The Coast" and "Spirit Voices" from Rhythm Of The Saints; a duet with José Feliciano on "Born In Puerto Rico" plus outtakes from Songs From The Capeman, live cuts from the You're the One concert tour, and much more. He teamed up with BR Music in Holland to produce Immortel, Serenade and In Holland, utilising a variety of ethnic and electronic styles. "Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings 1972-2000" and each of the expanded individual albums will feature a total of 30 bonus tracks, including original song demos, live recordings, duets, six never-before-released songs and outtakes from each of his nine solo albums. The 1990's saw even more substantial releases by Demis. In 2004, his record company announced the release of expanded editions of each of his solo albums, individually and together in a limited-edition nine-disc box set. Time, which garnered a fair amount of acclaim and a minor hit song (popular in the discoteques) with Dance of Love. He played music producer Tony Lacey in the 1977 Woody Allen film Annie Hall. Sensing a new lease on life Demis embarked on a "comeback" with the l.p. Simon has also dabbled in acting. He was one of the passengers of the TWA Flight 847, that was hijacked on June 14, 1985. In 2000, Simon released an album titled "You're the One" backed up by concerts, one of which filmed in Paris is available on DVD. Other hits were My Friend the Wind, My Reason and Lovely Lady of Arcadia. In 1991, he married singer Edie Brickell, and they have three children. His single, Forever and Ever topped the charts in several countries in 1976. He continued to release remarkable material during the seventies, and in 1986 released the ground-breaking and immensely popular Graceland. His solo career peaked in the 1970s with several hit albums. This album was released on CD in 2004, expanded and remastered. Most successfully with Race to the End, a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire. He released Paul Simon in 1972, although this was not his first solo album, as he released The Paul Simon Song Book as a UK-only LP in 1965. He would continue to record with Vangelis over the years. After Simon and Art Garfunkel split in 1971, Paul Simon began to write and record solo material. He also made several appearances on solo albums by Aphrodite's Child bandmate Vangelis. In 2003, he reunited again with Art Garfunkel for an US tour, followed by a 2004 international tour. After returning to Greece Demis was in a series of musical groups (The Idols, We Five, Aphrodite's Child) before beginning his solo career. This album would later become Simon's Hearts and Bones. His parents lost everything and returned to Greece after the Suez Crisis. They next worked on a new studio album together, but Garfunkel left the project, not agreeing with Simon's lyrics. He was born in Egypt, to expatriate Greeks. In 1981, he reunited with Art Garfunkel for the famous concert in Central Park. Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. Robinson specifically for the film; other songs by the duo were also used in the film. They recorded Mrs. Simon and Garfunkel also contributed extensively to the soundtrack of the 1967 film The Graduate (starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft). However, he wrote, recorded, and released more than thirty songs between 1957 and 1964 when Columbia first recorded the duo (Everett, 1997). Simon was the primary songwriter in the duo Simon and Garfunkel, which recorded several influential albums, including 1966's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, and Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970). Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey) is a renowned Jewish American songwriter, receiving Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. ISBN 0195100042. New York: Oxford University Press. "Swallowed by a Song: Paul Simon's Crisis of Chromaticism", Understanding Rock: Essays in Musical Analysis. Everett, Walter (1997). 2002 Father and Daughter, the Academy Award-nominated song from The Wild Thornberrys Movie. 2000 You're the One. 1997 Songs From the Capeman. 1991 Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991 (live). 1990 The Rhythm of the Saints. 1986 Graceland. 1983 Hearts and Bones. 1980 One Trick Pony (soundtrack). 1977 Greatest Hits Etc.. 1975 Still Crazy After All These Years. 1974 Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'. 1973 There Goes Rhymin' Simon. 1972 Paul Simon (see 1972 in music). 1965 The Paul Simon Song Book. Download sample of "Graceland" from Graceland. |