He was held for five days, one of which was his 39th birthday.ĭuring his later life Roussos lived in several countries including France, United States and England. In 1985 he was a captive in the TWA Flight 847 hijacking. Speaking to French radio station RTL, she said "He had a superb voice, he travelled in the world he loved what he was doing. Love Vangelis."Īnother tribute came from fellow Greek singer Nana Mouskouri. As for me, I keep those special memories that we share together those early days and I wish you to be happy wherever you are. Nature gave you this magic voice of yours which made millions of people around the world very happy. I have just arrived in London and I've been told that you decide to take the long voyage, I'm shocked because I can't believe that this happened so soon. Vangelis released a statement about the death of his former bandmate Roussos. He was 17 when he joined group The Idols while with The Idols he met Vangelis, who he would go on to form Aphrodite's Child with. Before the move he had studied and performed music in a Greek church. He and his family left Egypt in 1961, when he was a teenager, in the aftermath of the Suez crisis. His single Forever and Ever reached number one in several Single charts in 1973 and topped the UK Singles chart in 1976. After a successful career with Aphrodite's Child, Roussos went solo. He belonged to progressive rock group Aphrodite's Child. Roussos, whose musical career started with work in cabaret, had success both as a solo artist and as part of a group. His hits included Forever and Ever, Quand je t'aime, and Goodbye. Roussos reached international fame in the 1960s and 70s. No official cause of death has been announced but the hospital said he had been there for some time. The 68-year-old Roussos, born in Egypt, died in a private hospital. Greek singer Demis Roussos died on Sunday in Athens.
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