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| Demis Roussos death: Internationally acclaimed Greek singer dies aged 68 | |
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| Demis Roussos, the internationally acclaimed Greek singer, died early on Sunday morning aged 68. | Demis Roussos, the internationally acclaimed Greek singer, died early on Sunday morning aged 68. |
| Born on 15 June 1946, he was raised in Alexandria, Egypt, by his Greek engineer father and his Egyptian-Italian mother. | Born on 15 June 1946, he was raised in Alexandria, Egypt, by his Greek engineer father and his Egyptian-Italian mother. |
| The family moved to Greece after losing all their possessions during the Suez Crisis. | The family moved to Greece after losing all their possessions during the Suez Crisis. |
| Roussos enjoyed a string of international successes as a solo performer in the Seventies, after being a member of progressive rock group Aphrodite’s Child. | Roussos enjoyed a string of international successes as a solo performer in the Seventies, after being a member of progressive rock group Aphrodite’s Child. |
| He went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide. | He went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide. |
| His death will no doubt come as another shock for Greece, after the election of the far left anti-austerity party Syriza. | His death will no doubt come as another shock for Greece, after the election of the far left anti-austerity party Syriza. |