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[[Image:Demisroussos3.jpg|thumb|300px|Demis Roussos from his 1977 album ''Magic'']]
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==Events==
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'''Artemios (Demis) Vedouris Roussos''' (born [[June 15]], [[1946]]; died [[January 24]], [[2015]]) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] singer.
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*[[1895]]: [[Nikolaos Deligiannis]] forms a government.
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*[[1912]]: A powerful earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Kefalonia]] and the surrounding area.
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*[[1913]]: The first ever combat mission involving naval forces or naval aviation in the world!  First Lieutenant [[Mihail Moutousis]] and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] not only bombarded the Turkish Navy in the Bay of Nagara, they also reported the location of Turkish ships to the commander of the [[Hellenic Navy]] located in [[Moudros]], [[Limnos]]. The mission took 2 hours 20 minutes, and the distance traveled totaled some 180 kilometers.
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*[[1915]]: Britain calls for Greece to enter [[World War I]] on the side of the Entente allies in exchange for territory in [[Asia Minor]].
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*[[1963]]: Crown Prince [[King Constantine II|Constantine]] of [[Greece]] and Princess [[Queen Anna Maria|Anna Maria]] of Denmark get engaged.
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*[[1994]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assassinate Michalis Vranopoulos, former governor of the National Bank.
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*[[2001]]: Greek President [[Kostis Stephanopoulos]] visits the Vatican and meets Pope John Paul II.
  
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He was born in Egypt to expatriate Greeks (his parents George and Olga having also been born in Egypt) and raised in [[Alexandria]]. His parents lost everything and returned to Greece after the Suez Crisis.  
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==Sports==
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*[[1994]]: Gymnast [[Ioannis Melissanidis]] takes the PSAT award. The young champion received accolades when he dedicated the gold medal he earned at the European Juniors to the memory of his friend turkish gymnast Murat Kanbas who died in a car accident before the games. For this gesture he was awarded the ''Ipekci'' prize.
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*[[1998]]: [[Krzysztof Warzycha]] scores his 182nd [[Alpha Ethniki|League]] goal against [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] earning first place on [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]' all-time scoring list. [[Antonis Antoniadis]] had previously held the record with 181.
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*[[2005]]: [[Nikos Mourkakos]], one of the top administrative managers of Ethnikos for almost 40 years, since [[1950]], and the first sportscaster of the Military Forces Radio (ΥΕΝΕΔ), broadcasting football matches every Sunday from [[1954]] to [[1963]], dies at the age of 82. In parallel, he wrote lines for many commercially successful folk songs.
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*[[2009]]: [[Sophocles Pilavios]] is elected Chairman of the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] (EPO).
  
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After returning to Greece, Demis was in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece.
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==Births==
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*[[1959]]: [[Neocles Silikiotis]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician
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*[[1962]]: [[Argyris Kambouris]], [[basketball]] player.
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*[[1975]]: [[Charis Papadias]], athlete ([[100m]])
  
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He came to a wider audience in [[1968]] when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, initially as singer but later also playing bass guitar. His distinctive operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notably on their final album 666, which became something of a cult classic.
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==Deaths==
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*[[1985]]: [[Elias Iliou]], Greek politician leader of the [[United Democratic Left]].
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*[[2005]]: [[Nikos Mourkakos]], top administrative manager of Ethnikos, the first sportscaster of the Military Forces Radio (ΥΕΝΕΔ) and successful lyricist of folk songs.  
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*[[2012]]: [[Theodoros Angelopoulos]], film maker
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*[[2015]]: [[Demis Roussos]], singer
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*[[2025]]: [[Mimis Domazos]], [[football]]er
  
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After the collapse of Aphrodite's Child, Roussos continued to record sporadically with his former bandmate [[Vangelis Papathanasiou]]. In [[1970]] the two released 'Sex Power' (although the album has also been disputably credited to Aphrodite's Child), also recording the [[1977]] album 'Magic' together. Their most successful outing was ''Race to the End'', a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar winning film  Chariots of Fire, whilst Roussos also appeared as a guest on the soundtrack to ''Blade Runner'' ([[1982]]).
 
  
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Roussos also began a solo career following the collapse of the band, beginning with the song 'We Shall Dance'. Initially unsuccessful, he toured southern Europe and soon became a leading vocalist. His solo career peaked in the [[1970s]] with several hit albums. His single, ''Forever and Ever'', topped the charts in several countries in [[1973]].  Other hits were ''My Friend the Wind'', ''My Reason'', ''Velvet Mornings'', ''Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye'', ''Someday'' and ''Lovely Lady of Arcadia''. He was mentioned famously at Abigail's Party and made his first appearance on English-speaking TV on the Basil Brush Show. Demis was also known for a reproduction of Air Supply's ''Lost in Love''.
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He re-recorded his songs in a number of languages and with his Number 1 hit 'The Roussos Phenomenon EP' being the first of its kind for an African-born artist in the history of the UK Singles Chart. He was equally successful across Europe and in Latin America, although a gold disc for the LP 'Demis' remains his only success in the United States.
 
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In [[1982]] he co-authored the book 'A Question of Weight' with his close friend Veronique Skawinska in which he dealt candidly with his struggles with obesity. Roussos suffered a fallow period during the [[1980s]] in terms of hits and his output dried up as he battled clinical depression.
 
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He was one of the passengers of TWA Flight 847 that was hijacked on [[June 14]], [[1985]]. Famously the hijackers even celebrated his birthday with him as they were impressed by having a man who remained a big celebrity in southern Europe as a hostage. 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''.
 
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The [[1990s]] saw even more substantial releases by Demis. In [[1993]] he released ''Insight'' (also called ''Morning has Broken'') to general acclaim, although his attempt at a rap song, 'Spleen', which appeared on the album, was generally seen as a regrettable idea. After this he teamed up with BR Music in Holland to produce ''Immortel'', ''Serenade'' and ''In Holland'', utilising a variety of ethnic and electronic styles.
 
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Demis continued to record and tour in to the Millennium.  Spring of 2002 saw him do a successful tour of England. A committed follower of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] faith, he sang as a guest in a number of churches in Greece and worldwide.
 
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Demis died on [[January 24]], [[2015]].
 
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==External links==
 
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* [http://www.demisroussos.net/gb/pages/home.htm Official site]
 
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* [http://www.demislegrec.com/anglais/interview.html Interview with Demis Roussos from a fan site]
 
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* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0746096/ Demis Roussos on IMDB]
 
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[[Category:1946 births|Roussos, Demis]]
 
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[[Category:2015 deaths|Roussos, Demis]]
 
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[[Category:Male Singers|Roussos, Demis]]
 
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[[Category:Greeks in Egypt|Roussos, Demis]]
 

Latest revision as of 09:05, January 24, 2025

Events

Sports

  • 1994: Gymnast Ioannis Melissanidis takes the PSAT award. The young champion received accolades when he dedicated the gold medal he earned at the European Juniors to the memory of his friend turkish gymnast Murat Kanbas who died in a car accident before the games. For this gesture he was awarded the Ipekci prize.
  • 1998: Krzysztof Warzycha scores his 182nd League goal against Apollon Athens earning first place on Panathinaikos' all-time scoring list. Antonis Antoniadis had previously held the record with 181.
  • 2005: Nikos Mourkakos, one of the top administrative managers of Ethnikos for almost 40 years, since 1950, and the first sportscaster of the Military Forces Radio (ΥΕΝΕΔ), broadcasting football matches every Sunday from 1954 to 1963, dies at the age of 82. In parallel, he wrote lines for many commercially successful folk songs.
  • 2009: Sophocles Pilavios is elected Chairman of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO).

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