Throughout his childhood he was influenced by the musics that were coexisting in Egypt. The sound of Arabic music entered into his life at that time and has continued until today as one of his biggest influences. At the age of ten, he was intrigued by Jazz and learnt to play the trumpet. As a young boy he also attended the choir of the Greek Byzantine church of Alexandria and sang for five years as a soloist.
However, when Artemios reached the age of fifteen, his life changed. It was the time of the Suez Canal crisis. His family left Egypt and immigrated to their homeland Greece. Artemios then had to work to support his family. During the day he attended school and, at night, he played the trumpet in various clubs in Athens. Two years later, his first band, "The Idols" was formed. Artemios played the Bass Guitar and sang backing vocals as well. One day, as the lead singer needed to rest, he asked Artemios to replace him for a few songs. That night, when Artemios sang "The House Of The Rising Sun" and "When A Man Loves A Woman" the audience was amazed. From then on Artemios was asked to sing again and again.
Within a short period, Artemios was making a sound reputation. It was at this time that he met the man who would later become one of his most successful composer, Lakis Vlavianos. From that meeting a new band was born, the "We Five", with Artemios as the lead singer.
In 1968 Artemiosβs journey crossed the road of two other top Greek musicians, Vangelis Papatanassiou and Loukas Sideras. Their associationbecame one of the biggest musical events of the seventies in the form of "Aphroditeβs Child". This ambitious band decided to travel to the United Kingdom for better commercial prospects. Artemios--who had now shortened his name to Demis--would be the singer and the bass player, Vangelis the main composer as well as the keyboard player, and Loukas would play the drums.
However, they were refused entry to the United Kingdom for lack of a work permit. Instead, Aphrodite's Child travelled to Paris, arriving just as the city was going through the May 68 revolution. After a few concerts in some trendy Parisian clubs, a major company offered to record a song of theirs, one that was inspired by Pachelbelβs canon called "Rain And Tears". This first album of Aphroditeβs Child sold over a million copies in France alone.
Nine months later, as Demis first daughter, Emily, was born, "Rain And Tears" was the top single all over Europe and a top 20 single in the United Kingdom. The band experienced a huge success for three years.
They then released their legendary last album β666β, after which, for various reasons, Aphrodite's Child decided to split up.
Since Demis was one of the main elements of the band, the record company offered him a chance to recorded his first solo single, "We Shall Dance", which was released on the album "On the Greek Side of My Mind". This album and the single jumped into the top five of all the national hit parades of Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Germany and Scandinavia.
Some months later, Demis met with his old friend of the "We Five", Lakis Vlavianos. Lakis was then going through an inspired period and wrote many songs which Demis recorded; these turned into a string of number one hits all over the world, including: "Forever And Ever", "My Friend the Wind", and "Velvet Morning".
After his second child, Cyril, was born in 1975, Demis toured the globe for eight years with his second wife and child. In Brazil, he packed a stadium of 150 000 people--an event that was achieved in that particular stadium twice only. (The other previous artist was Frank Sinatra.) In fact, Demis sold enough records to gain a name in the Guinness Book of records among the personalities of show business in the 70βs and the eighties. He was awarded more than a hundred golden, platinum, and diamond albums and cassettes.
His unique dressing style was often considered eccentric but Demis was following his instinct which told him that the music he was performing should match with the combination of looks between the glorious Byzantine Empire and the Arabic Caftan.
In 1978 his instinct told him again that he should retire for a while, thinking of new things concerning his career and life. And so he took his family to an area of the world where he was unknown, Malibu Beach, California. There, Demis lost over 50 kilograms. He returned to Europe and lived a quieter life between England and Greece, alone with his son, Cyril.
On June 14 1985, wile he was travelling from Athens to Rome, a decisive event occurred. Demisβs TWA airplane was hijacked by terrorists. After two days in that plane praying, Demis was held three days in the prison of Beyrouth with his third wife. Like many other survivors, he went through the shock of a traumatic experience. After that, Demis said he had never understood so well the importance of the nations living in peace and how precious life is when you see death so close. He felt more than ever that his contribution for a better tomorrow could be via music and so decided to return to the recording and performance scene.
He recorded twenty songs and compiled an album called "The story of Demis Roussos". With this album, Demis started to world tour again and found a nostalgic audience who had missed his magic voice. In 1986 Demis toured the USSR for three weeks and was invited to join important scientists, writers and artists at the forum for peace and disarmament in Moscow, during February 1987.
Later that year, during a tight TV schedule in Chile, Demis insisted on fitting in a visit to the Earth summit in Rio to get a clearer picture of the environmental problems, which were a main concern for Demis.
Since then Demis had been a regular visitor of the charts with singles such as "Quand je tβaime" and "On Γ©crit sur les murs", and albums such as "Voice and Vision" and "Immortel".
Since 2008, Demis had been living in Greece by the sea. After being one of the most talented singers of his century, Demis was still working on more magical offerings, with the blessing of music and God.
He died aged 68, on the Hygeia Hospital in Athens on January 25, 2015.
Give Me Back My Love
Demis Roussos Lyrics
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Just to see your face
But your didn't show
Now I hate this place.
Never had the luck
To find a man so true
AII I had was faith
To meet a man like you.
AII I want from you
Is to give me back my love forever.
I let it slip away
There was nothing I could do
Give me back my love again.
People learn to write
People learn to take.
AII I learned in life.
Somehow it's all fake.
As a child I saw
What was going on
Tears were there each day
But tears could make me strong.
Give me back my love . . .
I always wanted to know you as a friend
Those little things that you told me
In the end.
Give me back my love
The lyrics to Demis Roussos's song Give Me Back My Love describe the disappointment and heartbreak that comes from a failed relationship. The singer waited all night to see the person they love, but they never showed up. The repeated line "give me back my love" shows how desperate the singer is to regain what they once had. They feel like they let their love slip away, and they are now pleading for it to come back to them. The singer reflects on the fake and disappointing aspects of life that they have learned, but they also express their hope that tears can make them strong. The final lines suggest that the singer always wanted to be close to their love and that they want to regain what they once had.
The lyrics to this song are relatable to anyone who has experienced heartbreak or the loss of a relationship. The feelings of sadness, disappointment, and longing are universal. Roussos's voice adds to the emotion of the song, with its deep, rich tone.
Line by Line Meaning
I waited all night long
I stayed awake for the entire night, eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of you.
Just to see your face
My intention was simply to glimpse at you, look at your physical appearance.
But you didn't show
However, you did not show up, you failed to make an appearance.
Now I hate this place.
As a result, I despise being here in this particular location.
Never had the luck
I have never been fortunate enough to experience.
To find a man so true
I have not met a man who is honest and sincere.
All I had was faith
The only thing I possessed was confidence in the hope that I would find someone like you.
To meet a man like you.
I yearned to discover an individual similar to you.
Give me back my love
My plea to you is to return my affection.
All I want from you
I desire from you.
Is to give me back my love forever.
Is for you to give me my love back, unconditionally, and for an unending time period.
I let it slip away
I unintentionally allowed my love to disappear, vanish, and escape me.
There was nothing I could do
I was powerless and incapable of doing anything to retain it.
Give me back my love again.
I implore you to return my love to me once more, for a renewed and revived affection.
People learn to write
Individuals acquire knowledge and develop the skill of writing.
People learn to take.
People are taught to understand and obtain things that are given or offered to them.
All I learned in life.
The knowledge that I have acquired throughout my life.
Somehow it's all fake.
Unfortunately, it seems that everything I learned turns out to be phony or inaccurate.
As a child I saw
When I was young, I was aware and witnessed firsthand.
What was going on
The situations and circumstances that were transpiring at that time.
Tears were there each day
Almost every day I would cry, shed tears.
But tears could make me strong.
Oddly, crying made me resilient and tough, and helped me cope and overcome hardship.
Give me back my love . . .
My entreaty to you, to return to me my adoration.
I always wanted to know you as a friend
I wished to be familiar with you, to have an understanding and caring relationship with you as a companion.
Those little things that you told me
I cherished those minute details that you shared with me, they mattered to me.
In the end.
Ultimately.
Give me back my love
My desirous demand for you to give back my love to me.
Writer(s): Alice May
Contributed by Muhammad Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Elena Gerasimova
" ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ " ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ΄ : Π― ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π» Π²ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠΎΠ»ΡΡ
ΠΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ Π»ΠΈΡΠΎ
ΠΠΎ ΡΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡΡ
Π’Π΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ Ρ Π½Π΅Π½Π°Π²ΠΈΠΆΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ.
ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π» ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ
ΠΠ»Ρ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π½Π°ΠΉΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°, Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ,
ΠΡΡ,ΡΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ - Π²Π΅ΡΠ°
ΠΠ»Ρ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΡ.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ
ΠΡΡ,ΡΡΠΎ Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ
Π―Π²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅
Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π°.
Π― ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·Π½ΡΡΡ
Π’Π°ΠΌ Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡ
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°.
ΠΡΠ΄ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ΄ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ.
ΠΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ·Π½Π°Π» Π² ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ.
ΠΠ°ΠΊ-ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΡΡ - ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΊΠ°.
Π Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅ Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π»
Π§ΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ
Π‘Π»ΡΠ·Ρ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ
ΠΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΠ·Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ Π±Ρ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ
Π― Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» Π·Π½Π°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡ
ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π΄ΡΡΠ³
ΠΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΎΡΠΈ
ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»Π° ΠΌΠ½Π΅
Π ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ
Liege Rodrigues
LindΓssima canção, na voz desse anjo Γ© uma verdadeira oração πβ€οΈππππΌππΆππ¬π·π§π·
gelza pinheiro
A mais linda e brilhante estrela do cΓ©u. Brilha Demis,Brilha!!!!!!!!!
Joao Luiz Guarido Gomes
...Meu amado Γdolo....inesquecΓvel....eterno....jamais serΓ‘ esquecido...
Isa Buenaventura
Que frases tan bonitas le decimos a ,Demis, todos sus fans, los que seguimos sintiΓ©ndolo cerca!!
Stefania Brondo
io mi sento vicina a ( DEMIS) la sua voce da Angelo dolcissimo la sua musica e' come una calamita lo amiamo e gli vogliamo un mare di bene e' la luce che non si e' mai spenta la calamita che ci attira verso di lui e' la stella piu' luminosa nel cielo azzurro e' un angelo piΓΉ bello fra tutti guida i nostri passi il suo cuore batte per guidare i nostri passi nella sua direzione. πππ―πππΉπ¦πΊπππππππποΈππ·ππ»
damiante dam
grande Demis, beautiful voice
Isa Buenaventura
Demis Roussos, mi mente grabΓ³ tus melodΓas...tu sonrisa y mi corazΓ³n guardo con respeto, afecto y cariΓ±o todo y quedΓ³ guardado en mi corazΓ³n , hasta el fin del fin πβ€π·π
Isa Buenaventura
Esta voz estarΓ‘ en el ParaΓso cantandoles a los Γngeles como Γ©l...DEMIS INMORTAL!! A SΓ LO A QUEIDO EL DESTINO!!πβ€π·
Isa Buenaventura
La voz y todo Γ©l maravilloso... Demis Roussos, estarΓ‘s en mi corazΓ³n eternamente!!π·π―π₯πΊπ»π΅πΆπ·β€π·ππππππ
Isa Buenaventura
En todos los momentos de su vida, guapo y Maravilloso, Demus Roussos ETERNO....