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 Artemios’s 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 "Aphrodite’s 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 Pachelbel‘s canon called "Rain And Tears". This first album of Aphrodite’s 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 “666”, 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 70’s 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. Demis’s 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 t’aime" and "On écrit 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.
Ojos Que No Ven
Demis Roussos Lyrics
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El avión de hoy
Este cielo gris
Me alejan de ti
Con tu foto voy
Con mi foto estás
Son para los dos
En cada ciudad
Bajo cualquier sol
Tienes un lugar
En mi corazón
La distancia es
Algo artificial
Tú eres para mí
Lo único real
Pues ojos que no ven
Eso no es verdad
Pues ojos que no ven
Hacen recordar
Me acerco más a ti
Tras cada amanecer
A la cita de tu amor
Nunca faltaré
Despierto en Paris
Duermo en New York
Sueño con anclar
En tu habitación
Eres una luz
En la oscuridad
Haces desmentir
Ese cruel refrán
Pues ojos que no ven
Eso no es verdad
Pues ojos que no ven
Hacen recordar
Me acerco más a ti
Tras cada amanecer
A la cita de tu amor
Nunca faltaré
Pues ojos que no ven
Eso no es verdad
Pues ojos que no ven
Hacen recordar
Me acerco más a ti
Tras cada amanecer
A la cita de tu amor
Nunca faltaré.
Pues ojos que no ven
Eso no es verdad
Pues ojos que no ven
Hacen recordar
Me acerco más a ti
Tras cada amanecer
A la cita de tu amor
Nunca faltaré.
The lyrics to Demis Roussos's song "Ojos Que No Ven" convey a sense of longing and distance between two lovers. The singer describes how the train and plane of the past and present, as well as the gray sky, separate him from his beloved. Despite the physical separation, they carry each other's photo as a talisman and hold a special place in each other's hearts. The distance between them is described as something artificial, while their love is portrayed as the only real thing. The refrain emphasizes the idea that "eyes that don't see" do not create truth but rather serve as a reminder of the cherished memories and feelings associated with their love. The lyrics also mention the singer's desire to be closer to the person they love, expressing their commitment to never miss a meeting and their dreams of being together.
Line by Line Meaning
Ese tren de ayer
That train from yesterday
El avión de hoy
The plane of today
Este cielo gris
This gray sky
Me alejan de ti
They take me away from you
Con tu foto voy
I go with your photo
Con mi foto estás
You are with my photo
Son para los dos
They are for both of us
Como un talismán
Like a talisman
En cada ciudad
In every city
Bajo cualquier sol
Under any sun
Tienes un lugar
You have a place
En mi corazón
In my heart
La distancia es
Distance is
Algo artificial
Something artificial
Tú eres para mí
You are for me
Lo único real
The only real thing
Pues ojos que no ven
Because eyes that don't see
Eso no es verdad
That is not true
Hacen recordar
They make us remember
Me acerco más a ti
I get closer to you
Tras cada amanecer
After each sunrise
A la cita de tu amor
To the date of your love
Nunca faltaré
I will never be absent
Despierto en Paris
I wake up in Paris
Duermo en New York
I sleep in New York
Sueño con anclar
I dream of anchoring
En tu habitación
In your room
Eres una luz
You are a light
En la oscuridad
In the darkness
Haces desmentir
You deny
Ese cruel refrán
That cruel saying
Me acerco más a ti
I get closer to you
Tras cada amanecer
After each sunrise
A la cita de tu amor
To the date of your love
Nunca faltaré
I will never be absent
Pues ojos que no ven
Because eyes that don't see
Eso no es verdad
That is not true
Hacen recordar
They make us remember
Me acerco más a ti
I get closer to you
Tras cada amanecer
After each sunrise
A la cita de tu amor
To the date of your love
Nunca faltaré
I will never be absent
Pues ojos que no ven
Because eyes that don't see
Eso no es verdad
That is not true
Pues ojos que no ven
Because eyes that don't see
Hacen recordar
They make us remember
Me acerco más a ti
I get closer to you
Tras cada amanecer
After each sunrise
A la cita de tu amor
To the date of your love
Nunca faltaré
I will never be absent
Pues ojos que no ven
Because eyes that don't see
Eso no es verdad
That is not true
Pues ojos que no ven
Because eyes that don't see
Hacen recordar
They make us remember
Me acerco más a ti
I get closer to you
Tras cada amanecer
After each sunrise
A la cita de tu amor
To the date of your love
Nunca faltaré
I will never be absent
Writer(s): Didier Barbelivien, Robert Costandinos
Contributed by Kennedy H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Maria Georgina Silva
Saudades desta voz única e rouquinha maravilhosa. Amoooo Demis.
Gustavo Cabanas
💚 QUE TRISTE PERO HERMOSA CANCIÓN PARA QUIENES EXTRAÑAMOS A ALGÚN SER MUY AMADO... 🇬🇹
Insane Media Chanel
un artista único, nunca volveremos a ver este tipo de calidad. Grande Demis !
Víctor Vas
👍👍👍👍Dios que gran regalo me diste con este súper temazo y verlo cantar por el gran Demis , gracias
Amanda Heliansson
Ojos que no ven eso no es verdad sabemos que desde algún punto en el universo nos ves así como nosotros también te vemos y apreciamos tu hermosa música
Leonardo Gracida
Exquisita canción y maravilloso poema de amor en una voz hermosa
Judygarlands
Yo soy una gran fan de Demisito, me encanta él y todas sus canciones, gracias por compartir. Pulgares hacia arriba . 👍 👍 👍.
Maria Lins
Ai meu Deus que voz😢 que lindo...voz mágica mexe com o meu coração ❤️🇧🇷
tex renepablo
cuando la musica tenia sentido🇦🇺🇨🇱
Marta Lagos Lavin
Para mi un ángel cantaba estas canciones esa voz era celestial