Artemios Roussos was born on June 15, 1946 in Alexandria, Egypt, and died o… Read Full Bio ↴Artemios Roussos was born on June 15, 1946 in Alexandria, Egypt, and died on January 25, 2015 in Athens, Greece. As George and Olga’s first son, he was of Greek extraction. Three years later, his younger brother Costandinos, was born.
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.
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.
So wie bist du
Demis Roussos Lyrics
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So wie du bist, genau so lieb ich dich
dir nur will ich treu sein
und will niemals wieder frei sein.
So wie du bist, war keine je vorher,
bleib für immer bei mir.
Denn ich brauche dich so sehr.
Ich habe lange gesucht, gesucht nach dir.
Und heute stehst du auf einmal vor mir.
So wie du bist, so zärtlich und so schön,
wirst du meinem Leben endlich
Sinn und Inhalt geben.
So wie du bist, kann keine andere sein,
bleib für immer bei mir,
denn ich liebe dich allein.
dir nur will ich treu sein
und will niemals wieder frei sein.
So wie du bist, war keine je vorher,
bleib für immer bei mir.
Denn ich brauche dich so sehr.
Ich habe lange gesucht, gesucht nach dir.
Und heute stehst du auf einmal vor mir.
So wie du bist, so zärtlich und so schön,
wirst du meinem Leben endlich
Sinn und Inhalt geben.
So wie du bist, kann keine andere sein,
bleib für immer bei mir,
denn ich liebe dich allein.
The lyrics of Demis Roussos's song "So wie bist du" express the singer's deep love and devotion to his partner. He proclaims that he loves her exactly the way she is and that he wants to be faithful to her forever. He declares that he doesn't want to be free again, indicating that he has found his soul mate in her. The singer acknowledges that he had been searching for a long time before he found his partner, and now that he has found her, he never wants to let her go. The song ends with the singer declaring that his partner is the only one for him, and he wants her to stay with him forever as she brings meaning and purpose to his life.
The lyrics convey a message of unconditional love that goes beyond physical appearance or material possessions. The singer's focus is entirely on the qualities of his partner's character that have endeared her to him. The song's message is a reminder of how true love can bring peace and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
So wie du bist, genau so lieb ich dich
I love you just the way you are
dir nur will ich treu sein
I will be faithful to you only
und will niemals wieder frei sein.
I never want to be free from you
So wie du bist, war keine je vorher,
No one else is like you
bleib für immer bei mir.
Stay with me forever
Denn ich brauche dich so sehr.
Because I need you so much
Ich habe lange gesucht, gesucht nach dir.
I searched for you for a long time
Und heute stehst du auf einmal vor mir.
And today you are suddenly standing before me
So wie du bist, so zärtlich und so schön,
You are so tender and beautiful just the way you are
wirst du meinem Leben endlich Sinn und Inhalt geben.
You will finally give meaning and purpose to my life
So wie du bist, kann keine andere sein,
No one else can be like you
bleib für immer bei mir,
Stay with me forever
denn ich liebe dich allein.
Because I love you alone
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@Val Hanton
The way you are, that's how I love you
So wie du bist, genau so lieb ich dich
I only want to be true to you
Dir nur will ich treu sein
And never want to be free again.
Und will niemals wieder frei sein.
As you are, none was ever before
So wie du bist, war keine je vorher,
Stay with me forever
Bleib für immer bei mir.
'Cause I need you so bad
Denn ich brauche dich so sehr.
I've been looking for you for a long time.
Ich habe lange gesucht, gesucht nach dir.
And today you suddenly stand in front of me.
Und heute stehst du auf einmal vor mir.
As you are, so tender and so beautiful,
So wie du bist, so zärtlich und so schön,
Will you finally get my life
Wirst du meinem Leben endlich
Giving meaning and content.
Sinn und Inhalt geben.
No one else can be the way you are
So wie du bist, kann keine andere sein,
Stay with me forever
Bleib für immer bei mir,
'Cause I love you alone
Denn ich liebe dich allein.
Maria Aparecida
Demis Roussos...talento...alma...coração ❤saudades 😢
Dilva Ross
ESSA MUSICA FALA DIRETO A MINHA ALMA .DEVO TER VIVIDO EM ALGUM LUGAR PARADISIACO EM OUTRA ENCARNAÇÃO...TUDO OQUE ESSE HOMEM CANTA , PARECE QUE VEM DE OUTRA DIMENÇÃO...
hilda Pupim
Que voz maravilhosa é essa meu Deus, que transpassa a alma. DEMIS ROUSSOS continuarei te amando. 15 de Junho, peço à Deus que cuide bem de você. Te amo.
Angela Delfino
MÁGICO MARAVILHOSO. PRESENTE DE DEUS . SEMPRE AMEI SUAS CANÇÕES. ETERNO. SÓ SAUDADES.
Isa Buenaventura
Ayer, hoy y siempre , Demis Roussos, en mí mente y mi corazón eternamente!!! 😚❤🌷🌹🌷👏
Manuela Mori
Meraviglioso eterno Demis! Resterai sempre nei nostri cuori con le tue canzoni! 🌹🌹🌹💙💙💙
Isa Buenaventura
Canción y voz tan sentimental... que hace vibrar los corazones de de los seres humanos !! Demis Roussos Guapo y maravilloso por siempre y hasta siempre ❤😚🌷🌹🌷👏👏
Roberto Márquez
Bella, Bella canción... No termino de sorprenderme con sus melodías y voz...
David das Dores Oliveira
belíssima canção outra dimenção esse era o cara !!!
Olga Machova
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