Greek singer and composer Demis Roussos passed away at the age of 68 on January 25 in Athens. The internationally-acclaimed singer was born on June 15, 1946 in Alexandria, Egypt to Greek parents who moved to Greece after losing everything in the Suez crisis. 

Roussos began his music career at the age of 17, when he joined the band called "The Idols." He became famous in 1968 as a member of the progressive rock band "Aphrodite's Child." Their album "666" became a cult classic.

Roussos went on to have a solo career, and "Forever And Ever" topped the charts in several countries in 1973. His collaboration with world-renowned composer Vangelis, one of his band-mates in "Aphrodite's Child" produced the music record "Sex Power" in 1970 and "Magic" in 1977.

A little known fact is that Roussos was a musical renaissance man. He started out as a choir boy, become a jazz musician playing piano and trumpet, and transitioned to progressive rock, before becoming a balladeer.

In September 2013, he received the French Legion of Honour, Grade of Chevalier, and France’s most important medal of valour in a special event held at the French Embassy in Athens.

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