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Demis Roussos

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PopProgressive rock

Demis Roussos is a Pop and Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Vitas, Dick Morrissey, Alec R. Costandinos, Gerard Joling and Sting. Those roots explain a lot about how Demis Roussos arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ricchi e Poveri, Nana Mouskouri, The Rubettes, Baccara and Tom Jones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nana Mouskouri and Air Supply, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Demis Roussos, reaching back through Vitas and forward to Nana Mouskouri. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Demis RoussosVitasDick MorrisseyAlec R. CostandinosGerard JolingStingVicky LeandrosNana MouskouriAir SupplyRicchi e PoveriNana MouskouriThe RubettesBaccaraTom JonesBoney M.Captain & TennilleBay City Rollers

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Demis Roussos connections

Demis Roussos grew out of Vitas, Dick Morrissey, Alec R. Costandinos and Gerard Joling, shares an orbit with Ricchi e Poveri, Nana Mouskouri, The Rubettes and Baccara, went on to shape Nana Mouskouri and Air Supply. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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