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. This ambitious band decided to travel to the United Kingdom for better commercial prospects. Their associationbecame one of the biggest musical events of the seventies in the form of "Aphrodite’s Child". In 1968 Artemios’s journey crossed the road of two other top Greek musicians, Vangelis Papatanassiou and Loukas Sideras. From that meeting a new band was born, the "We Five", with Artemios as the lead singer. It was at this time that he met the man who would later become one of his most successful composer, Lakis Vlavianos.
Within a short period, Artemios was making a sound reputation. From then on Artemios was asked to sing again and again. That night, when Artemios sang "The House Of The Rising Sun" and "When A Man Loves A Woman" the audience was amazed. One day, as the lead singer needed to rest, he asked Artemios to replace him for a few songs. Artemios played the Bass Guitar and sang backing vocals as well. Two years later, his first band, "The Idols" was formed. During the day he attended school and, at night, he played the trumpet in various clubs in Athens. Artemios then had to work to support his family. His family left Egypt and immigrated to their homeland Greece. It was the time of the Suez Canal crisis. However, when Artemios reached the age of fifteen, his life changed. As a young boy he also attended the choir of the Greek Byzantine church of Alexandria and sang for five years as a soloist. At the age of ten, he was intrigued by Jazz and learnt to play the trumpet. The sound of Arabic music entered into his life at that time and has continued until today as one of his biggest influences. Throughout his childhood he was influenced by the musics that were coexisting in Egypt. Three years later, his younger brother Costandinos, was born. As George and Olga’s first son, he was of Greek extraction. Artemios Roussos was born on Jin Alexandria, Egypt, and died on Januin Athens, Greece.