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(FILES) - A file picture taken on December 15, 2006 in Paris, shows Greek singer Demis Roussos performing on the stage of the Zenith music hall. Roussos died during the week end of January 24 and 25, 2015 in Athens, according to the sources at the hospital. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN Image Credit: AFP

Athens: World renowned Greek singer Demis Roussos died in an Athens hospital at the weekend at the age of 68, the hospital said on Monday.

The Egyptian-born singer, who became popular in the 1960s and 1970s and sold about 60 million records globally, had been in the private hospital with an undisclosed illness for some time.