Roger Voudouris

Roger Voudouris (December 29, 1954 - August 3, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1979 hit Get Used To It.

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December 29 - 1954 - August 3 - 2003 - American - 1979

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Voudouris was born in Sacramento, California and formed Roger Voudouris Loud as Hell Rockers while still in high school. That band would later enjoy small success while performing as an opening act for The Doobie Brothers, Stephen Stills and John Mayall.

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Sacramento - California - The Doobie Brothers - Stephen Stills - John Mayall

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His first solo album was the self titled Roger Voudouris released in 1978 which received little interest from radio or other media. However, Voudouris' second album Radio Dream contained the pop smash hit Get Used To It which became one of the highest selling singles in the US for 1979.

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Roger Voudouris - 1978 - Radio Dream - Pop

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Radio Dream was followed a year later with the 1980 A Guy Like Me album and later by the 1981 album On The Heels Of Love. While A Guy Like Me and On the Heels of Love did not achieve the success of his previous album, Voudouris did achieve quite a large amount of success in Japan where his musical style was very popular. He also became a small cult-figure in Australia after appearing on a popular music television program known as Countdown in 1979. In his appearance on the show he wore a figure hugging white outfit while miming Get Used To It into a wind machine, which led to his status as a sex symbol in that country.

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1980 - A Guy Like Me - 1981 - On The Heels Of Love - Japan - Australia - Countdown - Sex symbol

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After the decline of his solo career Voudouris returned to writing music and lyrics for various projects including the movie The Lonely Lady starring Pia Zadora, and a documentary on the life of Elvis Presley.

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The Lonely Lady - Pia Zadora - Elvis Presley

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Voudouris died in 2003 after suffering from liver disease for some time.

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