The term "Euro-Disco" first used during the '70s, to describe the non UK based disco productions and artists. It has some of it's roots on the 50s and 60s French/Italian pop music and sounded very eurovision - like. Typical examples of that era, are Abba, Boney M, Eruption, Cerrone, Dschinghis Khan, teach in, Snoopy, etc. By the late 70s, a "latin"-like sound added to the genre. Artists like italy's Raffaella Carrà and France's Gibson Brothers are typical examples of this 70s euro-disco style. The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... ABBA was a Swedish pop music group active from 1969 until 1982. ... Boney M was a Eurodance, pop, and disco group, comprising four West Indian singers and dancers and masterminded by West German record producer Frank Farian, and who were successful during the 1970s. ... Eruption can refer to: Volcanic eruption The eruption of teeth through the gum Eruption (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cerrone (full name: Jean-Marc Cerrone) is a French singer and music producer born in Paris, and one of the best representatives of the European disco. ... Dschinghis Khan performing their song Moskau. Dschinghis Khan (Pronounced Jingis Khan) was a German pop band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. ... A Teach-in is a method of non violent protest. ... Snoopy is the name of Charlie Browns pet beagle in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. ... Raffaella Roberta Pelloni (born in Bellaria on 18 June 1943), better known by her artistic name Raffaella Carrà, is an Italian TV hostess, singer and actress. ... 1983 album cover The Gibson Brothers are a France-based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s and are best known for their hit Cuba. The three brothers, Chris (lead vocals, percussion), Patrick (vocals, drums) and Alex (vocals, keyboards) were born on...

After the Disco Demolition Night promotional event that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago USA, the term "Euro-Disco" also disappeared from the mainstream in Europe. "Disco" took over to describe those productions for a while and then the very wide term of "italo-disco". This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The "eurodisco" term returned mutant many years later, to refer to the collection of the styles and genres of electronic dance music that had emerged from Europe by the early 1980s, incorporating elements of electropop and disco into new hybrids such as Euro - Hi-NRG (Power), Italo disco, Eurobeat. The term is also commonly written as Eurodisco and Euro-disco and some call this same genre as "80s Eurodance". The main reason of the term's comeback, is based on the fact that the italian fans of Italo-Disco, don't like today the use of the term italo-disco to be used by the rest europeans for their productions. During the 80s, the term "italo-disco" was used for the 80s Eurodisco. There was also some Canadian Disco productions (Trans X, Lime) that at the time used the same term. Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Dance music is music composed or played specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... SUPER EUROBEAT Vol. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... Lime has several meanings: Look up Lime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Lime (mineral) - a group of calcium compounds and minerals in which they predominate, including: Limestone Agricultural lime - a mineral soil additive Calcium oxide (also quicklime) - a chemical compound Calcium hydroxide (also slaked lime) - a chemical compound Lime (fruit...

A typical 80s Euro disco song has a contrasting verse-chorus form, a synthesizer-based accompaniment, and lyrics sung in English. Of course, the term has never been used in Europe, where such music was and is simply considered pop or disco music. Verse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s. ...

One of the early representors of the 80s genre was a British group Imagination, with their series of hits throughout 1981 and 1982. In 1982 a variation of Euro disco began to develop in Italy by groups like Gazebo, Kano and Lectric Workers. The new variation is known as italo-disco. Euro disco variations appeared later in France, Germany, Spain and Greece. The Italian and German Eurodisco productions were the most popular. During the mid 80's, German Disco artists Modern Talking and Bad Boys Blue, became very popular in Central, southern and eastern Europe. Then, at the late 80's, Italian disco artists Spagna and Sabrina became popular in Europe with euro-disco songs entering top charts in every major European country, combining Italo-disco and Eurobeat elements. Imagination were a three piece soul music band from the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, sometimes described as Britains first black supergroup. ... Paul Mazzolini (born February 18, 1960, Beirut, Lebanon, stage name Gazebo), is an Italian musician. ... Kano was a dance project formed in the start of the 1980s by Italian-based producers Luciano Ninzatti, Stefano Pulga and Matteo Bonsanto who helped usher in a style of dance music called Italo-disco, a blend of 1970s disco and funk with the addition of synthesizers made by artists... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/background singer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. ... Bad Boys Blue are a multinational pop group that was formed in Cologne, Germany. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Sabrina Salerno on the cover of her single Gringo (1989) Sabrina Salerno (born 15 March 1968 in Genoa, Italy) is an Italian singer, showgirl, model, actress and record producer. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... SUPER EUROBEAT Vol. ...

The influence of Euro disco had infiltrated dance and pop in the U.S. by 1983, as European producers and songwriters inspired a new generation of American performer eager to breathe new life into dance music otherwise abandoned by US radio. While disco had been declared "dead" due to a backlash there in 1979, subsequent Euro-flavored successes crossing the boundaries of rock, pop, and dance, such as "Call Me" by Blondie and "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, ushered in a new era of American-fronted dance music often forgotten in favor of, or considered a subgenre within the "Second British Invasion" happening concurrently. Branigan (produced by German producer Jack White) moved deeper into the Euro disco style for further hits, alongside Giorgio Moroder-produced US acts Berlin and Irene Cara. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Call Me is a song performed by Blondie, released in February of 1980. ... Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Gloria is a pop song released by Laura Branigan in 1982 off her debut album, Branigan. ... Laura Branigan (July 3, 1957 – August 26, 2004) was a popular American singer/actress from Brewster, New York, best known in the U.S. for the song Gloria (1982). ... Jack White (*September 2, 1940 in Cologne, Germany) is a music composer and producer by the real name of Horst Nussbaum. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959[1] in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ...

By 1984, musicians from many countries had begun to produce Euro disco songs. In Germany, notable practitioners of the sound included Modern Talking, Sandra, and Alphaville. Austria had Falco, although he was also heavily influenced by rap and rock music. Britain's most famous contributors to disco music in the mid-80's were the Pet Shop Boys until Stock/Aitken/Waterman-produced singers such as Rick Astley and Kylie Minogue conquered the airwaves (UK's Eurobeat). Euro disco hits produced also on Spain and Greece and much later on Poland and Russia. Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/background singer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. ... Sandra and Michael Cretu on German TV. Sandra is a famous German music group that consists primarily of Sandra Cretu (vocals) and Michael Cretu (writer and producer). ... Alphaville is: A German music trio. ... Johann (Hans) Hölzel (February 19, 1957 – February 6, 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was a classical music prodigy turned Austrian hip hop-pop and rock star. ... The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ... Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a British songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions. ... Richard Paul Astley (born February 6, 1966) is an English dance-pop singer, songwriter and musician. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy, ARIA Award and Brit Awards winning Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... SUPER EUROBEAT Vol. ...

Some note that the same elements which were later embraced in greater measure as Euro disco had already come together cohesively as early as the mid- to late-1970s in certain tracks by artists such as the Swedish group ABBA, and the American singer Donna Summer. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... ABBA was a Swedish pop music group active from 1969 until 1982. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

By the early 1990s, its mainstream popularity having waned in Europe, Euro disco developed into Eurodance. The 1990s decade refers to the years from the start of 1990 to the end of 1999. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The last addition on the Euro disco genre, is Disco House (a.k.a. French house). It is more of a "back to the roots" music style, with 70s euro disco influances far before the Italo Disco explosion (more specific Space Disco, Hi-NRG disco, Canadian Disco and P-Funk). French house is a late 1990s form of house music, greatly influenced by 1970s and 1980s disco and funk as well as the productions of Thomas Bangalter. ... Space Disco, was a short lived 70s Eurodisco variation. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today. ... P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ...

See also

• Europop
• Hi-NRG
• Italo disco
• Space Disco
• Spacesynth
• Eurodance
• List of Euro disco artists

Europop refers to a style of pop music that developed in Europe throughout the 1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... Space Disco, was a short lived 70s Eurodisco variation. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of Euro disco artists and their popular songs. ...

External links

• Euro-Flash.net - an article on euro disco
• scheul.de - contains info about chart positions of Euro disco artists in the world.
• Webdjsitalodisco.Ch - contains info about Italo-Disco and its artists, including interviews.
• Eurodisco video on DVD - Selling, trading videos from the 80s (Italo, Euro disco)

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