- This is a page for the musical genre Europop in general. For the album Europop by Eiffel 65, see Europop (album). Eiffel 65 was an Italian Eurodance / Italodance three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for their international hit " Blue Europop is a dance album by the popular Italian dance-pop group Eiffel 65.
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 90s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Some Europop stars came from France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and the Netherlands; but most were Swedish in origin. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. In the 1970s, such groups were primarily popular in continental countries, with the exception of the biggest Europop outfit ever, Swedish 4-piece ABBA, who achieved massive success in the UK, where they scored a phenomenal 19 top 10 singles and 9 chart-topping albums, and in North America and Australia. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Roxette and Ace of Base led Europop in American and British mainstream audiences. Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and By the 1990s, pop groups like the Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys were strongly influenced by Europop. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. One of the main differences between American and European pop is that Europop is generally more dance and trance oriented. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Trance is a style of Electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s In central Europe Italo disco (a. Italo-Disco, is a very wide term that describes the 80's non UK European Disco productions k. a. 80s Eurodisco) and Euro House (a. Euro Disco (also Eurodisco or Euro-disco or "80s European dance" is a term that was first used during the 1970s to describe a variety of non UK-based European Disco House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino k. a. 90s Eurodance) (later) are the predominant attempts by young musicians to have a hit record in and beyond the borders of their own country. Eurodance is a subgenre of Electronic dance music originating in the early 1990s.
Term usage
The use of the term Europop differs between the United States, United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the United States, British and even Australian acts such as Kylie Minogue can be termed Europop, while in the United Kingdom the term is used exclusively for acts from Continental Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European British groups Girls Aloud, Take That, and Sugababes would never be referred to as "Europop" in their home country. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London.
In Continental Europe, the term "Europop" is used to describe non English language hits of the late 50s, 60s and early 70s, mostly from France & Italy, before the 70s Euro disco era, popularised by Scopitone jukeboxes in France and Cinebox/Coilorama in Italy. Euro Disco (also Eurodisco or Euro-disco or "80s European dance" is a term that was first used during the 1970s to describe a variety of non UK-based European Disco Scopitone is a type of Jukebox featuring a 16 mm film component Since the late 90s, the term has been more widely used to describe mainstream pop. This includes mainstream hits from all around Europe (influenced by 90s Eurodance, a. k. a. Euro-House), boy bands and girl bands (especially from UK, Germany and Sweden) and low-tempo pop ballads.
See also
Euro Disco (also Eurodisco or Euro-disco or "80s European dance" is a term that was first used during the 1970s to describe a variety of non UK-based European Disco Eurodance is a subgenre of Electronic dance music originating in the early 1990s. Eurobeat, as the name implies is a music genre from Europe. It is a sub-genre of 80s Italo disco (a Italo-Disco, is a very wide term that describes the 80's non UK European Disco productions Vocal trance is a subgenre of Trance music. It contains Vocals highly melodic sessions intro/outros which are similar to those of Hard trance or ProgressiveDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic