List of Italo disco artists and songs
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The following is a list of Italo disco artists and songs, divided in two sections. The first section includes notable Italo disco groups and solo artists. The second section includes Italo disco songs. Solo artists are listed alphabetically by last name while groups are listed alphabetically by the first letter (not including the prefix "the", "a" or "an").
Artists[edit]
- Alba[1]
- Albert One[1][2]
- Aleph[3]
- Baby's Gang[4]
- Baltimora[1][2][5][6][7]
- Alberto Camerini[8]
- Nadia Cassini[1]
- Claudio Cecchetto[9]
- Pino D'Angiò[10]
- Danuta[11]
- Tullio De Piscopo[2]
- Den Harrow[1][2][7][12][13][14][15]
- Valerie Dore[6][16]
- Tony Esposito[17]
- Fake[14]
- Fancy[14]
- Mike Francis[18]
- Fun Fun[8]
- Gazebo[1][2][6][12][17]
- Gepy & Gepy[19]
- Hipnosis (or Hypnosis)[20]
- Tom Hooker[21]
- Eddy Huntington[22]
- Jock Hattle[1][7]
- Kano[12][17][23][24]
- Klein + M.B.O.[25][26]
- Koto[20][23]
- La Bionda[4][9][10][19]
- Ken Laszlo[2][13][14]
- Gary Low[27]
- Mauro Malavasi[2]
- Mike Mareen[28]
- Martinelli[29]
- Sandy Marton[1][2][7]
- Miko Mission[14][30]
- Moon Ray (a.k.a. Raggio Di Luna)[5][8]
- Giorgio Moroder[1][31]
- Novecento[32]
- P. Lion[6][33]
- Ryan Paris[7][23][34]
- Radiorama[15]
- Raf[12]
- Righeira[1][2][17][35]
- Linda Jo Rizzo[36]
- Alexander Robotnick[8][25][37]
- Sabrina[1][5][8][12][17]
- Savage[38]
- Scotch[14][28][39]
- Silver Pozzoli[23][30]
- Claudio Simonetti[40][41]
Songs[edit]
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Fun Fun | "Happy Station"[10] |
| Gazebo | "I Like Chopin"[31] | |
| Kano | "Another Life"[31] | |
| My Mine | "Hypnotic Tango"[31] | |
| P.Lion | "Happy Children"[31] | |
| Righeira | "Vamos A la Playa"[31] | |
| Ryan Paris | "Dolce Vita"[31] | |
| 1984 | Baltimora | "Tarzan Boy"[10] |
| Fun Fun | "Colour my Love"[31] | |
| RAF feat. Laura Branigan | "Self Control"[31] | |
| Raggio di Luna | "Comanchero"[31] | |
| Scotch | "Disco Band"[31] | |
| Valerie Dore | "The Night"[31] | |
| 1985 | Koto | "Visitors"[10] |
| Silver Pozzoli | "Around my Dream"[31] | |
| Taffy | "I Love my Radio"[31] | |
| 1986 | Koto | "Jabdah"[10] |
| Spagna | "Easy Lady"[31] | |
| 1987 | Ken Laszlo | "Tonight"[10] |
| Sabrina | "Boys (Summertime Love)"[31] | |
| Spagna | "Call Me"[31] | |
| Righeira | "Vamos a la playa"[17] |
See also[edit]
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- ^ a b Dean, Jonathan (5 June 2012). "1982: Blackway – "New Life"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Joubert 2014, p. 48.
- ^ a b c d Suiveng, Yannick (30 October 2013). "Flashback Top 50 : qui était n°1 en octobre 1985 ?" (in French). Charts in France. Pure Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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si parla del genere Italo Disco e di alcuni suoi rappresentanti: Baltimora, Sandy Marton, Taffy, Ryan Paris, Joe Yellow, Jock Hattle e Den Harrow.
- ^ a b c d e f Eddy, Chuck (8 July 2013). "Disco 101: Real '80S Italo". Rhapsody. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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- ^ a b Jones & Kantonen 2000, p. 229.
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Tom Hooker, a successful Italo Disco performer and producer in the '80s
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