Den Harrow: The Star Who Didn't Sing
One of the strangest stories in Italo Disco - a handsome Italian on stage, an American vocalist behind the scenes, and a scandal that shook the genre.
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The core of Disco Magic - Italo Disco of the 80s: history, formula, artists.
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Savage - Voice of the Italian Night
The story of Roberto Zanetti, the man with one of the most recognizable voices in Italo Disco - from "Don't Cry Tonight" to his producer career as Robyx.
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Mauro Farina: The Hitmaker
A portrait of one of Italo Disco's key producers - the man who wrote hits for Baltimora, Ken Laszlo, and dozens of other artists.
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Italo Disco Behind the Iron Curtain
How Italo Disco became the soundtrack for Soviet and Eastern European youth in the '80s - under-the-counter records, tape copies, and the genre's cult status in the USSR.
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The Italo Disco Revival of the 2010s
How a forgotten '80s genre unexpectedly came back into fashion - from Sally Shapiro to The Weeknd, we look at the second life of Italo Disco.
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The Sunset of the Genre: What Went Wrong
Why Italo Disco lost its audience in the late '80s - a look at formula fatigue, the arrival of house and techno, and other reasons behind the decline.
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From Disco to Eurodance: What Came Next
How Italo Disco turned into '90s Eurodance - the genre's mutation, the new producers, and why we still mix up these two styles.
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Italo Disco vs. American Disco
How Italian disco differed from American disco - we break down the sound, aesthetic, and philosophy of two genres that share a name but sound worlds apart.
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Why Italy?
Why the Italo Disco genre was born in Italy rather than France, Germany, or Britain - the conditions that came together in the country in the early '80s.
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The Golden Era: 1983-1987
Five years when Italo Disco ruled European dance floors - the essential tracks, events, and producers of the genre's peak.
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