Eurodance

Eurodance (also known as eurohouse, eurotechno, euro-NRG or simply euro) is a general term frequently used to agglutinate the different styles electronic dance music created in Europe in the late 1980s, reaching the peak of popularity worldwide throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. It combines many elements of new beat with the titles Cocaïne by The Maxx released in 1988, The Sound Of C by Confetti's released in 1988, Belgian Musictrain by Cold Sensation released in 1989, house, techno, hi-NRG (especially eurobeat) and >eurodisc. In other continents, influenced by this musical genre, local scenes with euro elements appeared.

Eurodance has been classified as the most commercial style within electronic music during the 1990s since the use of communication technologies were what helped the style to have more followers worldwide and be very accepted by the society of the nineties.

The term "eurodance" gradually became associated with a specific style of dance music from Europe. During its golden years, in the mid-'90s, it was also referred to as "Euro-NRG"; in Europe it is commonly called "Dancefloor" or just Dance.

While a much broader definition of what is considered "Eurodance" has been used outside of Europe, the term was originally used in particular during the 1990s to identify a genre of energetic melody that included a solo singer or a duet between a rapper and a singer, while the term Eurohouse became more associated with a style closer to house and garage Americans who Hi-NRG like "I'm gonna get you" from Bizarre Inc. (1992) or "Freed from desire" from Gala (1996).

Commonly, eurodance is erroneously called techno in Latin American countries, because this was the name with which it was introduced to that region in the 1990s. 1990 for its further popularization.

Characteristics of eurodance music

Most Eurodance music is characterized by synth riffs, female or male vocals with a simple chorus, male rap parts, samples, and heavy beats. Sometimes with a female or male voice singing through the entire song no rap.

Voices

Eurodance is usually very positive and optimistic, the lyrics often imply questions of love and peace, dancing and partying, or expressing emotions and overcoming difficult situations. In the early and mid-1990s, vocals were often done by a solo singer or a mixed duo between a rapper and a singer.

Many projects use variations of the rapper and singer theme, such as a German rapper with American singers (Real McCoy), or the use of reggae rap as in Ice MC and Fun Factory, or scat as Scatman John. Solo artists such as Alexia, Tess, Whigfield and Double You also contributed to the genre.

Lyrics are almost always sung in English, regardless of the nationalities of the artist. However, some artists released their songs in English and their native languages such as Asap from Spain.

Rap/Hip-hop

Rap verses have been one of the main distinguishing elements of eurodance. While eurodance makes use of the rap voice, it does not contain the lyrical themes of gangster rap, nor does it follow many of the instrumental conventions of rap music, such as scratching record players or heavy bass lines. However, they do focus on funk-like danceability, which is a fundamental foundation for the hip hop genre since many songs in that genre sampled hip hop artists.

Eurodance, however, has served to popularize rap music in Europe. While rap had been performed in the old continent at least since Falco's album Einzelhaft (1982), the American variety only gained more mainstream acceptance when Technotronic landed with their huge hit Pump Up the Jam, followed by Snap!. The combination of house music with rap vocals generally came to be known as hip house or house rap.

Rapper Flo Rida is currently heavily influenced by Eurodance.

Percussion

Almost all eurodance emphasizes percussion and rhythm. Eurodance percussion is generally a "kick" with some variations on a 4/4 rhythm. While the percussion is always done by synths, it's a more typical dance music sound and not the "beat box" typical of rap music. The tempo is typically around 140 beats per minute, but can range anywhere from 110 to 150 BPM.

Melody

Most eurodance music is also a motor tune. Unlike most popular music which is usually written in major keys, most eurodance songs are in minor keys. This, along with positive lyrics, helps contribute to the whole powerful and emotional sound of Eurodance. In addition to the contribution of the female voice, there is often notable use of fast synth arpeggios. This is a very distinctive feature of eurodance that separates it from Hi-NRG disco. The frequency synthesizer has a piano or organ, but sometimes imitates other instruments, such as the calliope (for example, Touch the Sky by Cartouche). Often there's a short, repetitive riff, while other times there's an ensemble synth tour de force (eg Fun Factory's Close To You). Some songs have a second riff loop between the verses.

Characteristics of gangs and businesses

Eurodance is widely commercialized. Some producers, like Max Martin or Larry Pignagnoli, have achieved dozens of bands. Of thousands of records released, only a few bands have existed in the mainstream for more than two records. Many concerts, like those of Captain Jack and Jonny Jakobsen (Dr. Bombay), had a carefully planned humorous image. A group called E-rotic was receiving attention with sexually provocative lyrics and music videos.

While eurodance singles regularly received gold, platinum or multi-platinum status, it has been more difficult to get a full-length album to reach the same level of success. Typical issues cited include the album as a whole not on the strength of the singles, the artists not being charismatic enough to hold millions of people's attention beyond one or two songs, or weak promotion of the rest of the album. album after the singles that have become hits.

History

Hi-NRG started in the UK and US underground in the late 1970s as a faster, more electronic form of disco, after disco had lost its popularity. Italo disco and its later evolution in the mid-1980s, eurobeat, are offshoots of the European version of Hi-NRG, called space disco. In the late 1980s, Hi-NRG was associated with British producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and together with eurobeat they dominated the European scene. The arrival of house together with its variants acid house and hip house would begin to modify the musical structures of European producers.

The 'eurodance' or 'eurohouse' primal is a fusion of these styles of music, house or hip House with Hi-NRG (a variant of Eurodisco music).

The early years 1987/92

Initially, the first electronic dance music productions derived from the fusion of European music established in the late 1980s and American currents, first house and shortly after techno, were more akin to the house sound.

In 1987 house music, also an underground genre in the United States, reached the United Kingdom and continental Europe, giving rise to the variant called, retrospectively, euro house. In that year the songs ""Pump up the volume" of MARRS in Great Britain, and "Bauhaus" of the Italian project Cappella, both with a strong influence of acid house, but the theme of Cappella with some piano riffs that were the hallmark of the Italian style of Eurohouse until 1993, the Italo house.

In 1988 the eurohouse was extended. Hi-NRG productions with an Acid house influence began, such as "The only way is up" by Yazz and even dance pop artists like Samantha Fox make forays into the genre with songs like "Love house". New beat as a fusion of Acid house and the newcomer Techno, with songs like "The sound of C" of Confetti's or "Ibiza" of Amnesia.

In 1989 more forms of eurohouse appeared. Hip house merges with techno, appearing the first songs of the so-called technodance with "Pump up the jam" by Technotronic, along with the first international hits of Italo house with "Ride on time" by Black box. In 1989 the Balearic beat began to take on its own identity, producing some songs as a local variant of Italo house with local artists such as Locomía with his homonymous song. On the other hand, hip house begins to be produced in Europe with Mister Mixi & Skinny Scotty ("I Can Handle It")' and Ice MC ("Easy") with rapping or Jam Tronik ("Another Day In Paradise") sung but keeping the rhythm hip house.

By 1990, Technodance continued to reap success thanks to Technotronic ("Get up", "This beat is Technotronic", "Rockin' over the beat" and "Move this") and more groups of the same style appear, such as Snap!, which also achieves notable productions such as "The power" or "Cult of Snap!". The italo house for its part also continues with hits like 49ers ("Touch me"), FPI Projects ("Going back to my roots" and "Risky"). In the hip house style, apart from Ice MC ("OK Corral" and "Cinema"), Real McCoy ("It's on you"), Nomad ("Devotion") and Twenty 4 Seven ("I Can't Stand It"). More artists appear with fused elements from various scenes such as Cartouche ("Feel the groove") or Hypnoteck ("Ready or not"), and the balearic beat acquired a certain relevance with artists such as Nekuams ("Baila morena), Bravo DJ (" Difficult rap"), Crazy Eddy ("Babe from Ibiza") or Mystic ("Rhythm of the night").

In 1991 the 'eurodance' differentiated from the 'eurohouse'. A scene derived from acid house and techno originated in Germany and Benelux retrospectively called "Old School" hardcore techno or Rave music, influencing 'dance' that take elements of that very energetic sound and higher speed (BPM), maintaining the structure of 'technodance' rapping, and give the 'eurodance' rapper vocal duo with female singer, such as 2 Unlimited ("Get ready for this" and "Twilight zone")) or 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor ('Can't Help Myself'). The success of this energetic line spread throughout Europe, in Great Britain Bizarre Inc. achieves notable successes with ("Playing with knives" and "Such a feeling") and in Italy also with some Italian house productions such as Cappella ("Everybody") or Antico ("We Need Freedom"), although there are also projects that successfully maintain the italo house style, such as Jinny ("Keep warm") or Dynamic Noise ("Do You Feel Alright?"). On the other hand, in the United Kingdom songs also begin to appear that begin to synthesize the different elements present up to now, showing a more melodic energetic sound and with "Hi-NRG" as "Everybody's free" of Rozalla.

1992 was a continuation of the styles started the previous year. The 'eurodance' more energetic he continued with 2 Unlimited ("Twilight Zone", "Workaholic" and "The magic friend"), ASAP ("Ke no pare", "Bahía" and "Muevelo"), Captain Hollywood Project ("More And More"), Snap! ("Rythm is a dancer" and "Exterminate"), Felix ("Don´t you want me"), Bass Bumpers ("The music's got me"), Dr. Alban ("It's my life"), Cappella ("U Got 2 Know") or Leila K. ("Open Sesame"), among others. Italo house ushered in an era of multiple versions of pop and rock music hits from decades past, most notably Double You ("Please don't go") or CO.RO. feat. Taleesa ("Because the night"), the latter track, with a tendency towards melodic elements and `Hi-NRG' closer to the 'eurodance' concept, like several more Rozalla singles ("Faith" and "Are You Ready To Fly?&# 34;) or AB Logic ("AB Logic"). A line 'eurohouse' with elements more similar to garage or trance such as Bizarre Inc. ("I'm Gonna Get You ") or The Golden Girls ("Kinetic") respectively.

Classic Eurodance (1993/96)

Eurodance music reaches its zenith in these years, with very energetic melodies with duets rapping or singing. The speed ranges from 135 to 145 BPM. There is a great diversity of scenes and great creativity reaching high levels of recognition in the dance environment.

Throughout 1993 the success of 'eurodance' multiplied. The songs are indistinctly rapped, sung or instrumental, 2 Unlimited ("No limit", "Tribal dance", "Faces" and "Maximum overdrive"), Culture Beat ("Mr Vain" or "Got To Get It"), Melodie MC ("Dum Da Dum"), DJ Bobo ("Somebody Dance With Me") Ava & Stone ("Bye Baby"), Twenty 4 Seven ("Slave To The Music"), Dr. Alban ("Sing Hallelujah") Dr. DJ Cerla ("Rotterdam '93"), Ice MC ("Take away the colour"), Maxx ("Get-A-Way") or Haddaway ("What is love") and the Italian projects Cappella ("You got 2 know"), CO. RO. feat. Taleesa ("There's something going on" and "A brighter day"), Corona (The rhythm of the night"), Emotional G ("Toffee") which are beginning to be called italo dance. Ace of Base appears with a variant 'eurodance' with reggae fusion with great success ('All that's she she wants' and 'The sign') and in a line more 'pop'; Artists began to emerge, such as Wighfield ("Saturday night") or Cut'n'Move ("Give it up& #34;), which years later would give rise to the bubblegum dance.

By 1994, DJs also began to carry out projects, joining producers and record companies, which is why a multitude of eurodance productions appeared, 2 Unlimited ("Let The Beat Control Your Body&# 34;, "The real thing" and "No one"), Ice MC ("Think About The Way" and "It's a rainy day")), La Bouche ("Sweet dreams"), Prince Ital Joe Feat. Marky Mark ("Happy People"), Playahitty ("The Summer Is Magic"), Mo-Do ("Eins, Zwei, Polizei"), Sensity World ("Joey") or Double Vision ("Unsafe Building" and "Knocking"), Da Blitz ("Let Me Be"), 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor ("Dreams (Will Come Alive)"), Black & White ("Do You Know"), Anita Adams ("Got To Feel Good"), Nicki French ("Total eclipse of the heart"), and the Italian productions that are beginning to be called Italo dance such as D.U.E. ("Under The Same Sun"), Digilove ("Touch me"), G.E.M. ("I Feel You Tonight"), Housecream ("Get Me Into Your Heart"), Double You ("Heart Of Glass"), Cappella ("Move On Baby" and "U & Me"), J.K. ("Beat it"), Taleesa ("I Found Luv"), Netzwerk ("Passion"), CO.RO. Featuring Lyen ("Run Away"), Savage ("Don't You Want Me"), Fourteen 14 ("Don't leave me"), Pharao ("I Show You Secrets"), among many others. That year trance elements began to be incorporated into projects such as Caballero with "Hymn" or Gregory with "World Of Dreams", which little by little became more common until, finally years later, replacing the synthesized melody of 'eurodance' to come to be called eurotrance. successful artists Alex Party ("Read my lips") or Nightcrawlers ("Push The Feeling On").

In 1995 the main line of 'eurodance' and 'italo dance' with Taleesa ("Burning up" and "Let me be"), CO.RO. Featuring Lyen ("life on Mars?"), Nicki French ("Did You Ever Really Love Me?"), John Scatman ("Scatman" and "Scatman world"), Alexia ("Me And You"), Double You ("Dancing with an angel" and "Because I'm Loving You"), J.K. ("You & I" and "My radio"), G.E.M. ("I wanna fly"), Corona ("Baby Baby", "I don't wanna be star" and "Try me out"), Netzwerk (&# 34;Memories") 2 Unlimited ("Here I Go" and "Do What's Good For Me"), 2 Fabiola ("Play this song" and "Lift U up"), Bass Bumpers ("Keep On Pushing") or Sensity World ("Get It Up") but with an increase in songs with some trance element like Heartclub Feat. Pete ("Stay Another Day") or DJ Tururu ("Countdown"). There is also a style halfway with happy hardcore like DJ Cerla ("Everybody Pom Pom!" and "Wonder") and New Limit ("Smile" and "Scream"). Regarding the 'eurohouse' Alex Party ("Wrap Me Up"), Princess Paragon ("A Girl Like You"), Royal T ("Baby Don't Cha Leave Me This Way"), Heller And Farley Project ("Ultra Flava") or, with a prescient line of a future hit peak circa 1999 by so-called disco house, N-Trance ("Stayin' Alive").

The year 1996 marks the decline of the classic 'eurodance' that begins to show symptoms of exhaustion due to an excess of projects with a lot of covers and little imagination, in addition to other genres such as dream trance achieving significant success. Although there are still some standout hits Alexia ("Summer Is Crazy" and "Number one"), Captain Jack ("Captain Jack" and "Drill instructor"), Robin ("Juliet"), Good Boys ("Save Your Love"), 2 Fabiola (I'm on fire"), there are more and more songs with fusions like happy hardcore with Speed Limit ("Paradise" and "Don´t give me up"), New Limit ("In my heart& #34; and "Lies"), or with elements of 'trance' with DJ Sammy ("Life Is Just A Game" and "You're My Angel") or also towards less energetic sounds reopening the way to 'eurohouse' from The Lisa Marie Experience ("Keep On Jumpin'"), Justine Earp ("Oh-La-La-La "), Gala ("Freed From Desire") or Rene & Peran ("Give It To Me"), and continues the evolution towards more pop melodies like St. Etien ("He's On The Phone"), P-5 ("Happy Sad"), Whigfield ("Sexy Eyes"), Crush ("Jellyhead") culminating in the arrival of bubblegum with Sqeezer ("Sweet kisses" and "Blue jeans").

Bubblegum, Nu-Italo and Eurohouse (1997/2001)

It is a time of change, after the disintegration of classical eurodance the musical spectrum is greatly diversified where the elements trance and bubblegum begin to have more relevance.

In 1997 the Pizzicato appears fleetingly, with the bass in counterpoint with the bass drum, a greater tendency towards instrumental songs (the rapped sections practically disappear) and the speed dropping to 130-135 bpm, Red 5 ("Lift Me Up"), Sash ("Encore Une Fois", "Ecuador" and "Stay"), Milk Inc. (La Vache") or Brooklyn Bounce ("Take A Ride"), among others. The 'eurohouse' is gaining prominence with new successful projects 2 Eivissa ("Oh La La La"), Gala ("Let A Boy Cry" and "Come Into My Life"). Bubblegum dance takes hold with new groups like Aqua ("Barbie girl", "Dr. Jones" and "My oh my") and the sounds more 'pop' they also maintain a good audience share with covers of current hits by Spice Girls, Nek or Backstreet's Boys.

In 1998 the 'eurohouse' strengthens its preponderant position by incorporating reconverted artists from 'eurodance' classics like 2 Unlimited ("Wanna Get Up" and "Never surrender") or Culture Beat ("Pay No Mind"), or adding elements of different styles, like italo dance featuring Alexia ("Gimme love"), Corona ("Walking on music"), Gala ("Suddenly") or Jhava ("Don't Tell Me Lies") and even pizzicato beginning the path towards eurotrance, with themes by Alexia ("The music I like"), Now! ("Let's Make Love"), Koala ("Australia" and "Indian spirits"), Sash! ("La Primavera") or B.B Team ("The Ibiza's Angel") among others. A variant of Italo dance called nu italo appears with Neja ("Restless") and Gigi D'Agostino. Bubblegum dance scores more international hits with Vengaboys ("Up & down" "We like to party" and "Boom boom boom boom"). The most 'pop' They continue to maintain an audience share with covers of mainstream pop artists and even Madonna with her album Ray of Light begins to introduce eurodance or even trance elements. i> on some tracks, paving the way for mainstream dance music. A variant with themes from the disco era of the late 1970s also began to appear Mousse T. ("Horny 98"), Cher (" 34;Believe") or The Tamperer Feat. Maya ("Feel It").

1999 is the year of the nu italo. Multiple Italian italo dance artists began to develop this new style with italo disco airs and a slower rhythm, similar to the 'eurohouse' style. Gigi D'Agostino ("Bla bla bla", "L'amour toujours" "La passion" and "The riddle") and Eiffel 65 ("Blue" and "Move Your Body") are its greatest exponents. On the other hand the style ' eurohouse' moves more towards the inclusion of 'trance' influenced by the already successful Euro trance with artists like Alice Deejay ("Better off alone") or Floorfilla ("Anthem #2"). Electronic pop is also heading more towards eurodance sounds with Pet Shop Boys ("New York City boy"), Roxette ("Stars&# 34;) or former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell ("Lift Me Up"). Bubblegum dance begins its decline, although it continues with some hits by Aqua ("Cartoon heroes" and "All around the world") or Vengaboys ("Kiss") that they also release some single 'reggae fusion' ('We're going to Ibiza').

By the year 2000 eurotrance is a resounding success in Europe with elements of 'eurohouse' in songs like La Luna ("Take me" and "When the morning comes") ATC ("Around the world") or Milk Inc. ("Walk on water" and "Land of the living") and already with more style 'eurohouse' Alice Deejay ("Will I Ever"), Gitta ("No More Turning Back!!") or 2 Eivissa ("Viva La Fiesta" and "I Wanna Be Your Toy"). Only the nu italo maintains artists such as Gigi D'Agostino ("Another Way"), Floorfilla (&# 34;Anthem #4") or Morgana ("A sign"). Other genres, such as French house and dance pop, also get many tracks to top the electronic dance music charts.

The legacy of eurodance (since 2002)

In 2001 the eurotrance sound took more trance elements revitalizing the trance vocal. US dance pop with elements of 'eurodance' acquires more popularity on a planetary level causing the decline of the 'eurodance' which is still maintained but gradually reduced to regional levels. Bands like Basic Element (active in the 1990s as well), Alcazar, Scooter, Ian Van Dahl, (now AnnaGrace), Basshunter, Cascada, Bob Sinclar, Milk Inc., Merzedes Club, Infernal, Special D, Groove Coverage, Santamaría, Sylver, Danijay, Eiffel 65, Colonia, and soloists like Madonna ("Hung Up"), Kate Ryan, Zeta Luca, Gabry Ponte, DJ Alligator, Svavarsson Mani, Lucas Prata and O-Zone, represent some of the best artists and groups in a kind of "second generation" 'eurodance' of fusions of diverse styles ranging from trance, nu italo, electro, pop or italo disco, with a 'eurohouse' base. Most of them released singles or albums in the United States.

Interest in eurodance was revived globally in the late 2000s, and this time the comeback was largely aided by interests across music and video websites, including significant support from media sharing and online networking sites. Some US based musicians of those years are heavily influenced by 'eurodance', prominently Lady Gaga, openly influenced by Ace of Base and other artists of the 1980s and 1990s.

From 2010 onwards only a few artists can be categorized as 'eurodance'. One of the most popular groups of the 2000s, Cascada, moved towards 'electro' with his 2011 album, "Original Me". Other artists with a similar history are Bob Sinclar and Basshunter.

Flo Rida's second album, R.O.O.T.S., is heavily influenced by the 'eurodance' genre, a change in his style since in his early days the rapper was considered rap/hip hop with a slight closeness to 'dance', having used samples from Eiffel 65 and Dead or Alive.

In 2010 it was announced that David Guetta had become the most downloaded artist of all time (as far as eurodance is concerned) according to Nokia's Ovi Music Store, surpassing Waterfall and Basshunter. La Roux and Calvin Harris are others on the list.

Since then, 'eurodance' lives on old hits and remixes.

Notable Eurodance Artists

Some examples of "original"eurodance artists; They are: 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor, the Belgian-Dutch group 2 Unlimited, the Swedish group Alcazar, Alexia, Bad Boys Blue, Cappella, Captain Hollywood Project, Centory, Corona, Culture Beat, Dee Monk, Double You, DJ Bobo, Dr. Alban, E-rotic, E-Type, the Italian group Eiffel 65, Electro Team, First Base, Fun Factory, Ice MC, Imperio, Indra, the Danish group Infernal, the German group La Bouche, Lobby, Le Click, French Affair, Masterboy, Maxx, Paradisio, Playahitty, Real McCoy, the Portuguese group Santamaria, Snap!, Vengaboys, Whigfield or the Spanish Blue 4 U, Rebeca, KU Minerva, Kriss and New Limit. These bands include the combo's emphasis between female chorus and male rapping, leaning directly into the duo's revival. Each group featured their own signature sound, character, visual imagery, and vocal approach.

The soloists who performed eurodance were Amber and Haddaway. Rozalla supported Michael Jackson during his 'Dangerous' European tour. In 1994, Amber made history by becoming the first singer in eurodance history to sign to a label as a solo artist, she is not a singer who is tied to a producer.

Currently the original eurodance is no longer performed (there are minor groups that try to continue with the old style but do not bring anything original or new consequently achieving nothing) and their sound has evolved combining with electro and pop. The new generation of artists with the name of eurodance, due to their fast or strong beats, the use of synthesizers, or the use of voices, who enjoy worldwide successes, are the Swedes Günther, Basshunter, the Swiss DJ Antoine, the German group Cascada, the Frenchman Bob Sinclar, the Belgian project AnnaGrace and the Romanian Inna. The success achieved inside and outside your country, includes entering the US market. They all managed to enter the US Billboard chart and place at least one song on the top.

In 2012 several American artists, such as Nicki Minaj and Usher, chose to put aside their original genre to make Eurodance-leaning hits (louder beats, rapping, synths), due to the success of the genre of various European artists.

Classification

In retrospect, Eurodance music has been divided into several categories:

• Classic Eurodance (1991/96) - Often with a female vocalist and a male rapper with the production of labels or dj's. This includes sound arrangements, production details, synthesizers, low and unique lines for the 1990s and mids, and is strongly favored by those who were Eurodance fans during that time.

• Bubblegum dance (1996/2001) - Essentially, the Danish version of Eurodance bubblegum pop. While the instrumental style is similar to the "classic" Eurodance, the lyrics tend towards a kind of humor very different from the humor used in the typical lyrics of the songs 'disco'. The themes tend to be things such as toys, cartoons or video games, with double meaning and fairytale motifs (e.g., Barbie of Aqua). The Bubblegum can use a choir or rapper, a male/feminine duo singer, although it does not tend to make use of American rappers as the classic Eurodance does. The 2012 'Call me maybe' global success of Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen had an influence on this style accompanied by a fun video.

• Italo dance (1999/2003)- The first epoch is part of the 'classic Europe' and then go on to have melodies and speed that reminiscent of the italo disk at the end of the 1990s's nu-italo, and even combining with hardstyle giving place to slow violent.

Other related and influential styles

• Synth pop. This style arose during the 1970s. Its subgender, the electropop or techno-pop, is a type of dance music with futuristic synthesizer and a lighter aesthetic similar to the new wave, pioneers in electro but with a simple pop/rock of template often centered around a vocal part. The synth pop lost its popularity in the mainstream in the 1990s in favor of pop dance, but has never been inactive. He had an important resurgence in the 2000s (most artists of those years had a clear influence on the origins of the style, such as Lady Gaga or Selena Gomez among many others).

• Europop. Popular music related to dance-pop with elements eurodance classic or trance, but it's not much like one or another. Coro and verse with predominant structure. Almost always melodies sticks endlessly and infectious, synthesizers and beats.