About Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a music genre that emerged in Italy in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of electronic dance music.
Well-known performers associated with it include Samantha Fox, Sabrina Salerno and AAA.
From Wikipedia
Eurobeat refers to two styles of dance music that originated in Europe: one is a British variant of Italian Eurodisco-influenced dance-pop, and the other is a hi-NRG-driven form of Italo disco. The former was developed in the 1980s, while the latter was developed starting from the early 1990s and continuing in the following decades, distancing itself from its Italo disco origins as time went on.
Producer trio Stock Aitken Waterman and pop band Dead or Alive made Eurobeat music more popular in the United States and Southeast Asia, where Eurobeat was historically marketed as hi-NRG. For a short while, it also shared this term with Italo disco.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Eurobeat.
Key artists
- Samantha Fox
- Sabrina Salerno
- AAA
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Eurobeat?
Eurobeat is a music genre that emerged in Italy in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of electronic dance music.
Where and when did Eurobeat originate?
Eurobeat originated in Italy in the 1980s.
Who are famous Eurobeat artists?
Samantha Fox, Sabrina Salerno and AAA.