Editing Europop (section)

==History==
During the 1970s and early 1980s, such groups were primarily popular in [[Continental Europe|continental countries]], with the exception of [[ABBA]] (1972–1983).<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=abba+World+Popular+Song+Festival+in+Tokyo&pg=PT25 ABBA The History]'', Billboard, 8 September 1979. Retrieved 3 June 2022</ref> The Swedish four-person band achieved great success in the UK, where they scored twenty top 10 singles and nine chart-topping albums, and in North America and Australia.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Europop became very popular. [[Roxette]] and [[Ace of Base]] led Europop in American mainstream audiences. In the 1990s, pop groups like the [[Spice Girls]], [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]], [[Steps (pop group)|Steps]], [[Right Said Fred]], [[Backstreet Boys]] and singer [[DJ BoBo]] were strongly influenced by Europop. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Italian dance group [[Eiffel 65]] were highly active in this genre. In the 2000s, one of the most popular representatives of Europop music was Swedish pop group [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]].

In central Europe, [[Italo disco]] (also known as 1980s [[Euro disco]]) and [[Euro house]] were the predominant attempts by young musicians to have a hit record in and beyond the borders of their own country.