Editing Disco (section)

====Euro disco====
{{Main|Euro disco}}
[[File:ABBA - TopPop 1974 5.png|thumb|left|upright=1.0|[[ABBA]] in 1974.]]
By far the most successful Euro disco act was [[ABBA]] (1972–1982). This Swedish quartet, which sang primarily in English, found success with singles such as "[[Waterloo (ABBA song)|Waterloo]]" (1974), "[[Take a Chance on Me]]" (1978), "[[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]]" (1979), "[[Super Trouper (song)|Super Trouper]]" (1980), and their signature smash hit "[[Dancing Queen]]" (1976).

[[File:Giorgio Moroder (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Italian composer [[Giorgio Moroder]] is known as the "Father of Disco".<ref>"This record was a collaboration between Philip Oakey, the big-voiced lead singer of the techno-pop band the Human League, and Giorgio Moroder, the Italian-born father of disco who spent the 1980s writing synth-based pop and film music." {{cite web|url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r59464|pure_url=yes}}|title=Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Overview |access-date=December 21, 2009 |website=[[AllMusic]] |first=Evan|last=Cater}}</ref>]]
[[File:Donna Summer 1977.JPG|thumb|right|upright=0.8|[[Donna Summer]] in 1977|alt=]]
In the 1970s, [[Munich|Munich, West Germany]], music producers [[Giorgio Moroder]] and [[Pete Bellotte]] made a decisive contribution to disco music with a string of hits for [[Donna Summer]], which became known as the "Munich Sound".<ref name="munichsound">{{cite book |editor1-first=Michael |editor1-last=Ahlers |editor2-first=Christoph |editor2-last=Jacke | first=Thomas| last= Krettenauer| year=2017 | title=Perspectives on German Popular Music |chapter=Hit Men: Giorgio Moroder, Frank Farian and the eurodisco sound of the 1970s/80s| publisher=[[Routledge]] | location= London| pages=77–78| isbn= 978-1-4724-7962-4}}</ref> In 1975, Summer suggested the lyric "[[Love to Love You Baby (song)|Love to Love You Baby]]" to Moroder and Bellotte, who turned the lyric into a full disco song. The final product, which contained the vocalizations of a series of simulated [[orgasm]]s, initially was not intended for release, but when Moroder played it in the clubs it caused a sensation and he released it. The song became an international hit, reaching the charts in many European countries and the US (No. 2). It has been described as the arrival of the expression of raw female sexual desire in pop music. A nearly 17-minute [[12-inch single]] was released. The 12" single became and remains a standard in discos today.<ref name="mixmag_moroder">{{cite web |first=Bill |last=Brewster |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/i-feel-love-donna-summer-and-giorgio-moroder-created-the-template-for-dance-music-as-we-know-it |title=I feel love: Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder created the template for dance music as we know it |publisher=[[Mixmag]] |date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622124251/https://mixmag.net/feature/i-feel-love-donna-summer-and-giorgio-moroder-created-the-template-for-dance-music-as-we-know-it |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/donna-summer-was-the-queen-who-made-disco-work-on-the-radio/story-fnb64oi6-1226360052284|title=Subscribe – theaustralian|website=theaustralian.com.au|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521034952/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/donna-summer-was-the-queen-who-made-disco-work-on-the-radio/story-fnb64oi6-1226360052284|archive-date=May 21, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" peaking on the ''Billboard'' charts at No.2 in 1976, is considered a feminist anthem and staple in the genre. Billboard recently ranked the song #1 on their list of "The 34 Top Disco Songs of All Time." Summer is featured at all top six spots on the list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-disco-songs-all-time/donna-summer-bad-girls/ |title=The 34 Top Disco Songs of All Time |magazine=Billboard |last=Moroder |first=Giorgio |date=January 6, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref>

In 1976 Donna Summer's version of "[[Could It Be Magic]]" brought disco further into the mainstream. In 1977 Summer, Moroder and Bellotte further released "[[I Feel Love]]", as the B-side of "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)", which revolutionized dance music with its mostly [[Electronic music|electronic]] production and was a massive worldwide success, spawning the [[Hi-NRG]] subgenre.<ref name="mixmag_moroder" /> Giorgio Moroder was described by [[AllMusic]] as "one of the principal architects of the disco sound".<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p23915|pure_url=yes}} Giorgio Moroder] Allmusic.com</ref> Another successful disco music project by Moroder at that time was [[Munich Machine]] (1976–1980).

[[Boney M.]] (1974–1986) was a West German Euro disco group of four West Indian singers and dancers masterminded by record producer [[Frank Farian]]. Boney M. charted worldwide with such songs as "[[Daddy Cool (Boney M. song)|Daddy Cool]]" (1976) "[[Ma Baker]]" (1977) and "[[Rivers Of Babylon]]" (1978). Another successful West German Euro disco recording act was [[Silver Convention]] (1974–1979). The German group [[Kraftwerk]] also had an influence on Euro disco.

[[File:Dalida19673.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|[[Dalida]] in 1967.]]
In France, [[Dalida]] released "[[J'attendrai]]" ("I Will Wait") in 1975, which also became successful in Canada, Europe, and Japan. [[Dalida]] successfully adjusted herself to disco and released at least a dozen of songs that charted in the top 10 in Europe. [[Claude François]], who re-invented himself as the "king of French disco", released "La plus belle chose du monde", a French version of the Bee Gees song "[[Massachusetts (Bee Gees song)|Massachusetts]]", which became successful in Canada and Europe and "Alexandrie Alexandra" was posthumously released on the day of his burial and became a worldwide success. [[Cerrone]]'s early songs, "Love in C Minor" (1976), "[[Supernature (Cerrone song)|Supernature]]" (1977), and "Give Me Love" (1978) were successful in the US and Europe. Another Euro disco act was the French diva [[Amanda Lear]], where Euro disco sound is most heard in "[[Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)]]" (1978). French producer [[Alec R. Costandinos|Alec Costandinos]] assembled the Euro disco group [[Love & Kisses|Love and Kisses]] (1977–1982).

In Italy [[Raffaella Carrà]] was the most successful Euro disco act, alongside [[La Bionda]], [[Hermanas Goggi]] and [[Guido & Maurizio De Angelis|Oliver Onions]]. Her greatest international single was "Tanti Auguri" ("Best Wishes"), which has become a popular song with [[gay]] audiences. The song is also known under its Spanish title "Para hacer bien el amor hay que venir al sur" (which refers to Southern Europe, since the song was recorded and taped in Spain). The Estonian version of the song "Jätke võtmed väljapoole" was performed by [[Anne Veski]]. "[[A far l'amore comincia tu]]" ("To make love, your move first") was another success for her internationally, known in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". It was her only entry to the [[UK Singles Chart]], reaching number 9, where she remains a [[one-hit wonder]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first = David
| last = Roberts| year = 2006 | title = British Hit Singles & Albums | edition = 19th | publisher = Guinness World Records Limited | location = London | isbn = 1-904994-10-5 | page = 95}}</ref> In 1977, she recorded another successful single, "Fiesta" ("The Party" in English) originally in Spanish, but then recorded it in French and Italian after the song hit the charts. "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by a Turkish popstar [[Ajda Pekkan]] as "Sakın Ha" in 1977.

Recently, Carrà has gained new attention for her appearance as the female dancing soloist in a 1974 TV performance of the [[Experimental music|experimental]] [[gibberish]] song "[[Prisencolinensinainciusol]]" (1973) by [[Adriano Celentano]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/11/04/164206468/its-gibberish-but-italian-pop-song-still-means-something|title=It's Gibberish, But Italian Pop Song Still Means Something|website=NPR.org|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318092600/http://www.npr.org/2012/11/04/164206468/its-gibberish-but-italian-pop-song-still-means-something/|archive-date=March 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A remixed video featuring her dancing went [[viral video|viral]] on the internet in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEogw6w5d_jNGyUvjmdcDdJgqG40Wl-eN|title=Popular Videos – Prisencolinensinainciusol – YouTube|via=YouTube|language=en|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410161344/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEogw6w5d_jNGyUvjmdcDdJgqG40Wl-eN|archive-date=April 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} In 2008 a video of a performance of her only successful UK single, "Do It, Do It Again", was featured in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Midnight (Doctor Who)|Midnight]]". Rafaella Carrà worked with [[Bob Sinclar]] on the new single "[[Far l'Amore]]" which was released on [[YouTube]] on March 17, 2011. The song charted in different European countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/c8d07/Bob-Sinclar-&-Raffaella-Carra-Far-l'amore|title=Bob Sinclar & Raffaella Carrà – Far l'amore|website=ultratop.be|access-date=January 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705005907/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/c8d07/Bob-Sinclar-%26-Raffaella-Carra-Far-l%27amore|archive-date=July 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Also prominent European disco acts are [[Spargo (band)]], [[Time Bandits (band)]] and [[Luv']] from the Netherlands.

Euro disco continued evolving within the broad mainstream pop music scene, even when disco's popularity sharply declined in the United States, abandoned by major U.S. record labels and producers.<ref>{{cite news|title=ARTS IN AMERICA; Here's to Disco, It Never Could Say Goodbye|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/10/arts/arts-in-america-here-s-to-disco-it-never-could-say-goodbye.html?pagewanted=3&src=pm|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 10, 2002|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224103954/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/10/arts/arts-in-america-here-s-to-disco-it-never-could-say-goodbye.html?pagewanted=3&src=pm|archive-date=December 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Through the influence of [[Italo disco]], it also played a role in the evolution of early [[house music]] in the early 1980s and later forms of [[electronic dance music]], including early '90s [[Eurodance]].