Europop
Europop refers to a style of
popular music that developed in the
1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. Europop topped the charts throughout the last
1980s and
90s. Some Europop stars came
France,
Germany,
Italy and the
Netherlands; a large majority were
Swedish in origin. In the 1970s, such groups were primarily popular in continental countries. In the 1980s,
Roxette and Army of Lovers led Europop in American and British mainstream audiences. By the
1990s, pop singers like the
Spice Girls and the
Backstreet Boys were strongly influenced by Europop.