Euro disco

Euro disco is a form of disco-based dance music which originated in the late-1970s in Europe, as a more European variant of disco music. Euro disco was based on disco music, yet it was a more encompassing genre which borrowed influences from pop, rock and New Wave music. In such a way, it was more pop-friendly and less "gritty" than regular disco music.^[1] It often included synthesizers within its composition.

Euro disco
Stylistic origins	Disco Pop Rock New Wave Dance Europop
Typical instruments	Electric guitar, synthesizer, drums, keyboard, piano, bass guitar
Derivative forms	Eurodance
Other topics
Disco, post-disco

Euro disco, as the term suggests, was popular in Europe. Nevertheless, it also achieved popularity in the United States through artists such as Donna Summer.^[1] Some regard Kraftwerk as the first Euro disco group. Furthermore, Giorgio Moroder was also a major force within the Euro disco scene.^[1]