7 Stunning Music Videos of the Italo Disco Era

45 years after the launch of MTV, let's examine some Italo-disco-era music videos.

Aug 1 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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July 2026

Festivalbar Was the Soundtrack of Italian Summers (1964-2007)

Long before streaming playlists, Festivalbar crowned the songs of the season—and turned Italo disco, Eurodance, and international dance-pop into…

Jul 24 • Angelica Frey and Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Eight Years Before Paris Is Burning, Two Italians Shot the First Ballroom Documentary

Italian documentary TV Transvestite spotlights Sugar, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and a world that would soon be transformed by the AIDS epidemic.

Jul 17 • Angelica Frey and Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Understanding Raffaella Carrà’s Love of Musical Theater

Five years after the entertainer’s death, a look into her own tributes to musical theater, from The West End to Broadway

Jul 5 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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June 2026

Disco Bambino Presents:"Dancing Without You."

feat. the vocals of Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Nile Rodgers’ guitar.

Jun 26 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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Inside Renato Zero's Musical and Visual Artistry

He drew from Commedia dell'Arte, opera, circus and Fellini. So please don't call him the Italian David Bowie.

Jun 15 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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May 2026

Mind Enterprises on Reinventing Italo Disco, Musical Lineage, and Their Ties to Righeira

Exclusive interview outtakes with neo Italo disco duo Mind Enterprises, discussing Eurodance nostalgia, Italian electronic music traditions, and their…

May 9 • Angelica Frey and Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Italy at Eurovision: 1983-1990

Apologies in advance: no Italo disco entries to be found.

May 3 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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April 2026

Sibilla, The Hitmaker That Wasn't (But Should Have Been)

How a technical mishap destroyed Sibilla's career before it could even properly take off.

Apr 18 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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How Italo Disco Made Us All Dance Real Slow

These Italo Disco Tracks Show Us That Dance Does Not Necessarily Equal HI-NRG.

Apr 12 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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March 2026

The True Key to Amanda Lear's "Enigma"

How Amanda Lear became both the canvas and the toolbox for her own self mythology

Mar 31 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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5 Essential Nadia Cassini Tracks

Crossing the full disco spectrum, including funk and Italo, Nadia Cassini has left behind little gems to be still discovered and enjoyed.

Mar 26 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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