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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Celebrating Maledetta Primavera, the Italo Schlager That Became a Queer Anthem.

How Loretta Goggi's hit has been adopted as the ode to lost love, missed chances, and self determination

Mar 20 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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Italian Disco Interlude: Liza Minnelli and Pet Shop Boys Crafted Eurodisco Excellence.

How the album Results effectively combines Broadway and Eurodisco for something that's greater than the sum of its parts.

Mar 10 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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February 2026

8 Italo disco tracks at Sanremo Festival 1981 - 1985

Italo disco comes out of the club scene to blend with Italy's cradle of traditional pop music.

Feb 28 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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Sanremo Fashion: When Costume Met Couture

Between the 1970s and 1990s, Sanremo’s costumes were meant for (moderate) shock and awe

Feb 24 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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Inside Fiorucci’s Multi-Sensory Revolution

Tracing the lineage of Elio Fiorucci’s cultural epicenter, where Keith Haring painted the walls, Loredana Bertè was the main brand ambassador, and a…

Feb 21 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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Italian Disco Visual Stories: The Art of Guido Manuli

How Guido Manuli merged “fantasy animation” with the electronic and disco sounds of the 1980s

Feb 12 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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From the Archives: Disco Sanremo (1976 -- 1979)

The rise of disco music culture at Italy’s most popular music event of the year.

Feb 4 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey and Angelica Frey

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