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Synth-pop (also known as electropop or technopop) [1] [2] is a music genre that uses the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. With the genre becoming popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, the following article is a list of notable synth-pop acts, listed by the first letter in their name (not including articles such as "a", "an", or "the").
Early synth-pop has been described as "eerie, sterile, and vaguely menacing", using droning electronics with little change in inflection. [19] [20] Common lyrical themes of synth-pop songs were isolation, urban anomie, and feelings of being emotionally cold and hollow. [2]
Pages in category "Synth-pop songs" The following 133 pages are in this category, out of 133 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 3AM (Pull Up) A.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
A-ha (often stylised as a-ha; Norwegian pronunciation:) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band rose to fame during the mid-1980s.
Clarke and Moyet grew up in Basildon and attended the same Saturday music school when they were eleven years old. [13] Clarke was inspired to make electronic music after hearing Wirral synth-pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD): he became co-founder and original bandleader of Depeche Mode, who in 1981 released an album and three Clarke-penned singles through Mute Records.
Head back to the future this Christmastime and listen to the most bodacious '80s tunes from the likes of Whitney Houston, George Michael, and Annie Lenox.
The Second British Invasion was a sharp increase in the popularity of British synth-pop and New Pop artists in the United States. [1] [2] [3] It began in the summer of 1982, peaked in 1983, and continued throughout much of the 1980s.