{"id":16928,"date":"2022-05-11T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicsynclicense.com\/?p=16928"},"modified":"2022-05-11T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:48:14","slug":"watch-eurovisions-colourful-medley-tribute-to-italo-disco-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/watch-eurovisions-colourful-medley-tribute-to-italo-disco-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Eurovision\u2019s colourful medley tribute to Italo-disco music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" src=\"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-content\/uploads\/italo-disco-comp-eurovision.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dardust \/ Benny Benassi \/ Sophie and the Giants\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/eurovision\">Eurovision<\/a> paid tribute to the influence of Italo-disco music during last night&#8217;s first semi-final (May 10) &#8211; you can watch the colourful medley below.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/italy-win-as-uk-gets-nil-points-heres-all-the-reaction-from-eurovision-2021-2946501\">following the country&#8217;s victory in last year&#8217;s competition<\/a>, which saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/maneskin\">M\u00e5neskin<\/a> take the top prize.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/20-best-disco-songs-time-2503051\">The 20 best disco songs of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night&#8217;s semi-final, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ukraine-among-10-nations-to-progress-from-first-eurovision-semi-final-3223076\">which saw the Ukrainian act and competition favourites Kalush Orchestra progress through to Saturday&#8217;s Grand Final (May 14)<\/a>, featured an interval performance titled the <em>Dance of Beauty<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Dance of Beauty<\/em> will see the Pala Olimpico transformed into a giant disco, to celebrate a sound that the Italians have had great success and influence with outside their own borders \u2013 dance music!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovision.tv\/story\/dardust-and-benny-benassi-interval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement released by Eurovision<\/a> prior to the performance promised.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE DANCE OF BEAUTY: Dardust, Benny Benassi, and Sophie &amp; The Giants - Eurovision 2022 - Turin\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8a7Gbci7CI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>The thumping and colourful hit-packed performance, which you can watch above, featured the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/benni-benassi\">Benny Benassi<\/a>, the Italian producer Dardust and the Sheffield band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-radar\/whats-your-band-called-mate-get-to-know-sophie-and-the-giants-2618891\">Sophie and the Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the setlist for <em>The Dance of Beauty<\/em>, which included tracks by the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/giorgio-moroder\">Giorgio Moroder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/robert-miles\">Robert Miles<\/a> and Eiffel 65, below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Horizon In Your Eyes&#8217; &#8211; Dardust<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;Chase&#8217; &#8211; Giorgio Moroder<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;Tenebre&#8217; &#8211; Goblin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;Children&#8217; &#8211; Robert Miles<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;L&#8217;Amour Toujours&#8217; &#8211; Gigi D&#8217;Agostino<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;Blue (Da Ba Dee)&#8217; &#8211; Eiffel 65<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;Satisfaction&#8217; &#8211; Benny Benassi<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8216;Golden Nights&#8217; &#8211; Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-nJ6TL9xt\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ukrainian-eurovision-entry-kalush-orchestra-interview-russia-war-stefiana-song-lyrics-meaning-3222586\">Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> earlier this month<\/a>, Ukrainian entrants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kalush-orchestra\">Kalush Orchestra<\/a> discussed their Eurovision song \u2018Stefania\u2019 and what it means to be representing their country during a time of war.<\/p>\n<p>Frontman Oleh Psiuk explained how participation in this year&#8217;s Eurovision was a \u201chuge responsibility\u201d given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bloom-twins-khrystyna-soloviy-ukraine-russia-war-crisis-music-aid-protest-3170100\">ongoing war with Russia<\/a>, saying:\u00a0\u201cTo represent Ukraine in the international arena is always a responsibility, but to represent it during the war is just the highest responsibility possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-eurovision-colourful-tribute-to-italo-disco-3223198\">Watch Eurovision&#8217;s colourful medley tribute to Italo-disco music<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\">NME<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eurovision paid tribute to the influence of Italo-disco music during last night&#8217;s first semi-final (May 10) &#8211; you can watch the colourful medley below. This year&#8217;s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy following the country&#8217;s victory in last year&#8217;s competition, which saw M\u00e5neskin take the top prize. 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