Oldies But Goldies--->Euro-Disco

The term "Disco" in Europe, existed long before the Eurodisco and the (US) Disco music styles but had a different meaning. It used in Europe during the 60s, as a short alternative to Discoteque. Discotheques, existed in France since the early 50s and spread around Europe during the 60s. In Europe (and partly Canada), "Discotheques" and "Disco" was what at the time called "Clubs" in the UK. Even today (2007), the term Disco-Club exist as an alternative name for the mainstream clubs in Center, Southern and Eastern Europe. In Italy and Spain, the term "Discoteka" or "Discotheque" means mainstream clubs. In Greece, the term "Discotheque" describe the Retro-Clubs. In Germany, Poland and Romania, the term "Disco" is still used to refer to "Dance Clubs
1970s
The term Euro-Disco was used for the first time during the mid 1970s to describe the non-UK based disco productions and artists such as Swedish group ABBA, the German group Boney M, the French Cerrone and Ottawan ,the British Amanda Lear, etc.
1970s Eurodisco soon had spinoffs and variations. The most notable spinoff is Space Disco, a crossover of Eurodisco and US'Hi-NRG Disco. Another popular variation, with no specific name, appeared in the late 1970s: a "Latin"-like sound added to the genre, which can be heard in Italy's Raffaella Carra and France's Gibson Brothers.

1980s
In 1984, the German Disco artists Modern Talking and Bad Boys Blue, became popular in Central, southern and eastern Europe and established a German variation of the "Italo-disco" sound, that was danced in the discofox 1970s style. That style became very well known in East Europe and remained popular until the early 1990s. In the late 1980's, Italian disco artists Spagna and Sabrina combined Italo-disco and Eurobeat elements and became popular in Europe with euro-disco songs charting in many European countries.
Britain's most famous contributors to the 1980s euro-disco music were during the mid/late 1980s. ThePet Shop Boys and the Stock/Aitken/Waterman production team are notable examples. This team produced slickly-produced music by singers such as Rick Astley and Kylie Minogue and conquered the airwaves. The S/A/W hits called Eurobeat in Europe but marketed as "Hi-NRG" in USA.

1990s
By the early 1990s, Eurodisco was influenced by the appearance of Disco-rooted genres such as House, Acid and the Electro (pop/dance/synth) music styles, and replaced (or evolved) on other music styles. "Eurohouse" and Italo-NRG are the most notable ones and connected directly with the Italo-Disco music scene. In America, especially for the Eurohouse style, they use the earlier term of "Eurodance" to describe this 1990s evolution of "Eurodisco"
Technically speaking, the last form of Eurodisco, is French House, a music style that was released in France during the mid 1990s and widespread slowly in Europe.
2000s
By the mid-late 2000s, Euro disco saw renewed interest. Artists such as Irene Cara, Berlin and the late Laura Branigan saw a surge in popularity, especially in places where it was not commercially successful after 1984, such as N America and S America. The most notable Euro disco artist to rise during this decade is Mark Ashley. His most recent single, "Give Me a Chance" became his most successful single yet, making the Top 40 of the Austrian Pop chart.