<P> By far the most successful Euro disco act was ABBA . This Swedish quartet, which sang in English, had hits such as "Waterloo" (1974), "Fernando" (1976), "Take a Chance on Me" (1978), "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (1979), and their signature smash "Dancing Queen" (1976)--ranks as the eighth best - selling act of all time . Other prominent European pop and disco groups were Luv' from the Netherlands and Boney M., a group of four West Indian singers and dancers masterminded by West German record producer Frank Farian . Boney M. charted worldwide hits with such songs as "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker" and "Rivers Of Babylon". Another Euro disco act was the French Amanda Lear, where Euro - disco sound is most heard in Enigma ("Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me") song (1978). </P> <P> In France, Dalida released "J'attendrai" ("I Will Wait"), the first major French disco hit, which also became a big hit in Canada and Japan . Dalida successfully adjusted herself to disco era and released at least a dozen of songs that charted among top number 10 in whole Europe and wider . Claude François, who re-invented himself as the king of French disco, released "La plus belle chose du monde", a French version of the Bee Gees hit record, "Massachusetts", which became a big hit in Canada and Europe and "Alexandrie Alexandra" was posthumously released on the day of his burial and became a worldwide hit . Cerrone's early hit songs, "Love in C Minor", "Give Me Love" and "Supernature" became major hits in the U.S. and Europe . </P> <P> In Italy Raffaella Carrà is the most successful disco act . Her greatest international hit single was "Tanti Auguri" ("Best Wishes"), which has become a popular song with gay audiences . The song is also known under its Spanish title "Para hacer bien el amor hay que venir al sur" (which refers to Southern Europe, since the hit was recorded and taped in Spain). The Estonian version of the song "Jätke võtmed väljapoole" was performed by Anne Veski . "A far l'amore comincia tu" ("To make love, your move first") was another success for her internationally, known in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". It was her only entry to the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9, where she remains a one - hit wonder . In 1977, she recorded another hit single, "Fiesta" ("The Party" in English) originally in Spanish, but then recorded it in French and Italian after the song hit the charts . "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by a Turkish popstar Ajda Pekkan as "Sakın Ha" in 1977 . Recently, Carrà has gained new attention for her appearance as the female dancing soloist in a 1974 TV performance of the experimental gibberish song "Prisencolinensinainciusol" (1973) by Adriano Celentano . A remixed video featuring her dancing went viral on the internet in 2008 . In 2008 a video of a performance of her only UK hit single,' Do It, Do It Again', was featured in the Dr. Who episode' Midnight' . Rafaella Carrà worked with Bob Sinclar on the new single "Far l'Amore" which was released on YouTube on March 17, 2011 . The song charted in different European countries . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chic--"Good Times" Chic--"Good Times" (1979). Disco composition, frequently sampled in early hip hop music . Chic--"Le Freak" Chic--"Le Freak" (1978). Disco composition that does not use four - to - the - floor rhythm . Sister Sledge--"Got to Love Somebody" Sister Sledge--"Got to Love Somebody" (1979). Example demonstrates the use of keyboards and horns in disco music . Sister Sledge--"Reach Your Peak" Sister Sledge--"Reach Your Peak" (1980). Example demonstrates the use of electric guitar and vocals in disco music . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing these files? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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