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Cultural origins | Early 1980s, United Kingdom |
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Electropop is a popular music fusion genre combining elements of the electronic and pop styles. It has been described as a variant of synth-pop with outstanding heavy emphasis on its electronic sound.[3] The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a revival of popularity and influence in the late 2000s.The genre is often confused with electro, which is sometimes called electro-pop but is a separate genre which incorporates funk and early hip hop.[4]