1. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE 80' TIME
The decade of the 1980s began on January 1, 1980 and ended on December 31, 1989. The beginning of this decade is marked by the rise of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. The tensions of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, global terrorism, the existence of AIDS and other great tragedies marked the 1980s. But it was also a time of great advances and discoveries such as the first PC or the Internet.
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2. POPULAR GENRES
The music of the '80s is characterized by the appearance
in its contents (especially at the beginning of that decade) of a whole baggage of sound elements from new electronic instruments with relatively "new" sounds. The musical genres that stood out the most among the public were pop, ballads in English and rock, which were represented by artists of all kinds. |
3. POPULAR ARTIST
MICHAEL JACKSON: was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Nicknamed as the king of pop. Is recognized as the "most successful musical artist of all time" by the Guinness World Records.He began his artistic career in the mid-1960s in the musical group The Jackson.
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BILLY JOEL: Has recorded many popular hits and scored more than 40 hits since 1973. He is one of the few rock and pop artists to achieve "Top Ten" hits of the '80s. He has made successful artistic tours, sometimes with Elton John.
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STEVIE WONDER: artistically known as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter and social activist, one of the most successful and recognized artists in the Motown record company, with more than 100 million records sold.
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