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Hi-NRG
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English
Alternative forms
en hi-NRG
Etymology
Phonetic respelling of en high-energy.
Noun
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en music genre A style of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1970s.
en 2010 Bill Brewster; Frank Broughton The Record Players: DJ Revolutionaries Black Cat 9780802170897 81 As a regular visitor to New York's Saint and resident at the newly opened Heaven in London, Levine also pioneered hi-NRG – the sound of gay dancefloors worldwide that was later co-opted by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and sold on as pre-teen pop.
en 2014 Nicolae Sfetcu Dance Music During the late 1980s Italo began fading away and some groups moved into the Hi-NRG genre, which combined high-paced Italo and house.
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