Synthpop is a subgenre of pop and electronic music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It originated during the New Wave era of the late 1970s and to mid-1980s, and it has continued to exist and develop ever since.
Synthpop's popularity in its 30-year history has ranged from low in the 1990s and early 2000s to very high in the 1980s and late 2000s.
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