How Italian Media Shaped Amanda Lear’s Career

Disco beats and gender enigma, made Amanda a queen in Italy (and beyond).

In previous installments, we discussed the way Italians appeared both wary of and intrigued by sexual taboos, and how disco music provided a “safe” conduit for them to explore them, visually and culturally.

Androgyny, ever one of the main tenets of some of the most illustrious performers in the genre, enticed the Italian public, and Amanda Lear was the p…