Wikipedia has an ok starting list of artists: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italo_disco_artists_... YouTube is the best for finding their work. Spotify mostly has remixes and compilations

For an example of the lyrics, check out “Hey Hey Guy” by the amazing Ken Laszlo: http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Ken_Laszlo:Hey_Hey_Guy