Sabrina - Love In Rio [New single 2026]

Sabrina Salerno, the Italian 80s star best known internationally for “Boys (Summertime Love)” / “Boys Boys Boys” from 1987. It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 1 in France and Switzerland.

Sabrina released “Love in Rio” in March 2026 as a collaboration with Lia One, a virtual/AI-created artist.

It is basically a modern summer-dance update of the Sabrina formula:
🌴 Theme: Rio, Copacabana, tropical summer, dancing and romance.

💃 Style: contemporary dance-pop with a clear European/Italo-disco influence rather than trying to literally recreate 1987.

🎤 Sabrina's role: her recognizable mature voice gives the song the connection to her classic period.

🔥 Hook: “Love in Rio, oh-oh-oh” is deliberately simple and repetitive, similar to the instant-recognition approach of “Boys.”

🥁 Structure: short verses → big repetitive chorus → dance section → final chorus. It's designed more for immediate energy than lyrical depth.

🤖 Interesting twist: Lia One isn't a conventional singer; she is a virtual artist created using new artistic/AI tools. Sabrina has explained that she initially hesitated about the concept before accepting it.

💡One interesting detail: there is also a Nils van Zandt Radio Mix/Remix, released in July 2026, which pushes it further toward modern club dance.


Stream: here