Jan 23, 2025 · Jacques Morali is widely credited as the man who created the Village People, putting out an ad in the 1970s looking for singers that he could then assemble into a vocal group that would perform his compositions.

Jacques Morali (4 July 1947 – 15 November 1991 [1]) was a French disco and dance music record producer and songwriter, known for creating acts like The Ritchie Family and Village People. Morali was born in Paris, France.

French musical composer and producer Jacques Morali and his business partner Henri Belolo, known collectively as Can't Stop Productions, were enjoying a successful string of hits in France and Europe. In 1977, they moved to New York City to attempt to break into the American market.

Village People, an American disco group, gained recognition for their distinctive on-stage costumes, suggestive lyrics, and targeted appeal to the gay disco audience. Formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo along with lead singer Victor Willis, the group's name alludes to Manhattan's Greenwich Village, known for its association with the gay community. The group's personas ...

Le groupe en 2006. Alors que les producteurs français Henri Belolo et Jacques Morali, représentants de la vague disco 5, enregistrent en 1977 l'album African Queens de The Ritchie Family à New York, l'arrangeur Horace Ott (en) leur suggère Victor Willis pour ajouter des chœurs. Victor Willis jouait The Wiz à Broadway et s'est révélé si bon en studio pour Henri Belolo et Jacques Morali ...

Jan 19, 2025 · The Village People is an American disco group founded in 1977 by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Victor Willis.

Oct 29, 2022 · “Y.M.C.A.” appeared on Village People’s 1978 album Cruisin’. The song was co-written by Jacques Morali and Willis and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in early 1979.

Mar 19, 2024 · While working on a project for disco’s Ritchie Family, producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo came up with an idea after seeing all the colorful, diverse personalities that frequented the local bar scene.

It began in 1977 when producer Jacques Morali and his partner Henri Belolo, known collectively as Can’t Stop Productions, were recording a new album for their hit group the Ritchie Family, called African Queen and needed background singers.

The Village People were a concept born in the mind of producer Jacques Morali in the late 1970s. A native of France, Morali studied music for ten years at the Paris Conservatory.