One night in 1977, Jacques Morali, a French record producer who’d relocated to America, was in the bar and saw Rose dancing. ... When the album Village People was released, ...

Just to be clear, there would be no YMCA song without Jacques Morali. He came up with the hook, as he did with all the VP music, after Randy Jones took him to a YMCA and introduced him to several ...

However, the Village People are closely tied to gay culture, with the group’s creators Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, the latter of whom was gay.

Village People were a novelty disco band of the late 1970s. The group were as well known for their outrageous on-stage costumes (the members dressing up as a police officer, ... Jacques Morali and ...

The Village People’s lyricist and lead singer has hit out at the “false assumption” that the band’s biggest hit, “YMCA,” is a “gay anthem.” Victor Willis, who headed up the 1970s ...

Former Village People member David Hodo has responded to the band's founder denying that 'Y.M.C.A.' is a "gay anthem". ... there would be no YMCA song without Jacques Morali,” wrote Hodo.

"Y.M.C.A." was co-written by French producer Jacques Morali and Victor Willis, the group's singer and a founding member of Village People. Willis, known for portraying the policeman and sometimes ...

And Village People will not take on one group's political issues." Donald Trump: Sworn in as 47th president, ... a group founder who co-wrote "Y.M.C.A." with producer Jacques Morali, ...

A Village People member thanked Donald Trump for using 'YMCA' during his presidential campaign and denied it's a 'gay ... and my writing partner, Jacques Morali wrote the music. Since 2020, ...

Village People mastermind Jacques Morali based the character on patrons of a New York leather bar and sex club called the Mineshaft, which he frequented. Glenn remained with the Village People ...

The Village People’s lyricist and lead singer has hit out at the “false assumption” that the band ... who headed up the 1970s disco band and wrote the song with producer Jacques Morali, ...