Morali was gay, he died of AIDS in 1991, and he assembled the Village People to represent flamboyant gay fantasy characters.

Village People was the brainchild of two French music producers, Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, who were well-versed in the disco scene of 1970s New York. One night, the pair were at the Anvil ...

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

Willis co-wrote "Y.M.C.A." with late French music producer Jacques Morali, who was instrumental in creating the Village People. Morali, who was gay, died of complications from AIDS in 1991.

Co-writer Jacques Morali, who was openly gay, created the group inspired by the vibrant nightlife of Greenwich Village, while Willis added tongue-in-cheek lyrics.

Mister. The group also appeared in their 1980 feature film Can't Stop the Music, directed by Nancy Walker, written by Allan Carr and Bronte Woodard, music and lyrics by Jacques Morali and starring ...

Victor Willis, who headed up the 1970s disco band and wrote the song with producer Jacques Morali, has taken to social media to insist that it was not written with the gay community in mind ...

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.

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Former Village People member David Hodo has responded to the band's founder denying that 'Y.M.C.A.' is a "gay anthem".

Victor Willis, who headed up the 1970s disco band and wrote the song with producer Jacques Morali, has taken to social media to insist that it was not written with the gay community in mind ...