Trump clearly likes the Village People, having invited the group to perform at his victory rally on Jan. 19, 2025, and at the ...

Victor Willis of the Village People says their music is for everyone, Republican or Democrat, defending the group's choice to ...

Victor Willis of the Village People says their music is for everyone, Republican or Democrat, defending the group's choice to ...

The band's lead singer, Victor Willis, said music should be shared across the political spectrum but that their performance ...

Disco group Village People performed at three inaugural events for President Donald Trump. Its song 'Y.M.C.A.' became a ...

1. They were originally the ‘Village Person’ The Village People were created by French composer and producer Jacques Morali, a gay man who had enjoyed several hits in Europe before moving to ...

Village People was created in 1977 by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, French music producers who wanted to land hits in the US. Though only Morali was openly gay, it was by attending gay disco ...

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.

Village People ... so much for Y.M.C.A. and brought so much joy to so many people." "Y.M.C.A," a single written by Willis and Jacques Morali for the group's 1978 album "Cruisin'," became an ...

Victor Willis noted that Village People had benefited both financially and in terms of visibility from Trump’s fondness for “Y.M.C.A,” a song Willis co-wrote in 1977 with Jacques Morali.

The Village People was the creation of French music producer Jacques Morali, business partner Henri Belolo and singer Victor Willis. Morali, who was gay, came across Willis and asked him to sing ...