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.

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.

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.

Jan 20, 2025 · Jacques Morali was The Village People’s mentor and was the one to put the group together, along with launching the careers of vocal group The Ritchie Family. In the mid-1980s he...

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 ...

Nov 13, 2023 · Jacques Morali, creator of the group, was homosexual and formed the picture of Village People according to his vision, with stereotypes associated with the LGTBI community of the time. The song has a famous associated dance in which people form the four letters of the song title with their arms.

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.

Village People was the creation of Jacques Morali, a French composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed. [4] The record was a success, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali, his ...

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 ...