Village People

USA, 1977–now

American disco group assembled in 1977 by producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, built on the lush, orchestral disco sound of the era. Costumed as American archetypes, they scored era-defining camp anthems 'Y.M.C.A.', 'Macho Man' and 'In the Navy'.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Village People and 1 artist Village People influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Village People?

• Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo — The group did not exist before they invented it: Village People began in 1977 as a studio project of Morali, Belolo and Victor Willis, and the costumes, the songs and the records are theirs.

Which artists did Village People influence?

• Bronski Beat — Somerville names them as one of the first disco records he remembers, well before 'Y.M.C.A.' — the point at which disco became something a gay teenager in Glasgow could hear himself in.