Henri Belolo, the music producer who helped create the Village People, has died aged 82, the French authors’ copyright board said on Aug.
5. The Moroccan-born songwriter and impresario was one of the pioneers of the disco movement, which swept the world’s dancefloors in the late 1970s.
He formed the six-piece band which had huge hits such as “Y.M.C.A”, “In the Navy” and “Macho Man” along with fellow Frenchman Jacques Morali after he moved to New York.