Village People
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Village People is a Popular Dance-Pop Group who rose to fame via their hit single, "Macho Man".
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Members
G. Jeff Olson
Eric Anzalone
Ray Simpson
Felipe Rose
Alex Briley
David "Scar" Hodo
Former members
Randy Jones
Glenn Hughes
Victor Willis
Ray Stephens
Mark Lee
Miles Jaye Davis
Py Douglas
Bill Whitefield
Alex Timmerman
About
Village People was formed in 1977 by "Jacques Morali", a Producer and Composer. He found "Felipe Rose" dancing in his Indian costume in a crowd in NY's Greenwich Village. He saw "Victor Willis" with "Alex Briley" in Broadway Musical entitled, The Wiz. After recruiting them to join his group. Jacques held an audition for 3 performers and got "Randy Jones", "David Hodo" and "Glenn Hughes". Village People was formed.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 1977. Their next album, Macho Man was a big hit. It features the hit single, "Y.M.C.A.". Their next hit single, "In The Navy" was released in 1979. They were also featured in the cover of Rolling Stone, Vol. 289. It was also that year when Victor left the group. "Ray Simpson" replaced Victor. They released another hit single, "Can't Stop The Music" in 1980.
Other hit singles are "Go West", "San Francisco (You've Got Me) / In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", and "Sex Over the Phone". In 1986, they lie low for a while in the music industry. They returned the following year with "of "Randy Jones", "David Hodo", "Felipe Rose", "Glenn Hughes", "Alex Briley", and "Ray Simpson". They released another hit single, "Wildlife" in 1990. Collectively, the Village People have sold 85 million albums and singles.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 1979 | American Music Award | Favorite Musical Group |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Black Album Chart | Pop Album Chart | Album |
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| 1977 | 36 | 54 | Village People |
| 1978 | 31 | 24 | Macho Man |
| 1979 | 5 | 3 | Cruisin |
| 1979 | 14 | 8 | Go West |
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for Village People.
Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 1990 | YMCA/Macho Man | Polygram |
| 1992 | San Francisco | Unidisc |
Compilations & Live Releases
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 We Want You: The Ultimate Collection<br<February 9, 1999
Polygram International |
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Other artists
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Contemporaries
Trivia
- On September 5, 2006, Victor was ordered released from custody and into the Betty Ford Center. He was given 3 years probation and ordered to abstain from further use of drugs.
- On October 23, 2007, Village People performed on the NBC game show The Singing Bee.
