NEW YORK (AP) — Henri Belolo, who co-founded Village People and co-wrote their classic hits "YMCA," ''Macho Man" and "In the Navy," has died. He was 82.

Scorpio Music, founded by Belolo, announced on Wednesday that Belolo died Saturday. No details about the death were provided.

Belolo was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on Nov. 27, 1936.

With Jacques Morali and lead singer Victor Willis, Belolo founded the six-member Village People. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 1977.

In 1978, the group released two albums, "Macho Man" and "Cruisin'" — which featured the international hit "Y.M.C.A.," co-written by Belolo. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart.

A year later, Village People released the album "Go West," which included "In the Navy," another song co-written by Belolo that peaked at No. 3 hit on the chart.


https://www.usatoday.com/story...-dies-82/1949486001/


He was the Construction dude...RIP

I got a monaural cassette player and "Go West" for my 11th or 12th birthday. I can still remember the tunes.

I remember watching Johnny Carson many years ago, and one of his jokes as an insult was..."May your son win a free weekend on Fire Island with the Village People". It was pretty funny for the time.

Forgive my ignorance, but was Henri Belolo one of the six performers? If so, which one was he?

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
Forgive my ignorance, but was Henri Belolo one of the six performers? If so, which one was he?

https://www.usatoday.com/story...-dies-82/1949486001/


He was the Construction dude...RIP

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Originally posted by downtownv:

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
Forgive my ignorance, but was Henri Belolo one of the six performers? If so, which one was he?

https://www.usatoday.com/story...-dies-82/1949486001/


He was the Construction dude...RIP

I had to look it up on Wiki but he was not actually in the band but he started it with another Frenchie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_People