Jacques Morali
Jacques Morali ( born July 4, 1947 in Paris, † November 15, 1991 ) was a French music producer from the disco era, behind the disco band Village People made a name for himself as the founder and driving force.
Life and work
His music career began Morali in a record shop in the French airport Orly and eventually became the right hand man Hervé Vilard, Michèle Torr and Christophe. About José Eber, a famous French hairdresser, who was one in Beverly Hills, California, stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Cher to his customers, he quickly became familiar with the prevailing Phillysound the Philadelphia International Records and was thrilled by the music in the seventies. He moved to the United States and came to the Sigma Sound Studios, where many Phillysound classics were included. During this time, co-produced and wrote hits such as Brazil ( 1975), The Best Disco In Town (1976 ), Life Is Music (1977 ), African Queen (1977 ), Quiet Village (1977 ) and American Generation ( 1978) for the Ritchie Family, a female trio.
In 1975 the partnership with Henri Belolo, the owner of the Scorpio Record label in Paris. As Morali visited the dazzling and vivacious costume party of gay disco Les Mouches in Greenwich Village in New York, he was impressed by the Machover clothes the party guests. Based on this experience he had the idea to put together a group of singers and dancers, each of which represented another one of those gay fantasy figures. After Morali could conclude a licensing contract with Casablanca Records, Belolo rose as a partner. Village People landed numerous hits such as San Francisco ( 1977), YMCA (1978 ), Macho Man ( 1978) In the Navy (1979) and Go West (1979). 1980 was co-produced with Allan Carr Belolo and the Village People movie Can not Stop the Music. The film was a fictional biography of the individual figures of the Village People. Morali was here represented by Steve Guttenberg as Jack Morell. The film was a commercial failure and was panned by critics.
Between 1974 and 1982 produced more than 65 music albums Morali. Sigma Sound Studios had specifically reserved a private recording studio for him. This productive period ended with the expiry of the disco time. In 1984 he returned once with hits for Break Machine and Eartha Kitt.
Mid -1980s to Morali infected with HIV. In 1991, he died at the age of 44 years of AIDS.