Henri Belolo, considered one of the pioneers of disco music, has died at 82 years

GAYLES.TV.- Henri belolo founded Village People at the end of the seventies with the Frenchman Jacques morali. Unlike your partner, Belolo he was heterosexual, a condition that did not prevent him from reading the musical needs of the collective LGTB + and produce alongside VIllage People hits like 'YMCA ', 'In the Navy' or 'Macho Man'

He is considered one of the pioneers of disco music. His career took a turning point when he moved to United Kingdoms in 1973. Beside Morali created in 1978 Village People, band bearer of the rights of the LGTB + community, by mixing popular disco songs with openly gay lyrics. They received a Grammy Award at 1979 and since its foundation they have sold more than 100 millions of records.

The public image of the band was close to the homosexual scene of the decade of 1970. Its members dressed like a construction worker, a police officer, a biker, a cowboy, a soldier and an Indian. Village People It was a custom designed group with an iconography that became recognizable worldwide.

In a statement, the group - still active and that has had different formations over the years - has stated that they are sad about the death of Belolo, a "pioneer of the disco genre»Whose«legacy is marked by a work that endures«.