The American dance band Village People is well-known for its provocative songs and stage outfits. Victor Willis, the group's lead singer, and French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo founded the group at the beginning.

Following the publication of Village People's debut record, which catered to the sizable homosexual disco crowd. The name of the organisation alludes to Manhattan's Greenwich Village, which is known for being a gay neighbourhood. The figures represented masculine gay fantasy identities and American masculinity.