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Felipe Rose‌

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Felipe Rose

New York City, New York, USA

Felipe Rose

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1954-01-12

Popularity

star1.0

Biography

Felipe Rose (born 12 January 1954) is an American musician who was an original member of the disco group the Village People. While in the group, he performed as a Native American character - usually wearing a costume consisting of an imitation war bonnet, loincloth and theatrical face paint. Rose was a member of the group from 1977 until 2017, when the name of the group was turned over to original lead singer Victor Willis. Rose subsequently launched a solo career and released the single "Going Back to My Roots" in 2018. Felipe Ortiz Rose was born in Manhattan to a Puerto Rican mother. He currently claims Lakota/Taino descent, but at other times has said he is Apache. He was raised in Brooklyn, where he displayed an interest in the arts during his childhood. His mother was his main inspiration as she herself had been a dancer for the Copacabana during the 1940s and 1950s. Rose began as a nightclub dancer. He describes being encouraged by an aunt to begin dancing "in his father's tribal regalia", which he says led to his costume in the Village People. Rose was working as a dancer and a bartender in the gay New York discotheque The Anvil, dressed "as an [American] Indian" when he was discovered by French producer Jacques Morali and executive producer Henri Belolo and so became the first recruit for Village People. In 1977, Village People had their first hit with "San Francisco", although this song became a hit only in the United Kingdom. Then in 1978 they had their first hits in the U.S. with "Macho Man" followed by "YMCA". He is a member of the band's board of directors, called Sixuvus Ltd ("six of us" - named for the six members of the Village People). In 2000, Rose began to work on his solo career. His single "Trails of Tears" won a NAMMY (Native American Music Awards) for Best Historical Recording. In 2002, Rose was the opening act of the fifth Annual Native American Music Awards celebrated at the Marcus Amphitheatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His media company is the "Tomahawk Group". Rose has appeared in the movies Can't Stop the Music (1980), The Best of Village People (1993), and Feathers and Leathers: The Story of the Village People (1999). He also participated in the 2000 documentary, Village People: The E! True Hollywood Story. For a time Rose lived in Richmond, Virginia, and briefly in Jersey City, New Jersey, though he found it to be too crowded. In a 2008 interview, he stated that approximately four or five years prior, he moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey on the advice of several friends who lived there, saying, "So I came down and I just fell in love with the shore... I love the diversity of Asbury because it brings everyone together. There is a very large gay and lesbian community here, but the diversity of artists is amazing; it’s become very bohemian." Source: Article "Felipe Rose" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Can't Stop the Music

Can't Stop the Music‌
star5.2
calendar 1980

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Studio One Forever

Studio One Forever‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

The War on Disco

The War on Disco‌
star6.5
calendar 2023

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là‌
star7.5
calendar 2022

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Down Periscope

Down Periscope‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

The Joy Of Disco

The Joy Of Disco‌
star6.0
calendar 2012

Tv Credits

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Married... with Children

Married... with Children‌
star7.7
calendar 1987

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story‌
star8.1
calendar 1996