Felipé Rose

Rose holds a strange and wonderful place in pop history as the original "Indian" of the Village People. Behind the feathered headdress and face paint was a performer helping power anthems like YMCA that still fill dance floors worldwide. What strikes me is the boldness it took to commit to such a vivid, theatrical persona at the height of disco. He was no passing novelty; he has kept making music and maintains his own platform decades on, which tells me the artistry was real.

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Name (English)

Felipé Rose

Name (Japanese)

フェリペ・ローズ

Reading

ふぇりぺ・ろーず

Born

January 12, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

• Official sitehttps://www.feliperose.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe%20Rose
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1403225

Tags

• New York
• singer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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