Victor Willis, founding member and frontman of the American disco group Village People, has died at the age of 74. The musician succumbed on Tuesday to a brief but aggressive illness, with the news confirmed on Wednesday by the group on social media, which asked for privacy. hnonline.sk ↗
Willis was a native of Texas and was one of the most prominent faces of the disco era of the 1970s. On stage, he performed mainly in the costume of a policeman, or alternatively a naval officer, which became part of the visual identity of Village People. He was the group's lead singer and co-writer of several of its best-known songs. France24 ↗
Among the songs with which his name is associated are especially Y.M.C.A., In The Navy, Go West and Macho Man. It was Y.M.C.A. that became one of the band's most famous hits and has endured as a symbol of the disco period. Willis died a day before his 75th birthday. sme.sk ↗
After leaving the group in the early 1980s, the singer also became involved in legal disputes concerning the copyright to songs he had helped write. His death closes a chapter on one of the most recognizable voices of the American disco scene, whose songs have remained part of popular culture even decades after Village People's greatest success. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Singer Victor Willis of Village People has died
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Village People lead singer Victor Willis dies aged 74
RTE News
| 11:32 01.07.
YMCA, Go West či In The Navy. Zomrel frontman legendárnej skupiny Village People
sme.sk
| 10:53 01.07.
Meghalt Victor Willis, a Village People énekese
Index.hu
| 10:09 01.07.
Village-People-Frontsänger Victor Willis gestorben
Der Standard
| 12:40 01.07.
Zomrel frontman skupiny Village People Victor Willis
hnonline.sk
| 12:02 01.07.
Zemřel "policista" Victor Willis. Zpěvák legendárních Village People a hlas hitu YMCA
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 12:06 01.07.
Zemřel zpěvák Victor Willis
novinky.cz
| 12:01 01.07.
Musik - Gründungsmitglied und Sänger der Village People: Victor Willis im Alter von 74 Jahren gestorben
Deutschlandfunk
| 11:32 01.07.
Village People-leadzanger Victor Willis overleden, van YMCA en In The Navy
NOS
| 11:27 01.07.
Muere Victor Willis, el policía de Village People y coautor de YMCA
El Mundo
| 11:03 01.07.
Odešel »policista« z Village People a autor megahitu YMCA Victor Willis (†74). Den před narozeninami
blesk.cz
| 11:03 01.07.
Victor Willis, le fondateur du groupe Village People connu pour son tube YMCA, est mort à l’âge de 74 ans
Le Figaro
| 10:58 01.07.
Village-People-Sänger Victor Willis mit 74 Jahren gestorben
Welt
| 10:57 01.07.
Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74
BBC News
| 10:36 01.07.
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