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Founding lead singer of Village People, Victor Willis, has passed away at 74. The news about his passing came from his wife, Karen Huff Willis, on Facebook, where she stated he died of “a short, but ...

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'Victor Willis, the lead singer of Village People, has died, the disco group announced July 1. He was 74. "We are profoundly sad to announce the death of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village People," ...

"He was a great and happy guy who loved that I used his group's song, YMCA, at my Rallies," Trump wrote Mandel NGAN / POOL / AFP via Getty; Bonnie Britain/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty President ...

Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit "Y.M.C.A." became a fixture at rallies for President Trump, has died, his wife and the band said in Facebook posts on Wednesday.

"Privacy is requested," the band wrote on social media, confirming that Willis had died on Tuesday, June 30 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE ...

A separate post on the Village People Facebook page said the group were “profoundly sad” to announce the death of the singer. Willis co-wrote the group’s biggest hits, including “YMCA,” “In the Navy” ...

President Trump celebrated the life of Victor Willis, the singer of the band Village People, after he died on Tuesday. Willis was 74. The president, who often used the band’s signature hit, “Y.M.C.A., ...

Victor Willis, who was a co-founder and lead singer of Village People that gave the world so many hits including Y.M.C.A., Macho Man and In the Navy, died at the age of 74 on Tuesday. What was the ...

Victor Willis, frontman and “policeman” for the Village People, died Tuesday after battling “a short, but aggressive illness,” his wife and manager, Karen Huff-Willis, reported on social media a day ...