Willis, frontman of the Village People, the group behind Trump rally staple “Y.M.C.A.,” died on Tuesday, the group announced ...

Victor Willis, the lead singer and co-writer behind the Village People’s biggest disco hits, including “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man,” “Go West” and “In the Navy,” has died at the age of 74 after what the ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho ...

Willis was a founding member of Village People, whose hits include ‘Y.M.C.A.’, ‘Go West’ and ‘In The Navy’ - all of which Willis co-wrote. The costumed band formed in the late 70s, with Willis ...

Donald Trump paid tribute to Victor Willis, the frontman of the Village People, who died on Monday. The Village People’s song Y.M.C.A. enjoyed a resurgence after it was used at Trump’s rallies.

The Village People adopted campy archetypes of masculinity. Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, they ...

Victor Willis, the co-founder and lead singer of the Village People who helped write some of disco’s most recognizable songs, has died at 74. The Associated Press confirmed the news after the group ...

The singer, songwriter and original frontman helped create some of disco’s biggest hits, including “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In the Navy.” Victor Willis, the co-founder and lead singer of the ...

President Donald Trump mourned Village People singer Victor Willis, who died at 74. Trump, who has turned the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” into his theme song, voiced his condolences to the music group ...

Victor Willis, the lead singer of Village People, has died, according to the group's Facebook page. He was 74 years old. Willis passed away on Tuesday of a short but aggressive illness, according to a ...