The singer was one of the founding members of the legendary band, and provided one of the iconic voices of their hit YMCA.

Victor Willis, a founding member of the 1970s disco group Village People and lead singer of the dance anthems “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” has died.

Le leader du groupe Village People, notamment connu pour le tube «YMCA», est décédé à l’âge de 74 ans

One of the stars of the 1970s music group Village People has died aged 75, the band revealed, after a "short but aggressive illness"

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The singer was one of the founding members of the legendary band, and provided one of the iconic voices of their hit YMCA.

Segundo a página da banda nas redes sociais, o cantor morreu de uma doença "curta mas agressiva".

Victor Willis, de leadzanger van Village People, is maandag op 74-jarige leeftijd overleden. Dat laat de band weten in een bericht op sociale media.

The lead singer and a founding member of the Village People disco group has died at the age of 74.

Victor Willis, vocalista principal y uno de los fundadores del ic�nico grupo disco Village People, ha fallecido a los 74 a�os tras padecer una enfermedad breve pero muy…

Victor Willis, the founding lead singer of Village People and co-writer of 'YMCA,' 'Macho Man' and 'In the Navy,' died on June 30. He was 74.

The Dallas-born musician died on Tuesday "as a result of a short, but aggressive illness," his wife, Karen Huff-Willis, announced.

Willis overleed na een "korte maar agressieve ziekte", meldt de band op Facebook. Hij was 74 jaar.

The group's disco hits topped charts worldwide.

Willis died of a “short but aggressive illness,” his band said in a statement.

In den Siebzigerjahren feierte er als Leadsänger und Co-Autor der Band „Village People“ Welterfolge mit Liedern wie „Y.M.C.A.“ oder „Go West“. Jetzt ist Victor Willis laut einem…

The Texas-born musician was a co-founder of the disco group and also co-wrote other hits such as In The Navy and Macho Man that swept the world's dancefloors in the late 1970s.

Willis' wife wrote on social media that the legendary disco musician died after "a short but aggressive illness."

Victor Willis was a founding member of Village People, and delivered several hits, which include 'Y.M.C.A', 'Go West' and ‘In The Navy’.

Willis died after a "short, but aggressive" illness, his family said.