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

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.

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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Le chanteur est mort après une maladie foudroyante, a indiqué le groupe sur Facebook.

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, 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 group's disco hits topped charts worldwide.

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

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’.

È morto martedì a 74 anni Victor Willis, cantante principale dei Village People, gruppo statunitense di musica disco che negli anni Ottanta ebbe un enorme successo e diventò una…

È morto lunedì a 74 anni Victor Willis, cantante solista del gruppo Village People e autore di alcune delle loro canzoni più note, fra cui “YMCA”, “Macho Man” e “In The Navy”. Si…

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

His songs 'Y.M.C.A.', 'In The Navy', and 'Macho Man' became dancefloor hits in the 70s.

Victor Willis, the lead singer of disco group Village People died on Wednesday, said his spouse. He was 74. Willis co-wrote the hit "Y.M.C.A." and was initially against Donald…

Victor Willis, who co-wrote the band’s hit song YMCA, died after a “short but aggressive” illness.

Victor Willis, who co-wrote the band’s hit song YMCA, died after a “short but aggressive” illness.