Victor Willis, 74, the lead singer of the 1970’s disco-group Village Individuals, has died, his crew mentioned Wednesday.
“We’re profoundly unhappy to announce the dying of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village Individuals,” in accordance with a assertion posted on the band’s official Fb Web page.
“Victor handed on Tuesday June 30, 2026 of a brief however aggressive sickness.Privateness is requested,” it added.
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Jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma through Getty Pictures The band Village Individuals (Victor Willis, Randy Jones, David Hodo, Felipe Rose and Glen Hughes) in New York in 1979.
Texas-born Willis was a co-founder and authentic lead singer for the band who wrote a lot of their songs and was maybe finest identified for dressing as a cop, with the hit single “YMCA”
He left the group in 1979 in hopes of embarking on a solo profession.
