BBC Headlines • July 1, 2026 09:25

Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74

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Victor Willis was the band's frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songs including YMCA.

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Wed 09:14 - Euronews

Village People lead singer and 'Y.M.C.A.' co-writer Victor Willis dies aged 75

Wed 09:25 - BBC Headlines

Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74

Wed 12:38 - The Hill

Trump mourns Village People singer: 'We will think of Victor every time YMCA is played'

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Village People lead singer and 'Y.M.C.A.' co-writer Victor Willis dies aged 75

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

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Trump mourns Village People singer: 'We will think of Victor every time YMCA is played'

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 …