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Village People lead singer Victor Willis has died at age 74.

Village People lead singer Victor Willis has died at age 74.

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Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit "Y.M.C.A." became a fixture at rallies for US President Donald Trump, has died, his spouse said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. He was 74.

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.

Victor Willis, 74, the lead singer of the 1970’s disco-group Village People, has died, his team said Wednesday.

Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People who also cowrote high-camp disco-era songs that became icons, including “YMCA” and “Macho Man,” died Monday.