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Victor Willis

real name Victor Edward Willis

Dallas, United States

Victor Willis is credited on 1,943 releases across 447 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,943

Credits

447

Albums

6

Decades active

258

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American singer, songwriter and actor
Born: 1st July 1951 Dallas, Texas, USA
Died: 29th June 2026
Lead vocalist of the original line-up of the Village People. His character in the group was either the policeman or the naval officer. He was came to the attention of the group's svengalis, Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo through the arranger and conductor Horace Ott who knew him from the Broadway musical The Wiz. He impressed Morali and Belolo enough, while working as a background singer for The Ritchie Family, to build the band around him. Married to Phylicia Rashad from 1978 to 1982.

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Credited work

1,943 releases · 447 albums · active 1977–2025

  • Performance · 2,928
  • Other credits · 45
  • Production · 6

Studios: Sigma Sound Studios, New York · Soundmixers, New York City · Sigma Sound Studios · A&M Studios

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