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Breaking: Village People lead singer Victor Willis dead at 74
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- Victor Willis (centre) wrote the Village People's hit YMCA.
- Victor Willis, who portrayed a policeman and naval officer in the troupe, founded the group in 1977 with Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo.
- The group announced Willis had died after "a short but aggressive illness".
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Victor Willis (centre) wrote the Village People's hit YMCA. (Getty Images: Paul Natkin)
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Victor Willis, who portrayed a policeman and naval officer in the troupe, founded the group in 1977 with Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo.
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