“It became a 'monster' hit, again, 30 years after its original launch. Many singers and groups wanted to get on board at the rallies after all of the rally attendance records were set - The crowds were, and are, enormous - but Victor and the group was there for us right from the beginning!”
— Donald Trump, President
✦ Summary · July 2, 2026 AI-written summary of the news — not a direct quote
Victor Willis, the lead singer of the disco group Village People, has died at age 74, the band announced. Willis voiced the group's signature song "Y.M.C.A.," which later became a regular fixture at political rallies for former President Donald Trump. In a post on his social media platform reacting to Willis's death, Trump wrote that the song had regained popularity at his events and that Willis and the group backed him from early on. The band's stage personas, including Willis's cop character, also held significance within the LGBTQ+ community. Willis had returned to the group in 2017 after a long absence.
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- turnto23.com ↗︎02 JUL 2026