Vocalist, performer, songwriter and producer Chris Willis has released his first solo music video, for his current smash “Louder (Put Your Hands Up).”

Chris Willis

Willis is making  his debut as a solo artist with this infectious dance song and video, which has been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube in just 4 days.

The voice that so many have celebrated through the music of David Guetta finds a pop star persona to embody the stratospheric vocals that have fueled joyous club nights the world over. The video captures all of the energy of the music with a sexy international vibe. Compelling visuals, attitude, fashion, and dance swirl around in a perfect steamy storm with Chris at the center, pulling the strings and taking us on a hip trip we are more than happy to take.

Willis has also recently released an album consisting of remixes of “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)” as a digital only release.  The album consists of remixes from the world’s top producers/DJs including: Laurent Wolf, Wawa, Mig and Rizzo, Eddie Amador, Lost Daze and many more.

Willis, whose voice you know from numerous hits such as this summer’s smash, “Gettin’ Over You,” is that rare male vocalist doing dance-infused pop music. Willis tours the globe year round playing to sold out crowds. Most recently, he headlined at WKTU’s Beatstock in NYC alongside Kelly Rowland, Kat DeLuna, Pitbull and Taio Cruz, and at KIIS FM’s “Wango Tango” event at LA’s Staples Center alongside Akon, Ludacris, Justin Bieber, Ke$ha,and Usher to a crowd of 20,000.

Willis is best known for his work with über-hot, Grammy-winning French DJ/producer David Guetta; the duo’s most recent smash collaboration, “Gettin’ Over You,” features Willis on vocals along with The Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie and LMFAO. “Gettin’ Over You” spent 4 weeks atop the Billboard dance charts. Originally released as “Gettin’ Over” with Willis as the sole vocalist, the track was lifted from the Grammy-nominated all-star album One Love, which has sold 1.6 million albums around the world. This original version was Shazam’s 1 billionth track.

In addition to “Gettin’ Over You“, Willis co-wrote and sang on the following Guetta hits:

Love Is Gone (which dominated charts around the world)
“Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)” (a Top 10 club/ pop hit)
“Everytime We Touch”(a Top 10 European smash last year)
“Just A Little More Love”
“Time”
“Stay”
“People Come People Go”

An in-demand session singer, songwriter and backing vocalist, Willis has also worked with Quincy Jones, Desmond Child, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Kelly Rowlands, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton, Ricky Martin, CeCe Winans, Amy Grant, Kenny Rogers, Brooks & Dunn and Take 6.

 

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