Chris Willis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chris Willis
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| Birth name | Christopher Kevin Willis |
| Born | February 26, 1969 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Christopher Kevin Willis, born on February 26, 1969, is an American singer. He is also a talented songwriter and music producer. Chris Willis first sang gospel music. Later, he became famous for working with French DJ David Guetta. He sang on many of Guetta's popular songs. These include "Just a Little More Love" and "Love Is Gone". He also sang on "Gettin' Over You".
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About Chris Willis
Chris Willis started his music journey as a gospel singer. In 1993, he sang on the album Handel's Messiah – A Soulful Celebration. He performed a modern version of "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted". After college, he toured with a singing group. They performed many shows in churches for two years.
In the mid-1990s, he sang backup for Twila Paris. In 1996, he released his first album, Chris Willis. He wrote or co-wrote most of the songs on it. This album earned him a nomination for Best R&B Album. That same year, he opened shows for Mark Lowry. He also sang in a national musical tour called Emmanuel. The album from this tour won a GMA Dove Award in 1998.
Working with David Guetta
In 2000, Chris Willis was working with a French boy band. While in Paris, a band member introduced him to house music producer David Guetta. Guetta invited Willis to his studio. The very next day, they wrote the song "Just a Little More Love".
Chris Willis helped write and sang most of the songs on Guetta's first album. This album was also called Just a Little More Love. It included the very popular title track.
Music Style and Tours
Chris Willis has sung in many music styles. These include gospel, disco, pop rock, and R&B. He likes to connect with his fans online. He shares photos and videos from his tours. He also answers questions from his fans.
In 2009, he toured all over Europe with David Guetta. They were supporting Guetta's album One Love. Chris Willis also performed his own solo shows in Europe.
Solo Music Career
His solo song "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" came out on October 12, 2010. Chris Willis wrote this song with Cutfather and Jonas Jeberg. The music video for the song was released later that month. It was filmed in Los Angeles. The song became number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in January 2011.
His next solo song, "Too Much In Love," was released on August 16, 2011. This song uses a guitar sound from Lenny Kravitz's song "Are You Gonna Go My Way". A music video for it was released in January 2012. Many different versions of the song were also released.
In November 2011, Chris Willis released an eight-song album. It was called "Premium – Songs From The Love Ship, Vol. 1". It included several of his solo songs.
Chris Willis's Music
Studio Albums
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Singles as Lead Artist
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AUS | BEL | FRA | ITA | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||
| "Out of My Hands" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "He's Mine" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "My Freedom" | 2006 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tomorrow Can Wait" (with David Guetta vs. Tocadisco) |
2008 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | — | 21 | — | 43 | 84 |
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| "Everytime We Touch" (with David Guetta, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso) |
2009 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 46 | — | 97 | 68 | ||
| "Gettin' Over You" (with David Guetta featuring Fergie and LMFAO) |
2010 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 1 |
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| "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" | — | 1 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Premium - Songs from the Love Ship, Vol. 1 | ||
| "Too Much in Love" | 2011 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "People (Feel the Love)" (with OtherView) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Survivor" (with Ben DJ) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lonely One" (with Crazibiza) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No One Can Replace You" (with Purple Aura featuring Akon) |
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| "Don't Cry (Remember My Name)" (with Joachim Garraud) |
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| "Blood in my veins" (The Vinyljackers (MikeNova)) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Would I Lie to You" (with David Guetta and Cedric Gervais) |
2016 | — | — | — | 30 | 20 | 71 | — | 80 | 35 | — |
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| "Warriors of the Night" (with Colin Crooks and Rob Styles) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Warriors of the Night" (with The Vinyljackers and MikeNova) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Not Afraid" (with Marc Benjamin) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Work It Harder" (with Zight and Maximals) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Singles as Featured Artist
| Title | Year | Peak position | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| "Supersonic" (Billyweb featuring Chris Willis) |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Just a Little More Love" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis) |
— | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | 80 | — | 59 | 19 | Just a Little More Love | ||
| "Love Don't Let Me Go" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis) |
2002 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 37 | — | 13 | 46 |
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| "People Come People Go" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis) |
— | — | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 54 | — | |||
| "Money" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis and Moné) |
2004 | — | — | — | 52 | 63 | — | — | — | 52 | — | Guetta Blaster | |
| "Stay" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis) |
— | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 82 | 78 | |||
| "Love Is Gone" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis) |
2007 | 98 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
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| "Give It All You Got" (Ultra Naté featuring Chris Willis) |
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| "My DJ Rock Superstar" (Nicola Fasano featuring Chris Willis) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Party 2 Daylight" (Global Deejays featuring Chris Willis) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Magnet" (Hook N Sling featuring Chris Willis) |
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| "This Is Your Life" (Psyko Punkz and MC Lyte featuring Chris Willis) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Colors" (Celestal featuring Chris Willis) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Turn Your Love Around" (Cedric Gervais featuring Chris Willis) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the music charts or was not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
