Hollis (singer)
American singer
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Hollis Wong-Wear (born May 29, 1987), known mononymously as Hollis, is an American singer. She is best known for featuring on "White Walls", a song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, which also featured Schoolboy Q.[2] Hollis is also a spoken-word artist.
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May 29, 1987
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Hollis performing in 2021 | |
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| Also known as | Hollis Wong-Wear |
| Born | Hollis Audrey Wear[1] May 29, 1987 Petaluma, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | holliswongwear |
Career
Her major debut was on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' debut album, The Heist. This was followed by the single "White Walls" in which she did the vocals for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. This song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]
Hollis was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Awards for songwriting and vocals on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album, The Heist.[4]
Wong-Wear is the lead singer for Seattle-based R&B trio The Flavr Blue. Alongside her work with the band, Wong-Wear releases music under her first name. She released an extended play Half-Life in 2020 and released a debut record titled Subliminal in 2022, which was preceded by multiple singles.[5][6] She is currently signed to AntiFragile Music.[7]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Subliminal |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Half-Life |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Sedative" | 2019 | Half-Life |
| "All My Weight" | 2020 | |
| "Sick Sad World" | 2021 | Subliminal |
| "Grace Lee" | ||
| "Less Like" | ||
| "Let Me Not" | ||
| "Tripwires" | ||
| "Burn Burn" | 2022 |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US Rap [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] | ||||
| "White Walls" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis) |
2013 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 26 | The Heist | |
| "What I Love About You"[21] (Don't Talk to the Cops! featuring Hollis) |
2013 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single | |
| "Otter Pop"[22] (Shawn Wasabi featuring Hollis) |
2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Take Two" (Chong the Nomad featuring Hollis) |
2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" (DANakaDAN featuring Hollis) |
2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "ROLLIN" (Watsky featuring Hollis & Gifted Gab) |
2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | INTENTION | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
