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(Redirected from The Flavr Blue) American singer

Hollis
Hollis performing in 2021Hollis performing in 2021
Background information
Birth nameHollis Audrey Wear
Also known asHollis Wong-Wear
Born (1987-05-29) May 29, 1987 (age 37)
Petaluma, California, U.S.
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websiteholliswongwear.com
Musical artist

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. Hollis is also a spoken-word artist.

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.

Hollis was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Awards for songwriting and vocals on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album, The Heist.

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. She is currently signed to AntiFragile Music.

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Subliminal

Extended plays

Title Details
Half-Life

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"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

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
 US
R&B
 US
Rap
 AUS
 CAN
 FRA
 GER
 NZ
 SWI
 UK
"White Walls"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis) 		2013 15 3 3 34 17 65 17 6 32 26
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RMNZ: 2 Platinum
 The Heist
"What I Love About You"
(Don't Talk to the Cops! featuring Hollis) 		2013 – – – – – – – – – – Non-album single
"Otter Pop"
(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.

References

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  6. Headley, Janice (September 3, 2021). "HOLLIS - Less Like". KEXP-FM.
  7. "Hollis Releases New Song, 'Burn Burn!'". AntiFragile Music. February 25, 2022.
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  20. "New Zealand single certifications – Macklemore And Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q And Hollis – White Walls". Radioscope. Retrieved December 30, 2024. Type White Walls in the "Search:" field.
  21. "What I Love About You (feat Hollis) | DON'T TALK TO THE COPS!". November 24, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  22. Shawn Wasabi - Otter Pop (ft. Hollis), retrieved August 1, 2017

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