Hollis (singer)

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.

Hollis
Hollis performing in 2021
Background information
Birth name	Hollis Audrey Wear[1]
Also known as	Hollis Wong-Wear
Born	(1987-05-29) May 29, 1987 (age 38) Petaluma, California, U.S.
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Pop hip hop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Labels	The Flavr Blue Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Website	holliswongwear.com

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
Subliminal	Released: May 6, 2022 Label: AntiFragile Music Formats: LP, digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
Half-Life	Released: February 14, 2020 Label: Self-released Formats: LP, digital download

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 [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	RIAA: 2× Platinum[18] ARIA: Gold[19] RMNZ: 2 Platinum[20]	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.