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Stevie Nicks

Singer-Songwriter Stevie Nicks
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Full Name: Stephanie Lynn Nicks
Profession: Singer-Songwriter

Nationality:
United States of America
American

Biography: Singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice, for the first time in 1998 as part of supergroup Fleetwood Mac and as a solo performer in 2019.

Nicks's music career began as a duo with her then boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham before they both joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 alongside Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie and John McVie. Her second album with the band, “Rumours” in 1977, is one of the best-selling albums of all time, has sold over 40 million copies and won the band the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Nicks also established a successful solo career alongside the band, showcasing her songwriting talents and ethereal vocals. She released the album "Bella Donna" in 1981, which featured artists such as Tom Petty and Don Henley. Other solo albums have followed including “The Wild Heart” (1983) and “Trouble in Shangri-La” (2001), for which she was nominated for the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal.

Despite the band’s often stormy relations with each other and Nicks’ own issues with addiction and relationship break-up with Buckingham, she has continued to work with and tour with the band. Putting out albums such “Tango in the Night” featuring her hit single “Seven Wonders” and their 1997 No. 1 album “The Dance”.

Born: May 26, 1948
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Age: 76 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini

Historical Events

  • 1974-12-31 Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac
  • 1977-02-04 "Rumours" 11th studio album by Fleetwood Mac is released (Grammy Album of the Year)
  • 1977-04-02 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album goes to No. 1 & stays atop charts for 31 weeks
  • 1977-09-17 British-American band Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" album is #1 for 19th straight week
  • 1978-01-16 5th American Music Awards: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac & Conway Twitty win
  • 1978-02-23 20th Grammy Awards: "Hotel California" by The Eagles; Fleetwood Mac; Debbie Boone win
  • 1979-10-10 Rock band Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood
  • 1990-02-25 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children & no man can stand her for long
  • 1998-01-12 13th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Eagles; Fleetwood Mac; The Mamas & the Papas; Lloyd Price; Santana; Gene Vincent; "Jelly Roll" Morton; and Allen Toussaint
  • 2014-01-11 During a concert in Maui, Mick Fleetwood announces that Christine McVie would be rejoining Fleetwood Mac
  • 2018-04-09 Fleetwood Mac announce new members Neil Finn and Mike Campbell after firing long-standing member Lindsey Buckingham
  • 2019-03-29 34th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Cure; Def Leppard; Janet Jackson; Stevie Nicks; Radiohead; Roxy Music; and The Zombies