Profile
Christine McVie
Singer + Keyboardist + Songwriter
Female
Born
Jul 12, 1943
Age
69
Hometown
Bouth
Genres
Blues
Instruments
Harmonica + Keybo...
Performed With
Fleetwood Mac + C...
Record Label
Sire Records
Christine McVie is an English rock singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, she was inducted into… Read More
Romance
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Eddy QuintelaMarried 1986
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Eduardo QuintelaMarried 1986
Family
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Christine McVie
Age 69
parents
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Cyril P.A.PerfectFather
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Beatrice E.M.Mother
News + Updates
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Daniel Zingale: Democrats Celebrate To A New TuneHuffington Post - Nov 12, 2012
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Remembering Former Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Welch In VideoLATimes - Jun 08, 2012
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Ex Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Welch Dead Of Apparent SuicideBeleb Dirty Laundry - Jun 07, 2012
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Ten One Sided Love SongsChart Attack - Apr 27, 2012
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Christine McVie.
CHILDHOOD
1943
Birth
Born on July 12, 1943.
TWENTIES
1967
23 Years Old
In 1967, she learned that her ex-band mates Andy Silvester and Stan Webb were forming a blues band, Chicken Shack, and were looking for a pianist.
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1969
25 Years Old
Christine left Chicken Shack in 1969 after meeting Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie.
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1970
26 Years Old
After marrying Fleetwood Mac bass guitarist John McVie, she joined the band in 1970.
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THIRTIES
1974
30 Years Old
In 1974, Christine reluctantly agreed to move with the rest of the band to the US and make a fresh start.
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1975
31 Years Old
Their first album together, 1975's Fleetwood Mac, had several hit songs, with Christine's "Over My Head" and "Say You Love Me", both reaching Billboard's top-20 singles chart.
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1976
32 Years Old
In 1976, Christine began an on-the-road affair with the band's lighting director, which inspired her to write "You Make Loving Fun", a top-10 hit on the landmark smash Rumours, one of the best-selling albums of all-time.
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1979
35 Years Old
By the end of the Rumours tour, the McVies had divorced. The 1979 double album Tusk produced three more US top-20 hits ("Tusk", which is also the band's first "conceptual" music video, "Sara", and Christine's "Think About Me"), but it came nowhere near to matching the success of the Rumours album.
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1982
39 Years Old
The album, released in 1982, returned the band to the top of the US charts and also contained the top-5 hit "Hold Me", co-written by Christine.
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FORTIES
1983
40 Years Old
Her song, "Love in Store", became the third single from the album peaking at #22 in early 1983.
1986
43 Years Old
She also met keyboardist Eddy Quintela (12 years her junior), whom she married on October 18, 1986.
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FIFTIES
1995
52 Years Old
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Despite the departure of Stevie Nicks, Christine remained loyal to Mick Fleetwood and her former husband, recording five songs for the band's 1995 effort Time.
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1998
55 Years Old
Despite her reservations, Christine complied with the band's touring schedule, and then performed for the group's 1998 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the Grammy Awards show, and the BRIT Awards in the UK.
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2000
57 Years Old
In the years after The Dance, Christine returned to England to be near her family and stepped out of public view almost completely, although in 2000 she appeared in public to receive an Honorary Doctorate in Music from the University of Greenwich, England.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2003
60 Years Old
In December 2003, she went to see Fleetwood Mac's last UK performance on the Say You Will tour in London, but did not join her former bandmates on the stage.
2004
61 Years Old
Mid-2004 saw the release of Christine's new solo album, In the Meantime, her third in a career spanning five decades.
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2006
63 Years Old
In 2006, Christine was awarded the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors' Gold Badge of Merit at a ceremony held in London's Savoy Hotel.
2009
66 Years Old
Once again, in November 2009, Christine went to see Fleetwood Mac's last UK performance on their Unleashed tour in London, but did not join her former bandmates on the stage.
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