Christine McVie: Fleetwood Mac Singer and Hitmaker Behind Don't Stop Die

Christine McVie was an English singer-songwriter and keyboardist, a key member of Fleetwood Mac and the writer of many of its biggest hits. Born Christine Anne Perfect on July 12, 1943, in Greenodd, Lancashire, she began as a blues pianist in Chicken Shack.

McVie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970 and wrote and sang "Over My Head," "Say You Love Me," "You Make Loving Fun," "Don't Stop" and "Little Lies." The band's albums include Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977) and Tango in the Night (1987). She released solo albums including Christine McVie (1984), and she left the band in 1998 and rejoined in 2014.

Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the year she left the band, and McVie received an Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. She was married to John McVie, the band's bassist, from 1968 to 1976, and to Eddy Quintela from 1986 to 2003. She released a duet album with Lindsey Buckingham in 2017. She died in London on November 30, 2022, at age 79, after a stroke.

Achievements: Joined Fleetwood Mac (1970), wrote "Don't Stop" and "Little Lies," Rumours (1977), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998), Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award (2014).

Birth: July 12, 1943 - Greenodd, Lancashire, England.

Profession: Singer-songwriter and keyboardist.

Interesting Facts: She kept the surname McVie after her divorce from John McVie. Her father was a concert violinist.