Stephanie Lynn “Stevie” Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. She is known for her distinctive voice, mystical stage persona and poetic, symbolic lyrics.
Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 along with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac’s second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, was the best-selling album of the year of its release and to date has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time. The album remained at number one on the American albums chart for 31 weeks and reached number one in other countries. The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. It produced four U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles, with Nicks’ “Dreams” being the band’s only Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit.
In 1981, while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began her solo career, releasing the studio album Bella Donna, which topped the Billboard 200 and has reached multiplatinum status. She has released eight solo studio albums.
Nicks was named one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time by Rolling Stone. She was the first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and as a solo artist in 2019. She has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and two American Music Award nominations as a solo artist. She has won numerous awards with Fleetwood Mac, including a Grammy Award and five Grammy Award nominations.
instruments played
Guitar
Piano
Vocals
Alma Mater
San Jose State University
Associated Acts
Fleetwood Mac Buckingham Nicks Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Don Henley David A. Stewart Sheryl Crow Vanessa Carlton Walter Egan John Stewart
Genres
Rock
Net Worth
U.S. $75 million
Occupation
Singer, songwriter
Partners
Lindsey Buckingham (1969 1976) Don Henley (1977 1978) Joe Walsh (1983 1986)
Spouses
Kim Anderson (m. 1983; div. 1983)
Website
Years Active
1966 present
Name
Stevie Nicks
Nationality
United States of America