Stevie Nicks Musical artist

Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. She was deemed "The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll" and one of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. As a solo artist, she has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and, with Fleetwood Mac, a further five.Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 along with her romantic partner Lindsey Buckingham. Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, Rumours, released in 1977, was the best-selling album of the year of its release and, to date, made sales of 40 million copies worldwide, which makes it the sixth biggest selling studio album of all time. The album remained at No. 1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks and reached the top spot in various countries worldwide. The album won Album of the Year in 1978 and produced four U.S. Top 10 singles, with Nicks' "Dreams" being the band's first and only U.S. number one hit.Nicks began her solo career in 1981 with the album Bella Donna, which reached Platinum status less than three months after its release, and has since been certified quadruple-platinum. She has released a total of eight solo studio albums to date, with her most recent titled 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault, released in October 2014. Nicks is known for her distinctive voice, mystical visual style, and symbolic lyrics.

Personal facts

Stevie Nicks
Alias (AKA)Nicks Stephanie Lynn
Birth dateMay 26, 1948
Birth place
Phoenix Arizona
Hometown
Phoenix Arizona

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Musical artist

Career started1967
associated musical artist
Fleetwood Mac
Sheryl Crow
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Buckingham Nicks
Warren Zevon
David A. Stewart
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Rock music
Soft rock
Pop rock
instrument
Tambourine
record label
Atlantic Records
Reprise Records
Modern Records

Stevie Nicks on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://stevienicks.net
  2. http://www.classicrockcentral.com/classic_rock_gimme5-Display.cfm?week=9
  3. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1628288/combined
  4. http://www.stevienicks.net
  5. http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com