His cold, soulful contralto helped define classics such as You Make Loving Fun, Everywhere et Don’t Stop. Christine McVie, author, composer, singer and keyboardist of the British group Fleetwood Mac, died at the age of 79, Wednesday November 30.
The disappearance of the singer has been announced in a message posted on the group’s social networks in the evening. A statement released by his family on on the Facebook pageWednesday, says she “died peacefully in hospital this morning” surrounded by her loved ones, following a “short illness”.
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Tens of millions of records sold
In the press release published online, his group pays tribute to him by affirming that“She was truly one of a kind, special and talented beyond measure”. The singer was a stable presence and personality in a group known for its frequent lineup changes and volatile personalities – including fellow songwriters Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.
During its peak commercial years, from 1975 to 1980, the band sold over 100 million records worldwide. and was an abiding source of fascination for fans as he turned personal battles into melodic, compelling songs.
Christine McVie had been married to bassist John McVie, and their breakup – along with that of Nicks and Buckingham – was documented on the album, among other things. Rumours from 1977, which is among the best sellers of all time with more than 45 million copies sold. Fleetwood Mac, co-founded by drummer Mick Fleetwood in 1967, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Among the group’s many other hits include Dreams, Go Your Own Way et Little Lies.
The singer had left the group in 1998 before joining it once more sixteen years later for a short-lived reformation. In 2017, she told the BBC that she withdrew from the world following developing agoraphobia. She had left California to settle in Kent, in the south-east of England.
