Stevie Nicks is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Phoenix, Arizona. Born in 1948, she is known for her work as a solo artist and for her long association with Fleetwood Mac.

Career

Nicks begins her career as part of the duo Buckingham Nicks with Lindsey Buckingham, her then-boyfriend. The duo releases the album Buckingham Nicks to little success. She joins Fleetwood Mac in 1975 and helps the group become one of the best-selling recording acts of all time, with more than 120 million records sold worldwide. Her first albums with the band include Rumours, which becomes one of the best-selling albums worldwide and is certified 20-times platinum in the United States.

While still a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks starts her solo career in 1981 with Bella Donna. That album reaches number one on the Billboard 200 and achieves multiplatinum status. She goes on to release eight solo studio albums alongside seven studio albums with Fleetwood Mac.

Writing and recognition

Rolling Stone names Nicks one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time and one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. After the release of her first solo album, the magazine refers to her as the “Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll”. Her songs “Landslide”, “Rhiannon” and “Dreams” with Fleetwood Mac, and her solo song “Edge of Seventeen”, all appear in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. “Dreams” is Fleetwood Mac’s only US number one hit.

Awards and honours

Nicks becomes the first woman inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first with Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and later as a solo artist in 2019. As a solo artist she receives eight Grammy Award nominations and two American Music Award nominations. With Fleetwood Mac she wins several awards, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Rumours in 1978.

Labels and style

Her recorded work is associated with Modern Records and Welsh Witch Music. Her music is classified as country rock, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter and soft rock.