Christine McVie was born Christine Perfect in Bouth, England, and grew up in Bearwood. Her father was a violinist, and her mother was a medium. Christine began playing piano at age 11, playing classical until age 15, when she discovered Fats Domino.

She later attended art college, studying scupture, and playing in a blues band on the weekends.

In 1968, Christine joined Chicken Shack, a London-based blues band, which toured with another blues band, Fleetwood Mac. Chicken Shack released two albums, and English music magazine Melody Maker honored her with "Vocalist of the Year" of 1968.

She left Chicken Shack in 1969, to be with Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie, whom she later married. She joined the band in 1970, as part of a "rebuilt" Fleetwood Mac after the departure of guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer.

She performed on their two early 70's albums Bare Trees and Mystery To Me. In 1974, she reluctantly moved to the U.S. with the band, to again make a new start. Singer Stevie Nicks and guitarist Lindsay Buckingham joined the group, and a super hit making machine was born.

Their 1975 album Fleetwood Mac exploded onto the radio. Christine's top 40 hits from the album "Over My Head" and "Say You Love Me" helped to propel the record to the top.

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, from 1976, would become one of the best selling records of all time. Two of her songs from the album, "You Make Lovin' Fun," and "Don't Stop," made it to the top 10, with "Don't Stop" hitting #3.

This 70s rock pianist continued recording and performing with the band into the 80's and 90's, plus recording some solo work along the way. In 1984 she had a solo hit with "Love's Got A Hold On Me." "Little Lies" from the 1986 Fleetwood Mac album Tango In The Night also made the top 10.

In 1998, Christine McVie retired from Fleetwood Mac, and then returned to the band in 2014.