English singer, Christine McVie, dies aged 79

According to her family, Christine McVie, a member of Fleetwood Mac and the author of several of their most well-known songs, passed away at the age of 79.

British singer-songwriter Little Lies, Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me, and Songbird are just a few of the songs she wrote that became hits.

In the presence of her family, she passed away quietly in a hospital, according to a statement.

After 28 years, McVie departed Fleetwood Mac in 1998, but he later came back.

The family's statement said, "we would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of an incredible human being, and revered musician who was loved universally".

In the 1970s and 1980s, Fleetwood Mac rose to become one of the most well-known rock bands in the world.

With more than 40 million copies sold worldwide, their 1977 album Rumours, which was influenced by the splits of the McVies and the band's other couple, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

In 1998, the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inducted eight band members, including McVie.

After the release of their live CD The Dance in the same year, she retired to Kent and announced she was leaving the band due to a fear of flying.

She returned to the group a year after rediscovering her love of performing after a one-time appearance with them at London's O2 arena in 2013.

"It was amazing, like I'd never left. I climbed back on there again and there they were, the same old faces on stage," she told the Guardian newspaper at the time.

She revealed in 2017 that after leaving the band, she had developed agoraphobia on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs program.

A statement by the band said of McVie: "We were so lucky to have a life with her.

"Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed."