Nancy Wilson facts: Age, husband, children, net worth —
Nancy Wilson is an American musician. She rose to fame alongside her older sister Ann as a guitarist and backing and occasional lead vocalist in the rock band Heart.
Raised in Bellevue, Washington, Wilson began playing music as a teenager. During college, she joined her sister who had recently become the singer of Heart.
The first hard rock band fronted by women, Heart released numerous albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s; the albums Dreamboat Annie (1975), and Little Queen (1977) generated chart singles such as “Magic Man”, “Crazy on You”, and “Barracuda”. The band also had commercial success with their eighth, ninth and tenth studio albums, Heart, Bad Animals and Brigade, which were released in 1985, 1987, and 1990 respectively. Heart has sold over 35 million records.
Wilson has been lauded for her guitar playing, noted for its blending elements of flamenco and classical guitar styles with hard rock. In 2016, Gibson ranked Wilson the eighth-greatest female guitarist of all time.
She is also an accomplished singer in her own right, being the lead vocalist in the song “These Dreams”, which became Heart’s first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Heart.
Nancy Wilson Age
Nancy Wilson is 69 years old as of 2023. She was born Nancy Lamoureux Wilson on March 16, 1954 to John Wilson and Lois Mary Wilson.
Both of Wilson’s parents were natives of Oregon—her father from Corvallis, and her mother from Oregon City. Her middle name is derived from her grandmother, Beatrice Lamoureux. Wilson is of French Canadian and Scottish descent.
She was raised in Southern California and Taiwan before the family’s U.S. Marine Corps father retired to the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, Washington, where they relocated when Wilson was six years old. The family lived in a Colonial home in the Lake Hills neighborhood.
The third and youngest child of her parents, Nancy Wilson has two older sisters named Lynn and Ann. In 1964, she and her sister Ann saw the Beatles on television, and from that point onwards they knew they wanted to become rock musicians.
The Beatles later performed in Seattle with Ann and Nancy in attendance. After graduating from high school, Wilson attended Pacific University in Oregon, studying art and German for one year.
She then transferred to Portland State University before transferring to the University of Washington in 1973 and returning to Seattle.
Career
Ann and Nancy formed their first group, The Viewpoints, along with a few other childhood friends. They were a four-part harmony vocal group.
During this period, Ann was given an acoustic guitar by her parents, which Nancy also practiced with. The Viewpoints performed at local folk festivals, drive-ins, and church socials.
During her high school years, Nancy and Ann recorded a number of demos and released their first records.
Nancy Wilson Husband
Nancy Wilson is married to Geoff Bywater. In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Nancy Wilson described Geoff as “everything I always wanted” after her difficult divorce from Cameron Crowe. The couple has been married since April 28, 2012.
The 69-year-old musician tied the knot with Geoff Bywater in Mill Valley, Calif. Saturday, Wilson announced via Twitter and Facebook. “Love was in the air. . .at the El Paseo gourmet restaurant owned by longtime friend Sammy Hagar,” the couple wrote. “Love rules!”
Wilson also shared a photo from “just before the vows,” giving fans a glimpse at her lacy white gown and elegant undo. The “What About Love” rocker first confirmed their engagement in March via Facebook, writing: “There have been some questions about a certain ring on my left hand and yes — it’s an engagement ring. There’s a new love in my life!”
“My fiance Geoff Bywater is a senior exec at Fox who handles the music for Glee among many other shows,” Wilson added. “We are deeply in love, the same age, and both devoted parents. There is so much happiness we share together, and our blended families too.”
Nancy Wilson Children
Nancy Wilson is the mother of two children, Curtis Wilson Crowe and William James Crowe, with her first husband Cameron Crowe. Wilson married the screenwriter on July 27, 1986.
After numerous failed fertility treatments, Wilson and Crowe conceived via an egg donor and surrogate, and the surrogate gave birth to twin sons, Curtis Wilson and William “Billy” James Crowe, in January 2000. The marriage ended in divorce in 2010, with the couple citing irreconcilable differences.
Nancy Wilson net worth
According to celebrity net worth, Barbra Streisand has a net worth of around $15 million as of 2024.
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