Nancy Wilson

Born on March 16, 1954 in San Francisco, California, Nancy Wilson is an American musician. Wilson began playing music as a teenager. Two of the Wilson sisters' friends joined them to form the Wilsons' first music group, The Viewpoints. During college, she joined her sister who had recently become the singer of Heart. Heart's fifth album, "Bébé le Strange," was released on Valentine's Day 1980. In 1985, the self-titled album, Heart, became the band's first number-one hit. In October 1991, Heart released "Rock the House Live!" In 1995, Wilson requested that Heart go on hiatus. In 1996, Wilson performed her first solo acoustic show in 30 years. Wilson composed the theme and produced two original songs for the 2000 film "Almost Famous." In 2002, Heart embarked on a tour. In 2009, Wilson released Baby Guitars, a solo album aimed at children. Heart released its 15th studio album, "Fanatic," in October 2012. On December 11, 2012, Heart was announced to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2016, Heart released their 16th studio album, titled "Beautiful Broken." In 2021, Wilson released her first solo studio rock album, "You and Me." In 2022, Nancy Wilson started touring under the name Nancy Wilson's Heart, which includes singer Kimberly Nichole and former Heart members Ryan Waters, Ben Smith, Andy Stoller and Dan Walker.