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Who was Eddy Quintela? Wiki, Age, Kids, Family & Facts About Christine McVie's Husband

Eddy Quintela (born in b/w 1943-1945, age: 75-77 when died in 2020) was a popular Keyboardist, Composer, and songwriter from Portuguese. He was known for working with his ex-wife the popular singer Christine McVie.

His wife died on 30th  November 2022 at the of 79 after a brief illness. Eddy rose to fame during the era of the 90s. He composed many songs for his wife and even wrote many collaborations with her. Eddy worked in America, and England and then returned to Portugal during his old age.

Since his wife died on 30th November 2022 people have again started asking about him news publishers as he already died on 16th October 2020.

Eddy Quintela Biography

As Eddy died in 2020 information about his early life also got buried with him as he never appeared in personal interviews like his wife. Sharing about his birth years then we guess he would have been born between 1943-1945. He was born in Estoril, Portugal. He began working as Composer after completing his education in Portugal.

He created good links between the British and well as the American music industries. He got a lot of opportunities to work in the American and British musician industries at a young age. Eddy was also popular by his full name Eduardo Quintela de Mendonça

Eddy Quintela Wiki & Bio

Full Real NameEduardo Quintela de Mendonça
NicknameEddy
NameEddy Quintela
Popular forBeing the second husband of singer Christine McVie
LanguageEnglish
School NameLocal High School.
UniversityPrivate university
EducationGraduate
ProfessionComposer, Songwriter
Zodiac SignNot Known
NationalityPortuguese
EthnicityPortuguese
Net worth$1 million USD
Age (as of 2020)75-77 years old.
Date of Birthb/w 1943-1945
Place of BirthEstoril, Portugal.
Death PlacePortugal.
Height5 feet 8 inches

Eddy Quintela’s Family

Keyboardist Eddy Quintela was born into a family of  Portuguese. As he was almost 75-77 years old when he died we guess his parents have died so many years ago before his death. Eddy being a private person never talked about his sibling working anywhere. We have a doubt that Eddy was the only kid of his parents. Researching his family in different news publications we have not found a single piece of information about them.

NationalityPortuguese
ReligionChristianity
EthnicityPortuguese
SisterNot Known
BrotherNot Known
MotherNot Known
FatherNot Known

Date of Birth

Zodiac SignNot Known
Birthdayb/w 1943-1945
Death Date16th October 2020
Age75-77 years

Eddy Quintela Wife, Girlfriend & Relationships

Famous Personality Eddy Quintela married Christine McVie on October 18, 1986. They remained married to each other till 2003. Eddy didn’t reveal his main reason for divorce from Christine but even after their divorce they worked together and followed the relationship as good friends.

His wife was a legendary musician and singer from England. Christine McVie remained a member of the band called Fleetwood Mac. In 2006 Christine won the Gold Badge of Merit Award from Basca.

Before getting married to Eddy, Christine was married to guitarist John McVie till 1976.

However, nowhere it has been published in the media that when Eddy was married to Christine that they had a kid or not.

But in our research, we found the name of Eddy’s daughter. His daughter is now almost 20 years old. She stated on Facebook that she was 17 years when her father died in 2020.

Eddy’s daughter’s name is Sarah Quintela (Sara Mendonca), She once shared her picture with her father. Other family members that Sara added to her family are Sandra Mendonça and Matilde Mendonça.

Children, Affairs & Personal Life

Relationship StatusSeparated
Marital StatusSeparated
Ex-Wife NameChristine McVie
Wife NameChristine McVie
ChildrenSon- Not Known
Daughter Sarah Quintela (Sara Mendonca),
Girlfriend’s NameChristine McVie
Ex-Girlfriend NameChristine McVie

Career- Composer, Keyboardist

Before returning to Portugal in 2010 Eddy Quintela worked hard in his profession as a composer, Keyboardist, and songwriter. He composed songs for his wife Christine’s McVie band Fleetwood Mac. He framed songs for albums “Little Lies”, “Tango In the Night” and others.

When he divorced Christine he composed her solo album “In The Meantime” with her released in 2004.

He got the opportunity to compose songs with popular names like Adelaide Ferreira, Fernando Cunha, and more. Before his death, he was working on a rock opera. He also gave music to different TV series. Some of his works have been listed below.

Compositions and Songwriting

  • Morning Joe (2007)
  • Time of Our Lives writer (“Little Lies”)
  • Beat Shazam writer (“Little Lies”)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon writer (“Little Lies”, uncredited) /TV Series
  • Younger writer (“Little Lies”) /TV Series
  • The Story of Fleetwood Mac writer (“Temporary One”)/ TV Special
  • Atop the Fourth Wall writer (“Isn’t it Midnight”) /TV Series
  • Fleetwood Mac: Little Lies Composer Music Video
  • Rue McClanahan: The Cat Care Video Guide Composer/ Video
  • Rue McClanahan: The Dog Care Video Guide Composer /Video
  • Fleetwood Mac: Temporary One (Live) Composer /Music Video

Eddy Quintela’s Net Worth

As of 2022 Eddy Quintela is now no more with us to disclose his earnings. But estimating from his music projects it is believed that the composer was an owner of a net worth of $1 million USD approximately when he died. And now after his death, his daughter is leaving a happy life on behalf of the earnings of her father.

Trivia

  • Eddy lived a friendly life.
  • He was having good taste in clothing.
  • He was a good friend of the founder of BLITZ Mr. Manuel Falcão.
  • Eddy was so close to his daughter Sarah.
  • Eddy was an expert in different musical Instruments.

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FAQs About Eddy Quintela

Who is Eddy Quintela?

Eddy was a music composer and the second husband of singer Christine McVie

When did Eddy Quintela die?

He died on 16th October 2020.

Who is Eddy Quintela,’s daughter?

His daughter’s name is Sarah Quintela.

How old was Eddy Quintela when he died?

He died in 2020 when he was almost 75-77  years old.

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