Guide Note

country music singer LeAnn Rimes won the television talent show Star Search when she was just eight years old. By the age of 11 she released her first album Everybody's Sweetheart. Currently Rimes holds the record for "How Do I Live", which is currently the longest charting song on the U.S. Hot 100 at 69 weeks. Besides singing, LeAnn has made special appearances in the movie Coyote Ugly and guest starred on Moesha, Days of Our Lives and Mad TV.

Fast Facts

1. Born: August 28, 1982
2. Origin: Jackson, Mississippi
3. Has sold over 37 million albums
4. Host of Nashville Star
5. Married to dancer Dean Sheremet
6. Ranked #47 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
7. Ranked as #50 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
8. 2005 hosted the weekly show Nashville Star

At 13 Rimes released her album Blue, this album sold 123,000 copies within its first week was so successful it was certified six times platinum. When she released the song Blue it reached number one on the country top ten and peaked number 10 on the Billboard charts. This album shot Rimes to teenage stardom, people often compared her to Patsy Cline.

1. In May 2000, filed a lawsuit against her father, Wilbur, and his partner and LeAnn's co-manager alleging that they stole more than $7 million of her earnings.
2. Diagnosed in September 2000 suffering from Epstein-Barr Virus
3. By age 2, she learned to tap dance; by age 5 she was winning talent competitions; by age 7 she had cut her first album, sold at shows; and by age 14, she was the youngest artist to be nominated for the Country Music Awards.

"Me and my husband don't really do the drugs and rock'n'roll thing. We don't do crazy stuff like that. We're pretty mellow people." - LeAnn Rimes, IMDb

"I was raised as a Southern woman so I am polite, have great manners and know how to handle myself as a woman. But I'm no goody two-shoes, definitely not. I have fun when I want to have fun."- LeAnn Rimes, IMDb

"I'm very happy now; I'm married, I have wonderful friends, my dad and I have a great relationship. I feel better than I ever have. There was a lot more pressure when I was 14 - a lot more was expected of me."- LeAnn Rimes, IMDb

"I grew up in a really musical family and I think I was just blessed with a gift. I kind of knew this was what I was supposed to do in life, with a little help from my mum and dad, who were never pushy parents."- LeAnn Rimes, IMDb