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. Besides singing, Rimes made a special appearance in the movie Coyote Ugly and guest starred on Moesha, Days of Our Lives and Mad TV.
At the age of 13, Rimes released her album Blue, selling 123,000 copies within its first week. It was so successful that 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 in which people often compared her to Patsy Cline.
Studio Albums
- Everybody's Sweetheart
- From My Heart to Yours
- All That
- Blue
- You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs
- Sittin' on Top of the World
- LeAnn Rimes
- I Need You
- Twisted Angel
- This Woman
- Whatever We Wanna
- Family
Making Headlines
Play LeAnn Rimes Songs
Television and Film
- 1997: Holiday in Your Heart as LeAnn Rimes
- 1998: Days of Our Lives as Madison
- 1999: A Home for the Holidays
- 2003: American Dreams as Connie Francis
- 2003: LeAnn Rimes Live
- 2006: Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes as Kelly Deegan
- 2007: An Evening with Amy Grant, Featuring the Nashville Symphony
- 2008: Good Intentions as Pam
- 2009: Northern Lights as Meg Galligan
References
Fast Facts
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Full name
Margaret LeAnn Rimes
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Born
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Birthplace
Pearl, Mississippi
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Has sold over 37 million albums
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Host of Nashville Star
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Married to dancer Dean Sheremet
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Ranked #47 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
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Ranked as #50 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
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2005 hosted the weekly show Nashville Star
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March 2009
Rumored to have had an affair with actor Eddie Cibrian
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Won the 2009 Home Depot humanitarian award at the Country Music Awards
