LeAnn Rimes Background information Birth name Margaret LeAnn Rimes Born August 28, 1982 Origin Jackson, Mississippi, USA Genre(s) Country, Country Pop, Pop, Years active 1993 - present LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is one of the most popular American country music singers. To date she has sold more than 37 million albums at only the age of 24, making her one of the modern legends today. Rimes emerged with the single "Blue" when she was '13' years old. Her crossover hit "How Do I Live" spent 69 weeks on the U.S Hot 100 charts, more than any other song in American history, and sold more than 3 million copies, making her the first country artist to sell that many copies of a single. (The song was also recorded by Trisha Yearwood, whose version was played primarily on country music stations.) She has won an American Music Award, two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, and was recently selected to sing the Disney 50th Anniversery song, "Remember When." Contents 1 Music Career/Bio 2 Trivia 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 External links Music Career/Bio When Bill Mack, a Dallas disc jockey and record promoter, met Rimes, he was so impressed by her talents, he took her under his wing and began cultivating a plan to break her into the mainstream. The cornerstone of Mack's plan was a song called Blue, which he had written in the '60s. Mack claimed that he had written the tune for Patsy Cline, but she had died before she was able to record the song. In 1996, Rimes burst out of nowhere with her debut single, Blue, which immediately captured the attention of country fans across America. It wasn't just the fact that her rich, powerful vocals were remarkably similar to Patsy Cline — it was the fact that Rimes was only 13 years old. At the age of 14, LeAnn Rimes became the youngest person to ever win a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1997. Her first album sold more than 8 million copies bursting her into instant stardom. On her music career journey, she released How Do I Live for the film Con Air, but her version was rejected in favor of Trisha Yearwood's more mature rendition, but Rimes outsold Yearwood's version by 3 million and spent more weeks on the charts than any other song in history. She had success with soundtracks in 2000, contributing I Need You to the TV movie Jesus and Can't Fight the Moonlight to Coyote Ugly, a film in which she also appeared. However, she publicly disowned the 2002 album I Need You, which was cobbled together from studio outtakes. Her career was also scarred when she sued her father and manager Wilbur C. Rimes, his partner, and her co-manager, for misappropriating more than $7 million of her earnings. Rimes continued to provide soundtracks for motion pictures like Driven (2001), View from the Top (2003) and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) with We Can. She also went back to acting and played the supporting role of Connie Francis in an episode of the TV series American Dreams (2003). The singer continued racing up the charts with her next recordings: God Bless America (2001), Twisted Angel (2002), Greatest Hits (2003), The Best Of (2004) and What A Wonderful World (2004). On January 25, 2005, Rimes released a new album called This Woman. Although it has been met with mixed reviews, This Woman is a comeback of sorts for Rimes. With sales over 600 000, this is Rimes best-selling album in over five years since her self-titled album in 1999. In terms of the singles released, this is her most successful album since her debut nearly 10 years ago. The upbeat and undeniably catchy "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense" reached the Top 5 and became her biggest hit on the country charts in years. "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way," a song about a woman trying to get over a lost love, was released as a single, climbing to number 3. The video to "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" was very dark, and the song was received well in the country music world. When "Something's Gotta Give" broke into the Top 3 and reached the #2 spot on the Billboard country chart and #1 on the Radio and Records country chart in June 2006, it became her biggest country hit since "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)", her sole Billboard number one hit 10 years ago. The video for "Something's Gotta Give" also reached #1 on CMTs video countdown. To date, LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 37 million albums total and only at the remarkable age of 23. Compared to others in the industry at that age, she is one of the legends in the music industry. On Saturday, September 3, 2005, Rimes performed a concert, on a three hour special on Larry King Live, as a benefit for those affected in the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina. As a Mississippian, she said that Hurricane Katrina "hit close to home." Just days before the hurricane, she had performed in Biloxi, Mississippi. On June 6, 2006, Rimes released a new album in Europe called "Whatever We Wanna (UK)". The new album presents a pop-oriented sound. Rimes co-wrote 10 out of the 15 songs on the album. The album includes a remixed pop version of her song "Some People" from her album This Woman. The first single released was "And It Feels Like", which reached #22 on the official UK singles chart.[1] It peaked at #24 in Ireland. Trivia Rimes is mentioned in the Barenaked Ladies' 1998 hit "One Week" from their album Stunt: ...hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes, big like LeAnn Rimes, because I'm all about value... Rimes co-wrote three songs off This Woman: "You Take Me Home," "I Got It Bad," and "When This Woman Loves a Man". Rimes was chosen to sing the theme song "Light the Fire Within" for the February 8, 2002 Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. On February 23, 2002, she married Dean Sheremet, a dancer whom she met while recording Twisted Angel. They currently live in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2005, Rimes was selected to become the new host of the USA Network reality tv series Nashville Star, a position which she held for only one season. She was also selected to sing "Remember When," the official song for Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration. She is also doing a series of promotional spots for Food Network. "I Got it Bad" was co-written with her husband Dean Sheremet. Discography Albums Year Album Billboard 200 Top Country Albums 1996 Blue 3 1 1997 Unchained Meledy: The Early Years 1 1 1997 You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs 1 1 1998 Sittin' On Top Of The World 3 2 1999 LeAnn Rimes 8 1 2001 God Bless America 159 20 2001 I Need You 10 1 2002 Twisted Angel 12 3 2003 Greatest Hits 24 3 2004 What A Wonderful World 81 13 2005 This Woman 3 2 2006 Whatever We Wanna - - Singles Year Single Album US US CO US AC US DN UK IRL AUS 1996 "Blue" Blue 26 10 - - 23 - 8 1996 "Hurt Me" Blue - 43 - - - - - 1996 "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" Blue - #1 - - - - - 1997 "The Light In Your Eyes" Blue - 5 - - - - - 1997 "Unchained Melody" Unchained Melody: The Early Years - 3 - - - - - 1997 "How Do I Live" You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs 2 43 #1 - 7 14 - 1997 "You Light Up My Life" You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs 34 48 - - - - - 1997 "Put A Little Holiday In Your Heart" God Bless America - 51 - - - - - 1998 "On The Side Of Angels" You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs - 4 - - - - - 1998 "Commitment" Sittin' On Top Of The World - 4 - - 38 - - 1998 "Looking Through Your Eyes" Sittin' On Top Of The World 18 - 4 - 38 - - 1998 "Nothin' New Under The Moon" Sittin' On Top Of The World - 10 - - - - - 1999 "These Arms Of Mine" Sittin' On Top Of The World - 41 - - - - - 1999 "Feels Like Home" Sittin' On Top Of The World - - 17 - - - - 1999 "Crazy" LeAnn Rimes - - - - 36 - - 1999 "Written In The Stars" (with Elton John) I Need You - - - - 10 - - 2000 "Big Deal" LeAnn Rimes 23 6 - - - - - 2000 "Can't Fight the Moonlight" I Need You 11 61 15 17 #1 #1 #1 2000 "I Need You" I Need You 11 8 2 - 13 19 - 2001 "But I Do Love You" I Need You - 18 - - 20 - - 2001 "God Bless America" God Bless America - 51 - - - - - 2002 "Soon" I Need You - - 14 - - - - 2002 "Life Goes On" Twisted Angel - 60 9 - 11 27 7 2003 "Suddenly" Twisted Angel - 43 - - 47 - 53 2003 "Tic Toc" (Remixes) Twisted Angel - - - 10 - - - 2003 "We Can" Greatest Hits - - 16 19 27 37 51 2004 "This Love" Greatest Hits - 37 - - 54 26 - 2004 "Last Thing On My Mind" (with Ronan Keating) Greatest Hits - - - - 5 10 - 2004 "O Holy Night" What A Wonderful World - - 14 - - - - 2004 "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense" This Woman 52 5 - - - - - 2005 "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" This Woman 54 3 8 - - - - 2005 "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" What A Wonderful World - 48 3 - - - - 2005 "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" What A Wonderful World - 60 - - - - - 2005 "A Different Kind Of Christmas" What A Wonderful World - 50 - - - - - 2006 "Something's Gotta Give" This Woman 51 2 - - - - - 2006 "And It Feels Like" Whatever We Wanna - - - - 22 24 - 2006 "Some People" This Woman - 36 - - - - - 2006 "Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden) Whatever We Wanna - - - - 48 27 - 2007 "Headphones" Whatever We Wanna - - - - - - - 2007 "Strong" Whatever We Wanna - - - - - - - Notes: "Something's Gotta Give" spent one week at #1 on the US Radio & Records country chart. "And It Feels Like" spent one week at #1 on the Taiwan Singles Chart. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: LeAnn Rimes Official website Official German website Official International Website Official UK Website LeAnn Fans Search Term: "LeAnn_Rimes" Categories: 1982 births | Living people | American country singers | American female singers | American country musicians | Rhythmic Top 40 acts | Dance musicians | Grammy Award winners | American child singers

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