1. Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian was born on August 28,1982 and is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
70 Facts About LeAnn Rimes
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LeAnn Rimes originally rose to success as a country music artist at the age of 13 and has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and other musical genres.
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LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 48 million records worldwide, with 20.8 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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LeAnn Rimes developed a local following that helped bring her to the attention of Nashville label Curb Records.
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In 1997, LeAnn Rimes crossed over into pop music with "How Do I Live", which became one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s.
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LeAnn Rimes returned to her country origins with This Woman, which produced three country hits and was certified Gold.
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LeAnn Rimes began her acting career with the film Holiday in Your Heart.
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LeAnn Rimes has since appeared in Good Intentions, Reel Love, and It's Christmas, Eve.
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Margaret LeAnn Rimes was born on August 28,1982, in Jackson, Mississippi.
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LeAnn Rimes is the only child of Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler.
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LeAnn Rimes was enrolled in vocal and dance classes, and was performing at local talent shows at the age of five.
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LeAnn Rimes began her career in musical theatre, performing in a Dallas, Texas, production of A Christmas Carol, and almost landing the lead part in the Broadway production of Annie.
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LeAnn Rimes appeared a number of times on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, which gained the attention of local talent scouts.
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LeAnn Rimes toured nationally with her father and regularly performed a cappella renditions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the opening of the Dallas Cowboys football games.
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In July 1994, LeAnn Rimes included her first version of "Blue" on her second and final Nor Va Jak release, All That; she co-wrote "Share My Love" for this album.
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The song had previously been recorded by multiple artists over the years, nonetheless, the media attention to "Blue" further added to the belief that LeAnn Rimes was the successor to Cline's legacy.
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Three months later, LeAnn Rimes appeared a live television special recorded at Walt Disney World in Orlando for Disney Channel in Concert.
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The film was the start of three-movie contract that LeAnn Rimes was offered by ABC in 1998.
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The film was semi-autobiographical, with LeAnn Rimes playing a country performer who discovers that her grandmother becomes hospitalized.
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In October 1999, Curb released LeAnn Rimes's self-titled sixth studio album.
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Also in 1999, LeAnn Rimes collaborated with Elton John on "Written in the Stars" for the stage musical Aida.
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In 2000, LeAnn Rimes contributed "I Need You" to the soundtrack for the 1999 TV movie Jesus.
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LeAnn Rimes appeared in the 2000 film Coyote Ugly and contributed four songs to its soundtrack; LeAnn Rimes was the singing voice for Piper Perabo's character Violet Sanford in the film.
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In November 2000, LeAnn Rimes sued Curb to nullify her recording contract with the label; it had originally been signed on her behalf by her parents five years earlier.
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LeAnn Rimes publicly disowned the album; she said that it was compiled from studio outtakes and released without her knowledge or input.
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On October 1,2002, LeAnn Rimes released her seventh studio album Twisted Angel.
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LeAnn Rimes received criticism from critics and fans alike for her decision to release a pop album.
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In July 2003, LeAnn Rimes released her first children's book, titled Jag.
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In November, Rimes released her Greatest Hits compilation in North America; its international counterpart The Best of LeAnn Rimes was released in February 2004.
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In October 2004, LeAnn Rimes released her first Christmas album and eighth studio album What a Wonderful World.
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In 2005, LeAnn Rimes became the host of the USA Network talent competition Nashville Star.
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In summer 2006, LeAnn Rimes released the studio album Whatever We Wanna.
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In 2008, LeAnn Rimes joined Kenny Chesney on his Poets and Pirates Tour.
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In 2009, LeAnn Rimes played the role of Meg Galloway in the made-for-television film Northern Lights which aired on the Lifetime network.
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In 2010, LeAnn Rimes played a supporting role in the movie Good Intentions and contributed to the film's soundtrack.
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The album contained covers of country songs originally recorded by male artists that LeAnn Rimes re-recorded from a female perspective.
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LeAnn Rimes had a guest role on the television show Drop Dead Diva.
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In July 2014, LeAnn Rimes announced that she would release three Christmas extended plays over the course of the next three years.
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In 2016, LeAnn Rimes signed with RCA UK, an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment, and released a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story".
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In 2017, LeAnn Rimes made a cameo appearance in the film Logan Lucky where she sang "America the Beautiful".
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In June 2018, LeAnn Rimes released Re-Imagined through EverLe Records and the Thirty Tigers label.
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Later in 2018, LeAnn Rimes appeared in the Hallmark original television film titled It's Christmas, Eve.
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LeAnn Rimes recorded the film's soundtrack, which was released in October 2018.
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In 2019, LeAnn Rimes released her first live album, LeAnn Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall.
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In 2020, LeAnn Rimes competed as "Sun" on the fourth season of the Fox reality singing competition The Masked Singer.
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LeAnn Rimes's identity was revealed during the season finale on December 16,2020, where she was declared the winner of the season.
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LeAnn Rimes was later a guest panelist in the season five finale.
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LeAnn Rimes produced and composed the album with longtime musical collaborator Darrell Brown.
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LeAnn Rimes celebrated her 25th year in the music industry with a special CMT Crossroads episode featuring Carly Pearce, Brandy Clark, Ashley McBryde and Mickey Guyton airing on April 14,2022.
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LeAnn Rimes has often been described by critics as having "powerhouse vocals".
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LeAnn Rimes has superlative control over that big voice, a soaring instrument that can belt and whisper within the same song.
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LeAnn Rimes has credited performers of different musical styles as career influences, including Alanis Morissette, Reba McEntire, Wynonna Judd, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston.
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In 2013, LeAnn Rimes performed a tribute to Cline at the American Country Awards she sang a tribute medley of Cline's songs.
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LeAnn Rimes has been categorized in the musical genres of country, pop, contemporary Christian, adult contemporary, pop rock, and dance-pop.
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LeAnn Rimes began her career rooted in the country genre with her debut Curb release Blue and its subsequent country chart hits.
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LeAnn Rimes has been described as a dance-pop artist, with releases such as "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and the album Twisted Angel.
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Shortly after the couple parted ways, LeAnn Rimes met dancer Dean Sheremet at the 36th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2001.
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In 2002 and at age 19, LeAnn Rimes married Sheremet in a church ceremony in Dallas, Texas.
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In July 2009, the couple separated and in September, LeAnn Rimes announced their plans to divorce.
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LeAnn Rimes began an extramarital affair with actor Eddie Cibrian, whom she worked with on the TV film Northern Lights Reports surfaced in March 2009 of the couple embracing while eating at a restaurant.
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LeAnn Rimes sought unspecified damages because her attorney was not sure of how much money had been lost in the preceding five years.
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When LeAnn Rimes was 18, she filed a lawsuit against Curb Records on her own, successfully petitioning a court to remove her position as a "minority" on the recording contract.
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LeAnn Rimes participated in a PSA to raise awareness about the disease.
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In March 2014, LeAnn Rimes's jaw became dislocated while performing, ending her concert encore early.
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LeAnn Rimes attributed the dislocation to temporomandibular joint dysfunction, a disorder of the jaw joint and surrounding muscles.
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LeAnn Rimes has publicly posted about her struggles with this disorder via Twitter.
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In 2020, following a stress-related flare up of psoriasis, LeAnn Rimes posed for a nude photo shoot for Glamour magazine as part of her efforts to raise awareness and acceptance about the disease on 2020 World Psoriasis Day.
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LeAnn Rimes lent her voice to the 2008 song "Just Stand Up".
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In 2009, LeAnn Rimes was given a special humanitarian award from the Academy of Country Music in honor of her philanthropic efforts.
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LeAnn Rimes has won several awards for her work as a music artist.