Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian was born on August 28,1982 and is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
80 Facts About LeAnn Rimes
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LeAnn Rimes originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue".
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LeAnn Rimes has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and other musical genres.
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LeAnn Rimes was raised in Texas and demonstrated a unique singing ability from a young age.
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LeAnn Rimes signed a contract with Curb at age 13 and released 1996's "Blue".
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In 1997, LeAnn Rimes crossed over into pop music with "How Do I Live".
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LeAnn Rimes returned to her country origins with 2005's This Woman, which produced three country hits.
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LeAnn Rimes has since appeared in several feature and television films including Good Intentions, Reel Love, and It's Christmas, Eve.
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LeAnn Rimes guest appeared in the Netflix series Country Comfort as herself.
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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 national 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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Wilbur LeAnn Rimes began recording his daughter under the independent label Nor Va Jak when she turned 11.
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LeAnn Rimes was then discovered by Dallas disc jockey and record promoter Bill Mack.
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In July 1994, LeAnn Rimes recorded the song on her second studio album, All That.
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However, LeAnn Rimes told a BBC radio program in October 2016 that the record company accidentally released the version she had recorded as an 11-year-old.
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LeAnn Rimes said it was this version that peaked at number ten on the Billboard Country Chart.
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Promotion for the single incorrectly stated that LeAnn Rimes was the first person to record the song.
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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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LeAnn Rimes followed up the single with "One Way Ticket ".
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LeAnn Rimes was the first Country music artist to win the Best New Artist category.
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LeAnn Rimes was nominated for similar awards from the Academy of Country Music.
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In 1997, LeAnn Rimes released a compilation of previously recorded material under the Nor Va Jak label, Unchained Melody: The Early Years.
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In September 1997, LeAnn Rimes released her follow-up studio album to Blue titled You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.
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LeAnn Rimes released her third album in May 1998 titled Sittin' on Top of the World.
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In October 1999, Curb released LeAnn Rimes's self-titled fourth studio album.
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Also in 1999, LeAnn Rimes recorded a duet with Elton John for the stage musical Aida, titled "Written in the Stars".
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In 2000, LeAnn Rimes contributed to the soundtrack from the 1999 TV movie Jesus.
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At the time, during the litigation with her label Curb, LeAnn Rimes was asking that Curb give her the rights to all past recordings and videos, give up all publishing interests in her compositions, and destroy all currently available recordings.
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In summer 2006, LeAnn Rimes released the studio album Whatever We Wanna.
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In 2009, LeAnn Rimes published What I Cannot Change along with song co-writer, Darrell Brown.
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In 2014, LeAnn Rimes announced that she would release three Christmas EPs over the course of three years: 2014,2015 and 2016.
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LeAnn Rimes later embarked on a holiday tour to promote the project titled the "One Christmas Tour", which played multiple shows around the United States in the winter months of 2014.
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In 2016, LeAnn Rimes signed with RCA UK and released a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story".
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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 of the same name, which was released in October 2018.
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In 2019, LeAnn Rimes recorded and released her first live album titled LeAnn Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall.
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LeAnn Rimes produced and composed the album with longtime musical collaborator Darrell Brown.
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In 2023, LeAnn Rimes joined Tenille Arts on a duet version of her single "Jealous of Myself".
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In Los Angeles, LeAnn Rimes started an acting career at age 16.
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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 partially semi-autobiographical, with LeAnn Rimes playing a country performer who discovers that her grandmother becomes hospitalized.
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LeAnn Rimes only appeared at the end of the movie, dancing on top of a bar alongside actresses Tyra Banks and Piper Perabo.
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In 2005, LeAnn Rimes became the host of the USA Network talent competition Nashville Star.
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However, a vocal chord illness stopped LeAnn Rimes from maintaining hosting duties.
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In 2007, LeAnn Rimes contributed to the soundtrack of Evan Almighty.
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In 2009, LeAnn Rimes played the role of Meg Galloway in the made-for-television film Northern Lights.
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LeAnn Rimes played a supporting role in the movie Good Intentions with Elaine Hendrix, which filmed near Atlanta, Georgia.
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In 2011, LeAnn Rimes played the role of an attorney who returns to her hometown in the television film Reel Love.
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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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One year later, LeAnn Rimes starred as the main character in the Hallmark Channel's television film It's Christmas, Eve.
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LeAnn Rimes played the fictional character Eve Morgan who is a high school superintendent who helps saves the district's music program.
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In 2020, LeAnn Rimes competed as the "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 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 and dance pop.
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LeAnn Rimes began her career rooted in the country genre with debut Curb release, "Blue" and its subsequent country chart hits.
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Shortly after the couple parted ways, LeAnn Rimes met dancer Dean Sheremet at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards.
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In 2002 and at age 19, LeAnn Rimes wed Sheremet in a church ceremony in Dallas, Texas.
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In July 2009, the couple separated and in September 2009, 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 alleged that both men made unreasonable fees and took advantage of LeAnn Rimes's label.
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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.