Leann Rimes

Leann Rimes

Facts

Won 2 Grammys by the age of 14.
Was once called the "child prodigy of country music."
Sold more than 37 million records.
Married to actor/dancer Dean Sheremet.
Leann and Dean celebrated a second honeymoon in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Leann met her husband while working together at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards in L.A.
Dean proposed at Leanns house by the fireplace.
She was raised In Garland, Texas
Her parents are Wilbur and Belinda, they were divorced in 1997.
Her parents have tapes of her singing The Judds' Have Mercy at 18 months old.
When she was five, LeAnn entered and won her first song and dance competition singing 'Getting To Know You'.
At 8, she spent two weeks as the champion on Star Search, singing 'Don't Worry About Me'.
As LeAnn was singing the national anthem at a Dallas Cowboys football game, a local disc jockey found the voice to record his song, Blue - a tune he'd written 40 years earlier for Patsy Cline.
Her influences are Reba McEntire, Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Barbra Streisand, Wynonna and Bette Midler
She appeared in the TV movie 'Holiday In Your Heart' (1997), independent film 'Dill Scallion' (1999) and 'Coyote Ugly' (2000)
Her 'You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs' album was the only album to debut at No. 1 on the pop, country and Christian charts.
Her version of 'How Do I Live' sold more than three million copies, making her the first country artist to sell that many copies of a single.

Quotes

"I'm finding a balance. It lets me make decisions and lets me enjoy being a wife."

On her husband: "We have a lot of fun. We laugh. He travels with me, so we get to see the world together."

"We talk about having kids all the time. We love kids. I've always wanted to be a young mom."

"I have a passion for what I do and a respect for myself, and I think that's what's gotten me over the hump of being gossiped about."

"I have really begun feeling comfortable with my body."

"The key to me was to figure out what was important to me in life and to realize that singing is amazing."

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