Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and author.
Rimes rose to stardom at age 13 following the release of her version of the Bill Mack song Blue, becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972.
Rimes made her breakthrough into country music in 1996 with her debut album, Blue, which reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's eponymous lead single, Blue, became a Top 10 hit, and Rimes gained national acclaim for her similarity to Patsy Cline's vocal style. When she released her second studio album in 1997, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs, she moved towards country pop material, which set the trend for a string of albums released into the next decade.
Rimes has won many awards, including two Grammys, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award. She has a total of 8 Grammy Award nominations.
She has released ten studio albums and three compilation albums and two greatest hits albums, one released in the U.S. and the other released internationally, through her record label of 13 years, Curb Records, and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996. She has sold over 37 million records worldwide, with 20.8 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard ranked her 17th artist of the 1990–2000 decade.
Rimes has also written four books: two novels and two children's books. Her hit song How Do I Live was ranked as the most successful song of the 1990s by Billboard magazine.
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Margaret LeAnn Rimes was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She is the only child of Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler. The family moved to Garland, Texas, when she was six. She was enrolled in vocal and dance classes, and was performing at local talent shows at the age of five.
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. After appearing on the network television competition show Star Search, where she clearly charmed host Ed McMahon in addition to being a one-week champion, Rimes decided to go into country music. Rimes appeared a number of times on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, which gained the attention of national talent scouts.
After signing with Curb Records, Rimes re-recorded a new version of Blue for her debut studio album, and as a single. However, 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.
In 1997, Rimes released a compilation of previously recorded material under the Nor Va Jak label, Unchained Melody: The Early Years. The album mainly consisted of remakes, ranging from Country to pop, including songs originally recorded by The Beatles, Whitney Houston, Bill Monroe, and Dolly Parton.
Rimes released her third album for Curb in May 1998, Sittin' on Top of the World.
Rimes released her fourth studio album for Curb, LeAnn Rimes, in October 1999, a collection of country standards.
In 2000, Rimes made her full crossover into pop music. On March 8, 2000, Rimes contributed to the soundtrack from the 1999 TV film Jesus, called Jesus: Music From & Inspired by the Epic Mini Series. The song, I Need You, would be released as a single from the soundtrack on July 18, 2000.
In mid-October 2001, Curb released a compilation of patriotic and inspirational songs, titled God Bless America, in order to benefit the disaster recovery for the September 11 attacks. It included the title track, which she released as a single, as well as inspirational songs such as The Lord's Prayer and The Sands of Time.
In March 2002, Rimes reissued the I Need You album with nine of the songs originally released on the album, an extended version of the song You Are, the song Light the Fire Within, which she sang at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and four bonus remixes.
Rimes would later that year release her fifth studio album, titled Twisted Angel, which contained more adult material.
The following year, when Rimes turned 21, she released her first children's book, titled Jag, in July, and she also released the Greatest Hits compilation in November.
In 2004, Rimes released her second-greatest hits album, The Best of LeAnn Rimes, internationally in February.
In January 2005, Rimes released her seventh studio album, This Woman, her first album of contemporary country music in many years.
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In summer 2006, Rimes released the studio album Whatever We Wanna, which was released exclusively outside the United States and Canada.
In October 2007, Rimes released her ninth studio album, Family. The album was a mix of country, pop, and rock music, and included the duet with Bon Jovi, Til We Ain't Strangers Anymore.
Despite singing new material at several live shows earlier in the year, it was announced, on May 24, 2010, by Rimes via her Twitter account, that her new studio album would be a cover album of country songs, titled Lady & Gentlemen. She also stated that her next studio album is already done and will be released next year. Rimes went back into the studio in March to record fifteen more songs for her new album, Spitfire.
Today Is Christmas, Rimes's most recent holiday album, was released on October 16, 2015, as a full album rather than an EP.
Rimes is scheduled to release a live album titled Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall on April 13, 2019, in honour of Record Store Day.
Since her debut in 1996, Rimes's soprano voice and vocal style have often been compared to and identified with Patsy Cline. Cline showed distinctive emotional expression in most of her material.
Rimes has also used distinctive emotional expression in many of her songs, most notably her first single, Blue, which was sung in the style of Cline. Rimes's vocal similarities to Cline had brought wide interest to the idea that Rimes was the successor to Cline's legacy, and brought her novelty appeal.
Rimes has given credit to artists from various music genres, mainly country and pop. She has stated that Barbra Streisand, Wynonna Judd and Reba McEntire were primary influences on her career. Rimes has also stated that Judy Garland was an influence as well.
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