LeAnn Rimes
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Margaret LeAnn Rimes (born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a popular American country music singer.
Biography
Rimes emerged with her heartfelt first single "Blue" when she was just thirteen years old. She is most recognized for her crossover hit "How Do I Live" which, according to the Billboard charts, is one of the most successful songs in American music history, spending 69 weeks on the charts, more than any other song in American history. While country singer Trisha Yearwood's version of the song won a Grammy in 1998, Rimes' version outsold Yearwood's by thirty million and is considered to be the more popular song. Rimes' other notable songs include "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (from the movie Coyote Ugly) and American Idol favorite "I Need You."She has won an American Music Award, two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.
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, LeAnn 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.
2005-present
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.Rimes co-wrote four songs off This Woman: "Something's Gotta Give," "I Got It Bad," "When This Woman Loves a Man," and "Afraid to Fall."
"I Got it Bad" was co-written with her husband Dean Sheremet.
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 January 4, 2006, Rimes performed the National Anthem before the Rose Bowl championship game between the USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns in Pasadena, California.
On June 6, 2006, LeAnn released a new album in Europe called "Whatever We Wanna (UK)". The new album presents a pop-oriented sound. LeAnn 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.[link] It peaked at #24 in Ireland.
The second single to be released in the UK and Ireland is Rimes' duet with former Westlife singer Brian McFadden entitled "Everybody's Someone." It is due to be released the first week of October. She is also doing a series of promotional spots for Food Network.
Discography
Albums
- (1993) All That
- (1996) Blue - #3 US; 6x platinum, #5 AUS
- (1997) - #1 US; 2x platinum
- (1997) - #1 US; 4x platinum
- (1998) Sittin' On Top Of The World - #3 US; platinum #11 UK
- (1999) LeAnn Rimes - #8 US; platinum
- (2001) I Need You - #10 US; gold #16 ITA #7 UK, #29 AUS
- (2001) God Bless America - #159 US
- (2002) Twisted Angel - #12 US; gold (has sold 436,000 copies)#21 AUS; Gold #14 UK
- (2003) Greatest Hits - #24 US; gold, #30 AUS
- (2004) The Best Of - #2 UK
- (2004) What A Wonderful World - #81 US
- (2005) This Woman - #3 US; gold has sold 620,000 copies, #90 AUS
- (2006) Whatever We Wanna - #15 UK
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | "Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden) | Whatever We Wanna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Headphones" | Whatever We Wanna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Strong" | Whatever We Wanna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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