LeAnn started singing at age 3, and has sold over
20 million
records since.
She was
born August 28, 1982 in
Jackson,
Mississippi. By age 7, LeAnn
made her
stage debut in a
Dallas musical production of "A
Christmas Carol". Later,
she would sing "The
Star Spangled
Banner" to
open Dallas Cowboys football
games. By age 11, LeAnn recorded her first album on an independent label only available in local
stores in Dallas: "All That" which featured her
signature song "
Blue". This got the attention of Curb
Records. In 1996, 14-year-old LeAnn recorded a major-label album. In 1997, LeAnn released "You
Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs" which debuted on 3
Billboard Magazine charts at the same
time:
Pop,
Country, and Contemporary
Christian (that had never been achieved before by a
country singer). That year, LeAnn released "How Do I
Live" which would
set a
record by staying #1 on Billboard
Magazine's "
Hot 100" chart for 69 weeks. LeAnn starred in the TV-movie
Holiday in Your
Heart (1997) (TV), based on a book which she had co-authored. Capping a great year for the 15-year-old LeAnn, she won an
American Music Award, 2 Grammy awards, 3
Academy of Country
Music Awards, and 4 Billboard Music Awards. In 1998, LeAnn won a
Lone Star Film & Television Special Award for
Rising Star Actress. In 1999, LeAnn released a namesake CD, offering her interpretations of 11 Country standards, including "Crazy" and "I
Fall to
Pieces" (originally recorded by
Patsy Cline in 1960). LeAnn made a
cameo in
Coyote Ugly (2000) (the low budget movie that raked in
big bucks) and she also recorded 4
Diane Warren songs, including "Can't Fight the
Moonlight", for the movie
soundtrack. An
amazing career and, since she is only 18, I am
sure there will have to be mini-
Bio updates in the
future.
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