LeAnn Rimes

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Biography
Name	LeAnn Rimes
Full Name	Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian
Profession	American singer, songwriter, actress and author
Years Active	1991-Present
Date of Birth	August 28, 1982
Age (In 2024)	42 Years 3 Month(s) 22 Days
Birth Place	Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Current City	California, United States
Nationality	American
Religion	Christianity
Mother Tongue	English
Zodiac	Virgo
Physical Stats
Height	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Blonde
Family and Marriage Details
Marital Status	Married
Husband/Spouse	Eddie Cibrian (2011-Present) Dean Sheremet (2002–2010)
Boyfriend(s)/Affair(s)	Andrew Keegan (Actor)
Children
Son(s)	Mason Cibrian (step-son) Jake Cibrian (step-son)
Parents
Father	Wilbur Rimes
Mother	Belinda Butler Rimes
Sibling(s)
Cousin(s)	Rosalynn Carter (Former First Lady of USA) Katherine Connella (Actress)
Other Relative(s)
Step-father	Ted Miller
Step-mother	Vicki Rimes
Father-in-law	Carl Cibrian
Mother-in-law	Hortensia Cibrian (née Balaguer)
Education Details
School	Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Club Hill Elementary School, Garland, Texas
College	Not Attended
Educational Qualification	High School
Filmography
Albums	God’s Work (2022) Chant: The Human & the Holy (2020) The Biggest Hits of LeAnn Rimes (2018) Remnants (2016) All-Time Greatest Hits (2015) Today Is Christmas (2015) Dance Like You Don’t Give A…Greatest Hits Remixes (2014) Spitfire (2013) Lady & Gentlemen (2011) LeAnn Rimes: Collector’s Edition (2008) Family (2007) Whatever We Wanna (2006) This Woman (2005) The Best of LeAnn Rimes Remixed (2004) The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004) What a Wonderful World (2004) Greatest Hits (2003) Twisted Angel (2002) God Bless America (2001) I Need You (2001) LeAnn Rimes (1999) Sittin’ on Top of the World (1998) You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997) Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997) Blue (1996) All That (1994) Everybody’s Sweetheart (1991)
Extended Plays	Re-Imagined (2018) One Christmas: Chapter 1 (2014) From My Heart to Yours (1992)
Singles (As lead artist)	We Can (2003) But I Do Love You (2001) Can’t Fight the Moonlight (2000) I Need You (2000) Looking Through Your Eyes (1998) How Do I Live (1997)
Singles (As featured artist)	Jealous of Myself (Tenille Arts, 2023) Uninvited (Dave Audé, 2022) I Do (Aloe Blacc, 2021) Snow in Vegas (David Gray, 2015) The Choice (Souls4Souls, 2012) When It’s Good (Marc Broussard, 2009) Just Stand Up! (Artists Stand Up to Cancer, 2008) In Front of the Alamo (Hal Ketchum, 2007) Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore (Bon Jovi, 2007) Last Thing on My Mind (Ronan Keating, 2004) Cattle Call (Eddy Arnold, 1999) Written in the Stars (Elton John, 1999)
Movies	Logan Lucky (cameo, 2017) Good Intentions (2010) Coyote Ugly (2000)
Television Movies	It’s Christmas Eve (2018) Reel Love (2011) Northern Lights (2009) Holiday in Your Heart (1997)
TV Show(s)	Country Comfort (1 episode, 2021) The Masked Singer (2020) LeAnn & Eddie (2014) Anger Management (1 episode, 2013) Drop Dead Diva (1 episode, 2011) I Get That a Lot (1 episode, 2009) Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes (1 episode, 2006) Blue Collar TV (1 episode, 2004) American Dreams (1 episode, 2003) Moesha (1 episode, 1999) Days of Our Lives (3 episodes, 1998)
Book(s)	What I Cannot Change (with Darrell Brown, 2009) 1 Jag’s New Friend (2004) 2 Jag (with Richard Bernal, 2003) 3 Holiday in Your Heart (with Tom Carter, 1997) 4
Awards
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for “Ready for a Miracle” at GMA Dove Awards, 2008 Collaborative Video of the Year for “Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore” at CMT Music Awards, 2008 The Home Depot Humanitarian Award at Academy of Country Music Awards, 2008 World’s Best Selling Country Artist at World Music Awards, 1998 World’s Best Selling American Artist at World Music Awards, 1998 Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Blue” at Grammy Awards, 1997 Best New Artist at Grammy Awards, 1997 Favorite New Country Artist at American Music Awards, 1997 Artist of the Year at Billboard Music Awards, 1997 Country Artist of the Year at Billboard Music Awards, 1997 Country Singles Artist of the Year at Billboard Music Awards, 1997 Country Album of the Year for “Blue” at Billboard Music Awards, 1997 Female Star of Tomorrow at CMT Music Awards, 1997 Horizon Award at Country Music Association Awards, 1997 Single Record of the Year for “Blue” at Academy of Country Music Awards, 1996 Song of the Year for “Blue” at Academy of Country Music Awards, 1996
Contact/Social Media Details
Twitter	twitter.com/leannrimes (469k followers)
Facebook	facebook.com/leannrimesmusic (1.6m followers)
Instagram	instagram.com/leannrimes (874k followers)
Youtube	youtube.com/@leannrimes (454k subscribers)
Website	leannrimes.com
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Facts
LeAnn Rimes is an internationally acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and actress famous for her country music. She is the winner of 2 Grammy awards, an American Music Award, 3 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 4 Billboard Music Awards.
She was born on 28 August 1982 to Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler Rimes in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, and was raised in Garland, Texas at an apartment complex named Pecan Knoll. LeAnn is the only child of her parents and does not have any siblings. 5
Her parents, Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler got divorced in 1997. After the divorce, Wilbur Rimes got married to Vicki Rimes, and Belinda Butler got married to Ted Miller.
Actress and writer Katherine Connella best known for Two Days at a Time (1995), Grief (1993), The White to Be Angry (1999) and The Fluffer (2001) is her cousin. 6
She is a cousin to former First Lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter. Rosalynn Carter is the wife of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and she served as the First Lady from 12 January 1971 to 14 January 1975. 6
Rimes studied at Club Hill Elementary School in Garland, Texas but dropped out of junior high school upon signing a contract with Curb Records and continued her education with a tutor named Teresa Stephens. She did her High School from Texas Tech University. 7 8
A guy named Brian was her first boyfriend with whom she studied at Club Hill Elementary School in Garland, Texas. Both Brian and Rimes follow each other on Instagram. 8
She started singing at the age of 3 and was just 5 years old when her mother entered her in a song and dance competition but as there was no one else in her age group, she was put in the 6 to 12 category. She won the competition. 5
Rimes won the junior vocalist competition “Star Search” in 1990. 9
She released her first album titled “Everybody’s Sweetheart” in 1991 under an independent label Nor Va Jak at the age of just 9. 6
Rimes was just 15 years old when she became the youngest person to win a Grammy, for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her album Blue (1996), which went on to sell eight million copies worldwide.
She made her acting debut in the made-for-television movie Holiday in Your Heart (1997). The film was based on Rimes’s book of the same name, which she co-authored with Tom Carter and was also released in the same year. 4
The role of Grace MacLean in the movie The Horse Whisperer (1998) was first offered to her but she turned down the role, a move which she later admitted regretting. The role went to Scarlett Johansson, who won the YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film. 6
LeAnn Rimes started dating actor Andrew Keegan in 1998. They were together when Rimes and her father were involved in a lawsuit over her earnings. Rimes’s father alleged that the actor was attempting to get his hands on Rimes’s finances. Their three-year relationship ended in 2001. According to reports, the reason for their breakup is said to be Andrew Keegan’s relationship with Rimes’s Coyote Ugly co-star Piper Perabo. 10
In January 1999, her biography “LeAnn Rimes” authored by Cathy Alter Zymet was released. 11
In May 2000, she filed a lawsuit against her father, Wilbur Rimes, and former co-manager, Lyle Walker alleging that they stole more than $7 million of her earnings. Their dispute was settled in 2002 but the terms were not disclosed. 12
She appeared in the cult classic film Coyote Ugly (2000) starring Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Melanie Lynskey, and John Goodman. She also contributed to the four songs of the movie, “Can’t Fight the Moonlight”, “The Right Kind of Wrong”, “Please Remember” and “But I Do Love You”. 13
She was diagnosed as suffering from Epstein-Barr virus in 2000. Initially, the doctors thought that she only had a strained vocal chord. 9
Rimes met dancer Dean Sheremet in May 2001 at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Nashville. On 14th December 2001, she announced her engagement to Dean Sheremet at Elton John’s “The Concert” for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The couple got married on 23rd February 2002, when Rimes was only 19 and Sheremet was 21 in a church ceremony at Perkins Chapel in Dallas, Texas. In January 2010, Sheremet filed for divorce and their divorce was finalized on 19th June 2010. 12
LeAnn Rimes met actor Eddie Cibrian when they filmed for the made-for-television movie “Northern Lights” in 2009 and began an affair. Both of them were married at that time, Rimes was married to dancer Dean Sheremet and Cibrian was married to TV star Brandi Glanville and had 2 sons, Mason Cibrian and Jake Cibrian together. The couple got engaged on Christmas Eve in 2010. Eddie and LeAnn tied the knot on 22 April 2011 in a private ceremony in California. 14
LeAnn Rimes doesn’t have any biological child with Eddie Cibrian but she is very close to her step-sons Mason Cibrian and Jake Cibrian.
In September 2004, she published her second children’s book, “Jag’s New Friend”. 15
She is a dog lover and had a pet dog named Eveie, who died after being attacked by a coyote in front of her on 7th February 2019. 16
She shares her birthday with Canadian singer-songwriter and actress Shania Twain.
Taylor Swift credited LeAnn Rimes as the main influence in her country music career on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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