LeAnn Rimes in concert at the Vilar Center for the Performing Arts in Beaver Creek, Colorado on January 21, 2009

Graciously underwritten by Kristen & Bob Gary and Anonymous

Teenage sensation turned superstar

With two Grammy Awards already under her belt, including the first Best New Artist accolade ever won by a country artist, LeAnn Rimes has proven to be a powerful force on the music scene – and she’s not yet 30 years old.  She has sold more than 37 million records, won an American Music Award, three Academy of Country Music honors and 12 Billboard Awards.  Rimes has scored several hit singles, among them “One Way Ticket,” “I Need You,” “Nothin’ Bout Love Makes Sense,” “Probably Wouldn’t Be This Way,” “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and “How Do I Live,” which was the longest running single ever on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a record-setting 69 weeks on the chart.

Rimes started singing before the age of two and was only eight years old when she appeared on Star Search. In 1991 (before the age of 11), she released her first album, Everybody’s Sweetheart on a small independent label. Her career took off with the release of the album Blue in 1996. Blue debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 123,000 copies in its first week.  At 13, Rimes was a teenage country star.

Rimes’s latest release, Family, has been met with rave critical praise and has elevated her reputation in country and pop. The album marks the first time Rimes has written or co-written every song, and the heartfelt new tracks are proof of her strong message. “Growing up suits LeAnn Rimes,” wrote the Boston Globe. “On Family, she’s a lot country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, pop, blues and all herself.”