FACTS AND AWARDS
 
LeAnn Rimes
 ......LeAnn Rimes fast facts!
Full Name:  Margaret LeAnn Rimes
Birthdate:  August 28, 1982
Birthplace:  Jackson, Mississippi
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5' 5"
Parents: Wilber and Belinda
Current: Moved to Texas when she was six, resides in Garland with her parents. Currently with Mother in Nashville, while her Father stays in Dallas.
Musical Influences:  Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, Barbara Streisand and her parents. 
Current Label: MCG/Curb
Backup Band: Blue Country
Instruments: Learning to play drums
Favorite Clothes: T-Shirt and Jeans 
Kinda Girl, Also Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Guess, and others.
Favorite Performers:  Tim McGraw, Hal Ketchum, Brian White 
Hobbies:  Riding cutting horses,shopping, bowling, softball, roller blading,  tennis, swimming, seeing “other performers” concerts!
Favorite Charities: St. Jude's Children's Hospital, T. J. Martell Foundation, Operation Smile
Pets:  Has a dog named “Sandy”....just like the one in the movie “Annie.” 
Actors: Kevin Costner and Whoppi Goldberg
Movie:  “The Bodyguard” and "The Shawshank Redemption
Colors:  Red,blue and black
TV:  Beverly Hills 90210
Foods:    Chicken pasta, pizza, steak and baked potato
Song:  “Fade to Blue” written by Lang Scott (husband of Linda Davis!)
Picks from other singers: Celine Dion, The Colour of my Love, Falling into You; Toni Braxton, Secrets; Bryan White, Between Now and Forever; Commodores, Commodores
 Best Christmas gift: A ruby and diamond ring from her godparents
 Plans for the future: Continue her music career...continue her education, do a little acting and maybe become a pediatrician
 
 
AWARDS:
 
1998 Billboard Awards-
Female Country Artist
Contemporary Christian Artist
Contemporary Christian Album-You Light Up My Life,Inspirational
Single Sales Artist
Record single @69 weeks, "How Do I Live"
Guiness Book of World Records:
Youngest Female to top #1 Pop Album Chart
Youngest to top #1 Country Album Chart
Youngest to top #1 Country Single Chart
1st Country Singer to Win Best New Artist Grammy
"How Do I Live" 32 weeks #1 on country single-
Most on any singles US Chart
ONLY Teenager with 4 Albums in top US pop Top 3
Modern Screen's Country Favorite Female Vocalist
Female Breakthrough Artist-Viewpoint
1997 2nd best gross in sales in 1997, $96.3 Million!
             LeAnn has sold over 15 million in albums and singles!
{RIAA}
Blue reached 6 million
and her new singles "Looking Through Your Eyes/Commitment" made gold
Her single "Blue" turned gold(Silver in U.K.)
Voted Country Roundup 1998 most Popular Country Act
LeAnn won the 1998 World Music Awards World's Best Selling Country Artist,
as well as Best Selling Artist for the year(for any style)!
Dutch Country Music Association Most Promising Artist
Sittin' on Top of the World after 7 weeks is Platinum!
Rolling Stones' Top Country Artist!
British Music Awards Best New Artist!
Blockbuster's Best Female Country Vocalist!
Playboy's Top Female Country Artist of 1998
LeAnn Won 3 Billboard Awards:Country Artist,Country Album and 1997 Billboard Artist of the Year!
8 singles reached Billboard's Top 10.
"How Do I Live" has been 69 weeks on the charts, A Record! The Longest running one-sided single in a consecutivie run(Billboard) LeAnn has had a #1 song,video or album CONTINOUSLY over the Internet since May 1996.
{as of June 29, 1998} Her Album "Inspirational" has sold over 4 Million copies! It is the first to become #1 in Pop, Country, & Gospel charts(ALL 3!).  First Female Artist to have 3 CONSECUTIVE #1 Debuts on the Country charts "You Light Up My Life" is at least Gold(some argue, but no confirmation yet)
There is some evidence it also reached Platinum! The #1 Recording Artist of 1997!(RIAA) 4+ Gold Singles, No other Country Female has EVER done this!  Her Sit Single "How Do I Live" has sold over 2 Million!  Her Album "Blue" has gone 5X Platinum!  American Music Awards-1997 Favorite New Country Artist  Australia's Best Selling Female Country Artist of all time  Billboard Top Country Single Sales(Blue-1996), and Artist  Billboard Video Awards- Best Country Video(Blue) and New Country Artist  Golden Pick Awards-1997 Favorite New Female Performer, 1997 Favorite Song-"Blue" CMT Female Rising Star Award(1996)  1996 Grammy Awards:Best New Artist(Overall),Best Female Country, Best Country Song(Blue)
FIRST Country Artist to EVER win Best New Artist!  "Unchained Melody" Biggest Country Version in History, beat Elvis' Version  1996 ACM Awards:Top New Female,Single of Year(Blue),Song of Year  CMA Awards-1997 Horizon Award-The Youngest person EVER to win a CMA Award!  Country Weekly Golden Pick Award:Favorite Female NewComer,Favorite Song(Blue)  TNN Female Star of Tommorrow  Dutch Country Music Association:Most promising Artist  The 1997 Blistex Most Beautiful Lips Award Winner
 

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Music Chart History-See how LeAnn did in 1996!

Music Chart History-See how LeAnn did in 1997!
 

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