Birth Date: Aug 28. 1982

Birthplace: Jackson, Miss

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Height: 5' 5"

Favorite Clothes: T-Shirt and Jeans Kinda girl. Also Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Guess, and others.

Residence: Nashville, Tenn

Parents: Wilber and Belinda

Earliest Tallent: won a song and dance compition at age 5. LeAnn's parents have tapes of her singing The Judds' "have Mercy" at Age 5.

Education: a sophmore in the home schooling program through Texas ech University.

Influences: Patsy Cline, Barbra Streisand, her parents.

Former jobs: a regular on Johnnie Highs Country music Revue in Arlington Texas since age 7.

First Big Break: when Bill Mack heard 9-yearold LeAnn sing the national anthem at a Dallas sporting event, thought her voice would fit "Blue," which had written for Patsy Cline.

Backup band: Blue Country

Instruments: learning how to play drums

Current label: MCG/Curb

Hobbies: shopping, bowling, softball, roller blading, tennis and swimming.

Favorite charities: St. Jude Childrens hospital, T.J. Martell Foundation Operation Smile

Movies: Holiday in Your Heart.

Favorite Colors: Blue, Black, Red, White.

Favorite T.V. Shows: Beverly Hills 90210

Favorite Movies: The Body Guard and The Shawshank Redemption

CMA Awards: 1997 Horizon Award- The Youngest person to ever win a CMA

ACM Awards: 1996 Top New Female Vocalist, 1996Single Record and Song of the Year for "Blue"

Grammys: 1996 Best New Artist (OverAll) first country music artist to ever win this catagory.1996 Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Golden pick Awards: 1997 Favorite Female Newcomer. 1997 Favorite Song for Blue

AMA Awards: 1997 Favorite New Country Artist.

Platinum Albums: Blue (5 Million), Unchained Melody/ The Early Years (2 million), Inspirational Songs (3million) -first to have an album to debut simutaneously at No.1 on country, pop and Christian charts. First Female Artist to have three consecutive No. 1 debuts on the country charts. She was the No.1 recording artist of 1997, according to the Recording industry Association of America inc.

Top 10 Billboard Singles: "Blue"( # 10 July 1996) "One way ticket" (#1 December 1996) "Unchained Melody" (No. 3 March 1997) "The Light in your Eyes" (# 5 June 1997) " On the side of Angels" (#4 January 1998)