LeAnn Rimes Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Height, Net Worth, Fast Facts

Rimes was raised in Texas and demonstrated a unique singing ability from a young age. Through her parents’ efforts, Rimes began performing in various programs, including musical theater and local music contests. Developing a local following, Rimes recorded two studio albums as a preteen. These records helped bring her to the attention of Nashville label Curb Records. She signed a contract with Curb at age 13 and released 1996’s “Blue”. It became a top ten hit on the Billboard country songs chart. Her 1996 album of the same name sold over six million copies and established her as a major country artist. In 1997, Rimes crossed over into pop music with “How Do I Live”. The song became one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s. An extended mix of the track was included on her next album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs, which sold over four million copies. Over the next several years, Rimes’s singles demonstrated further crossover success. These include “I Need You” and “Can’t Fight the Moonlight”.

LeAnn Rimes Wiki, Biography

Rimes was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She is the only child of Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler. The family moved to Garland, Texas, when she was six. She was enrolled in vocal and dance classes, and was performing at local talent shows at the age of five.^[7] Rimes began her career in musical theatre, performing in a Dallas, Texas, production of A Christmas Carol, and almost landing the lead part in the Broadway production of Annie. After appearing on the network television competition show Star Search, where she clearly charmed host Ed McMahon in addition to being a one-week champion, Rimes decided to go into country music. Rimes appeared a number of times on Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, which gained the attention of national talent scouts.

By age nine, Rimes was an experienced singer. She toured nationally with her father and also regularly performed a cappella renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the opening of the Dallas Cowboys football games. Wilbur Rimes began recording his daughter under the independent label Nor Va Jak when she turned 11. Her debut studio album was released on the label in 1991 entitled Everybody’s Sweetheart.^[8] Rimes was then discovered by Dallas disc jockey and record promoter Bill Mack. Mack was impressed by Rimes’s vocal ability, and over the following three years, he made various attempts to take Rimes to a mainstream level. The center of Mack’s plan to bring her success was his composition, “Blue”. In July 1994, Rimes recorded the song on her second studio album, All That.^[9] Mack then arranged a recording contract for Rimes with Curb Records. She signed with the Nashville label in 1996.

Personal life

In 1998, Rimes dated actor Andrew Keegan. When they first met, Rimes was 15 and Keegan was 19.^[132] The couple dated when Rimes and her father were involved in a lawsuit. In the same lawsuit, Rimes’s father claimed that Keegan was attempting to “get his hands” on Rimes’s finances.^[132] The relationship ended in 2001. According to press reports, Keegan became romantically interested in Rimes’s co-star in Coyote Ugly (Piper Perabo).^[133]

Shortly after the couple parted ways, Rimes met dancer Dean Sheremet at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. By December 2001, the pair became engaged. In 2002 and at age 19, Rimes wed Sheremet in a church ceremony in Dallas, Texas.^[134] In 2003, the couple purchased a 1.7 million dollar home, located in Nashville, Tennessee.^[135] In 2007, Sheremet directed the choreography for Rimes’s single “Nothin’ Better to Do”. According to People, the couple spent more time apart in later years of their marriage as Rimes devoted energy towards an acting career in Los Angeles while Sheremet remained in Nashville.^[136] In July 2009, the couple separated and in September 2009, Rimes announced their plans to divorce.^[137][138] The divorce was finalized on June 19, 2010, exactly six months after Sheremet filed divorce documents for dissolution of marriage.^{[139][140][141]}

Rimes began an extramarital affair with actor Eddie Cibrian, whom she worked with on the TV film Northern Lights^[142][143] Reports surfaced in March 2009 of the couple embracing while eating at a restaurant.^[144] Brandi Glanville, Cibrian’s wife at the time and the mother of his two sons, filed for divorce as a result of the affair in August 2009, ending eight years of marriage.^[145][146] In June 2010, Rimes spoke for the first time about the end of her first marriage, stating; “I take responsibility for everything I’ve done. I hate that people got hurt, but I don’t regret the outcome.”^[147] In June 2010, Rimes moved into Cibrian’s California home. In an interview with ABC, Rimes discussed her new relationship: “What happened is not who I am, period. But I do know how much I love him. So I’ve always said I don’t live my life with regret. I can’t.”^[148] In December 2010, it was announced via Billboard that Rimes and Cibrian were engaged.^[149] Rimes and Cibrian wed on April 22, 2011, at a private home in California. The 40-person ceremony also included Cibrian’s sons from his first marriage.^[150][142] In 2013, the couple bought a home in Hidden Hills, California, listed for three million dollars.^[151]

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The Estimated Net worth is $80K – USD $85k.