The album, Blue hit stores in 1996 when Rimes was only 13 years old, and sold 6 million copies. Blue debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and sold 123,000 copies within its first week. The album was so successful, it has been certified six times platinum by the RIAA, and an additional two times platinum worldwide. The single, "Blue" was also released in 1996, reaching number 10 on Read more...

The year 1997, marked a year of new trials for LeAnn Rimes. Curb re-released a previous album by Rimes done on an independent label before her breakthrough in 1996, and re-named it Unchained Melody: The Early Years. The title track "Unchained Melody" reached No. 3 on the Country charts. The album hit No. 1 on both the Top Country Albums list and the Billboard 200 list. Later that year, she released Read more...

In 2002, Rimes released another album with a pop-oriented sound titled, Twisted Angel. It featured two successful singles and videos, "Life Goes On" and "Suddenly". On February 23, 2002, she married Dean Sheremet (b. December 9, 1980), a dancer whom she met while recording Twisted Angel. They currently live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Rimes was chosen to sing the theme song "Light the Fire Within" Read more...