LeAnn Rimes
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LeAnn Rimes is a Jackson, Mississippi-born country and pop star who became the youngest Grammy winner in history at age 14 after recording "Blue" at 13 and "How Do I Live" at 15, a song that set an all-time Billboard Hot 100 longevity record, and who has since reinvented herself as a global artist, mental health advocate, and actress on Fox's "9-1-1 Nashville" while celebrating three decades of her groundbreaking debut album with her 2026 "30 Years of Blue Tour."
Current Tour & Setlist
Rimes launched her "30 Years of Blue Tour" on April 19, 2026, at the Winspear Opera House in her adopted hometown of Dallas, celebrating the 30th anniversary of her debut album with intimate theater dates including the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox in Spokane on April 30, Benaroya Hall in Seattle on May 1, the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan on May 8, the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on May 15, and the Wilson Center in Wilmington, North Carolina on May 17. Several early dates were postponed after Rimes was forced to cancel shows due to a severe illness in late April, but she returned to the road and has hinted at additional dates to come, with fans able to expect a career-spanning setlist anchored by "Blue," "How Do I Live," "Can't Fight the Moonlight," "One Way Ticket," and "I Need You."
Early Life
Born Margaret LeAnn Rimes on August 28, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi, the only child of Wilbur Rimes, a salesman who became her early-career manager, and Belinda Butler, she was enrolled in vocal and dance classes almost from infancy after her parents recognized her extraordinary pitch, won her first talent contest at age five, and nearly landed the lead role in the Broadway production of Annie at age six before the family relocated to Garland, Texas, to give her easier access to the Dallas performance circuit. Her father initially threw out radio DJ Bill Mack's demo of "Blue" because he thought it sounded too old-fashioned, and it was 11-year-old LeAnn who fished it out of the garbage and recorded it out of rebellion, setting in motion the song that would make her a star.
Career Highlights
Rimes signed with Curb Records as a teenager after building a local following through Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Fort Worth, and her debut album "Blue" (1996) went to number one on the country chart and sold six million copies in the U.S. alone, making her one of the biggest country breakout stories of the decade. At just 14 she became the youngest person ever to win a Grammy Award, and in 1997 released "How Do I Live," which spent 69 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a then-record for the longest-running single in chart history, selling four million copies in the U.S. alone. She has since released 17 albums across multiple genres from country to pop to adult contemporary, expanded into acting with the film "Coyote Ugly" and the Fox series "9-1-1 Nashville," sold over 20 million records worldwide, and become a prominent advocate for mental health and body acceptance after publicly revealing her psoriasis diagnosis in a nearly nude 2020 Glamour photo shoot that she described as a turning point in her relationship with herself.
Family & Personal Life
Rimes was first married to dancer Dean Sheremet in 2002, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2010 after she began a relationship with actor Eddie Cibrian while both were married to other people, a public affair that generated intense media backlash toward the couple for years. She married Cibrian on April 22, 2011, and the couple has remained together through considerable public scrutiny, with Rimes telling E! News ahead of their 15th anniversary in 2026 that their relationship has gotten easier over the years and that they simply love being around each other and laugh a lot. She has no biological children but has spoken warmly about her relationship with Cibrian's two sons from his first marriage to actress Brandi Glanville.
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