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- NAME: LeAnn Rimes
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: August 28, 1982 (Age: 30)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Jackson, Mississippi
- Full Name: Margaret LeAnn Rimes
- ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
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Country singer LeAnn Rimes's album Light Up My Life became the first to debut at number one on the pop, country and contemporary Christian Billboard charts.
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LeAnn Rimes began her career at the young age of fourteen with the break-out hit, "Blue,"a song originally written for Patsy Cline. She now has more than forty-two hit singles, and twenty million records sold.
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. . . Not everything in our lives is always black and white."
Despite the controversy, Rimes remains active, acting and performing. She sang the national anthem at the 2009 Kentucky Derby and appeared on the television special honoring country legend George Strait that same year.
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