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Margaret LeAnn Rimes (born August 28 , 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi ) is a popular American Country Music Singer . BIOGRAPHY Rimes emerged with her first single " Blue " when she was just thirteen years of age. She is most recognized for her crossover hit " How Do I Live " which, according to the Billboard charts, is one of the most successful songs in American Music History , spending 69 weeks on the charts, more than any other song in American history. While country singer Trisha Yearwood 's version of the song won a Grammy in 1998, Rimes' version outsold Yearwood's by thirty million and is considered to be the more popular song. Rimes' other notable Song s include " Can't Fight The Moonlight " (from the movie '' Coyote Ugly '') and '' American Idol '' favorite "I Need You." She has won an American Music Award , two Grammy Award s, three Academy Of Country Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Award s. Rimes was chosen to sing the theme song "Light the Fire Within" for the February 8 , 2002 Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . On February 23 , 2002 , she married Dean Sheremet, a dancer whom she met while recording ''Twisted Angel''. They currently live in Nashville , Tennessee . In 2005 , LeAnn was selected to become the new host of the USA Network Reality Tv series '' Nashville Star '', a position which she held for only one season. She was also selected to sing "Remember When," the official song for Disneyland 's 50th anniversary celebration. THIS WOMAN Rimes released her new album ''This Woman'' to mixed reviews. "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way," a song about a woman trying to get over a lost love, was released as a single. The video to "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" was very dark, and the song was received well in the country music world. Rimes co-wrote four songs off ''This Woman'': "Something's Gotta Give," "I Got It Bad," "When This Woman Loves a Man," and "Afraid to Fall." "I Got it Bad" was co-written with her husband Dean Sheremet. On Saturday, September 3 , 2005 , Rimes performed a concert, on a three hour special on '' Larry King Live '', as a benefit for those affected in the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina . As a Mississippian, she said that Hurricane Katrina "hit close to home." Just days before the hurricane, she had performed in Biloxi , Mississippi. On January 4 , 2006 , Rimes performed the National Anthem before the Rose Bowl championship game between the USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns in Pasadena, California . In September 2006 , Rimes will perform a prison concert, in the style of Johnny Cash , at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Beacon , New York . DISCOGRAPHY Albums "All That" is a hard-to-find debut album of Rimes because it was on an independent record label and released years before the below albums.
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