LeAnn started singing at age 3, and has sold over 20 million recordssince. She was born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi. By age 7,LeAnn made her stage debut in a Dallas musical production of "AChristmas Carol". Later, she would sing "The Star Spangled Banner" toopen Dallas Cowboys football games. By age 11, LeAnn recorded her firstalbum on an independent label only available in local stores in Dallas:"All That" which featured her signature song "Blue". This got theattention of Curb Records. In 1996, 14-year-old LeAnn recorded amajor-label album. In 1997, LeAnn released "You Light Up My Life:Inspirational Songs" which debuted on 3 Billboard Magazine charts atthe same time: Pop, Country, and Contemporary Christian (that had neverbeen achieved before by a country singer). That year, LeAnn released"How Do I Live" which would set a record by staying #1 on BillboardMagazine's "Hot 100" chart for 69 weeks. LeAnn starred in the TV-movieHoliday in Your Heart (1997), based on a book which she had co-authored. Capping a greatyear for the 15-year-old LeAnn, she won an American Music Award, 2Grammy awards, 3 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 4 Billboard MusicAwards. In 1998, LeAnn won a Lone Star Film & Television Special Awardfor Rising Star Actress. In 1999, LeAnn released a namesake CD,offering her interpretations of 11 Country standards, including "Crazy"and "I Fall to Pieces" (originally recorded byPatsy Cline in 1960). LeAnnmade a cameo inCoyote Ugly (2000) (the low budget movie that raked in big bucks)and she also recorded 4Diane Warren songs, including "Can't Fight theMoonlight", for the movie soundtrack. An amazing career and, since sheis only 18, I am sure there will have to be mini-bio updates in thefuture.