How much is LeAnn Rimes worth?
| Net Worth: | $10 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | August 28, 1982 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
About LeAnn Rimes
The country singer shot to mainstream fame in 1997 with her hit single ‘How Do I Live’ but she became infamous in 2009 when she was caught cheating on her husband with her Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian.
She started singing almost as soon as she could talk and this Southern belle has been dazzling us with her liquid voice ever since. Her music hasn’t achieved quite the level of mainstream success it did in the ‘90s, but the sweet country music crooner made front-page news when she sullied her girl next door image with a torrid affair.
Why So Blue
When LeAnn was only seven years old, she had her first onstage performance in a musical production of A Christmas Carol. She wowed the audience, convincing herself to pursue a career in the industry. LeAnn went on to land a spot on the TV reality competition show Star Search.
When the budding country songster was only nine, she was invited to sing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ at a Dallas Cowboys football game.
With a national TV appearance and a coveted spot in stadium tradition under her belt, LeAnn recorded her first album at an independent label titled All That, which included her signature song ‘Blue.’ At only 11 years old, LeAnn’s debut album caught the ears of Curb Records and in 1996 she released her first album under the label. The following year, LeAnn released the hit single ‘How Do I Live.’ It landed a number one spot on the charts and stayed there for 69 weeks straight—a record.
Getting Ugly
In an attempt to get her hand in the acting jar, in 1997 LeAnn starred in the TV movie Holiday in Your Heart—the screenplay was based on a book that she helped write. That same year, at only 15, LeAnn raked in the awards landing one American Music Award, two Grammys, three Academy of Country Music Awards and four BillboardMusic Awards for her album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs. Still not old enough to drive, LeAnn had a mantle full of proven success. Two years later, in 1999, LeAnn released an eponymous album that was a compilation of country covers including hits like ‘Born to Lose’ and ‘I Fall to Pieces.’
In 2000, LeAnn gave acting a second go in Coyote Ugly. In the coming of age flick about an aspiring songwriter trying to make it in the big city, LeAnn made a cameo as the singer who picks up one of the struggling artists songs ‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight.’
Twisted Family
But the following year brought more bad than LeAnn was expecting. In 2000, LeAnn filed a lawsuit against her father, who was serving as her manager, for siphoning more than $7 million from the singe, according to ABC.
The proceedings went on for two years before the father-daughter duo reached an undisclosed settlement. But amid the family drama came a new love with backup dancer, Dean Sheremet. LeAnn and Dean dated for two years before they married in 2002.
An Affair To Remember
In 2009, after seven years of marriage, LeAnn was spotted with her Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian.
Considered just rumors, until soon after, she and hubby Dean filed for divorce and she and Cibrian became an official item.
The highly publicized affair was the source of much disapproval among industry gents and fans alike. As LeAnn was not the only one who dissolved a marriage to pursue another; Eddie also left his wife and two children for a relationship with LeAnn. Fast-forward however and it seems that the disapproval is majorly overblown considering to this day LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian remain happily married, and have been since 2011.
Hollywood rumors and drama aside, LeAnn went back to her country roots in her music and has enjoyed much success over the last decade.
“I’ve always said I don’t live my life with regret. I can’t.”
