LeAnn Rimes, who was born as Margaret Le Ann Rimes but is better known under her stage name, is a famous singer known for her vocal range. She is also a very successful song writer, producer and even an actress.
Her net worth is estimated to be $38 million as of the year 2014, most of her wealth being accumulated from her singing and song-writing careers.
LeAnn Rimes Net Worth $20 Million
Rimes is considered to be a singer of country and pop genre. She has had an amazing career that has spanned over two decades. It all started when LeAnn was about eight years old, when she entered a contest called Star Search, which was a very popular television series at the time, which she won. Five years later, when she was 13 LeAnn released her first single which was Bill Mack’s Blue. The song instantly became a hit. 1996 was the year LeAnn released her first records called Blue which featured the song that had become such a hit. After that there was another successful record entitled You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.
The star has won many music awards including the famous Billboard Music Award as well as the American Music Award. Since the beginning of her career, LeAnn Rimes has released a total of 10 albums, plus a few compilations. Her album Blue was certified as platinum multiple times by RIAA. Since the beginning of her career, LeAnn Rimes has released a total of 40 singles, most of which have reached top positions in the charts in the US as well as internationally. She has sold a total of 37 million albums worldwide and about 20 million albums in the US.
LeAnn started singing when she was only a few years old. Her mother and father instantly enrolled Rimes in various activities and classes. It is safe to say that LeAnn Rimes started showing signs of talent at a relatively young age. She started performing at local childrens’ talent shows at a very young age too. No wonder she has won two Grammy awards in the categories of Best Female Country Vocal Performer as well as the Best New Artist.
LeAnn has hosted several reality television series and has acted in a movie that was produced and made specifically for television audience, called Holiday in your Heart.
Speaking about her personal life, LeAnn Rimes has been married twice. The first marriage was to her dance partner Dean Sheremet. They met when Dean Sheremet was touring with LeAnn as her back up dancer. They started dating in 2001, and married in 2002 after only a year of dating each other. A couple of years into their marriage rumors started circulating that Dean was having an affair. The couple eventually divorced, citing infidelity as the main reason behind the separation. A few years after the divorce. LeAnn Rimes started dating an actor friend of hers, Eddie Cibrian with whom she was shooting a movie at the time. He was married at the time they started dating each other. Eventually Eddie Cibrian divorced his wife so he could marry LeAnn.
