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LeAnn Rimes (born August 28, 1982) is an American country singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She is best known for her rich vocals similar to country music singer Patsy Cline, and her rise to fame at the age of 13, becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972.

Rimes made her breakthrough into country music in 1996. Her debut album, Blue, reached Number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified "multi-platinum" in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's lead single of the same name (originally intended to be recorded by Patsy Cline in the early 1960s) became a Top 10 hit. With immediate success, Rimes attained widespread national acclaim for her similarities to Cline's vocal style. When Rimes released her sophomore studio effort in 1997, You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs, Rimes went more towards country pop material, which would set the trend for a string of albums that would be released into the next decade.

Since her debut, Rimes has won many major industry awards, which include two Grammys, three ACMs, one CMA, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award. In addition, Rimes has also released ten studio albums and four compilation albums through her record label of 13 years, Asylum-Curb, and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996. She has sold over 37 million records worldwide, with 20.3 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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LeAnn Rimes（1982 年 8 月 28 日出生）是美国乡村歌手、词曲作者、女演员和作家。她最出名的是她类似于乡村音乐歌手帕特西·克莱恩（Patsy Cline）的丰富嗓音，以及她在13岁时成名，成为自1972年坦尼娅·塔克（Tanya Tucker）以来最年轻的乡村音乐明星。

Rimes 于 1996 年进入乡村音乐领域。她的首张专辑《Blue》在顶级乡村专辑排行榜上排名第一，并被美国唱片业协会认证为“多白金”销量。这张专辑的同名主打单曲（最初打算由 Patsy Cline 在 1960 年代初期录制）成为前 10 名热门歌曲。Rimes立即取得了成功，因其与克莱恩的声乐风格相似而获得了广泛的全国赞誉。当 Rimes 在 1997 年发行她的大二录音室作品《You Light up My Life： Inspirational Songs》时，Rimes 更倾向于乡村流行音乐，这将为未来十年发行的一系列专辑奠定趋势。

自出道以来，Rimes 赢得了许多主要行业奖项，其中包括两项格莱美奖、三项 ACM、一项 CMA、十二项公告牌音乐奖和一项美国音乐奖。此外，Rimes 还通过她 13 年的唱片公司 Asylum-Curb 发行了 10 张录音室专辑和 4 张合辑，自 1996 年以来，她在美国和国际排行榜上发行了 40 多首单曲。根据尼尔森SoundScan的数据，她在全球销售了超过3700万张唱片，在美国的专辑销量为2030万张。