Twenty-five years have passed since LeAnn Rimes, at 13, exploded onto the world stage with the honky tonk ballad “Blue,” scoring one of the most impressive debuts in country music history. The single, which sold 123,000 copies within its first week of release, was also a massive pop hit. She was “the little girl with the big voice,” Grammy’s Best New Artist of 1997.
From there, she couldn’t be stopped. In a career that’s blended country, pop and more, Rimes chalked up a series of smashes including “How Do I Live,” “Commitment,” “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and “Something’s Gotta Give.”
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