An only child, Rimes was born Margaret LeAnn Rimes in Pearl, Mississippi. She started singing before the age of two, and was only 8 years old when she appeared on Star Search in 1990. In 1991, she released her first album, titled Everybody's Sweetheart on a small independent label. The album's release garnered the attention of label executives and disc jockeys, including DJ Bill Mack, who was fascinated by Rimes's Patsy Cline-styled voice. Mack began to cultivate a plan to make Rimes a mainstream country music artist. Between the years of 1992 and 1994, Rimes continued to release albums under...
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