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 independent labels that failed to gain any success in the country music world. By then, her family had relocated to Garland, Texas. She continued honing her skills as a country artist, performing on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, a popular show that featured local artists and national acts [1]. Throughout 1995, Rimes's career continued to gain momentum, as she performed more than 100 concerts and appeared on television shows across Texas [2]
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