| Won her first talent contest at the age of 5. |
| Sites Janis Joplin as one of her biggest influences, and her vocals have been likened to Patsy Cline. |
| Grew up in Texas. |
| Her 1997 version of the song "How Do I Live" spent a record-setting 69 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. |
| Recorded her first album at 7, her second at age 11. The title song of this disc, Blue, is what brought her to national attention. |
| At 16, sued her record label (for their release of an album of studio outtakes that she deemed "substandard") and her father (for taking more than $7 million of her earnings). Ended her estr |
| Married her backup dancer Dean Sheremet. |