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Factsheet

• Won her first talent contest at the age of 5.
• 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.
• Her vocals are often likened to Patsy Cline.
• 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 estrangement from her father before her 2002 wedding. 
• Her 1997 version of the song "How Do I Live" spent a record-setting 69 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
• Made her big-screen acting debut in Coyote Ugly (2000). She also contributed four songs to the film's soundtrack.
• Has written several books, including the novel Holiday in Your Heart (1997), the children's books Jag (2003) and Jag's New Friend (2004), and the inspirational What I Cannot Change (2009). 
• Supports the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation, MusiCares, the No H8 Campaign and Stand Up for Kids.