1 child, with Liddell, Annalise Liddell (b. 1999). 1 child, with Sellers, Aubrie Lee Sellers (b. 1991) Album, 'I Hope You Dance' has sold 3 million copies attended South Plains Junior College in Levelland, Texas attended South Plains Junior College's music program enrolled in Belmont University's music program in Nashville after 1 year in West Texas graduated from high school & entered college at 17 her self-titled album produced her 1st #1 single, 'The Fool' single 'Does My Ring Burn Your Finger' was named 'song of the year' in 2001 by USA Today worked as an intern at MCA Nashville while attending classes According to experts and other industry officials, among the few country singers who prefers the traditional sound of country as opposed to the pop-oriented sound embraced by other acts. Her first country hit was 1997's "Never Again, Again." However, she didn't break into the top 10 of Billboard magazine's country singles chart until later that year with "The Fool," which peaked at No. 2. She continued to score several more top 5 hits during the next two years, including "You've Got to Talk to Me" and "A Little Past Little Rock" (both 1998) and "I'll Think of a Reason Later" (1999). Her only Billboard No. 1 hit is "I Hope You Dance," a five-week No. 1 country hit (and also multi-week No. 1 on the adult contemporary charts), which served as her introduction to pop-oriented artists. Her 2002 duet with legendary country singer/songwriter Willie Nelson, "Mendonceno County Line," was that year's Country Music Association's Vocal Event of the Year. The duet also served as Nelson's first major country hit in more than a decade.
