Sara Evans

Performing in her family band from a young age before having a two-year gig performing at a Missouri nightclub at the age of 16, Sara Evans has been singing for most of her life. In 1991, she moved to Nashville to try a career as a country music artist, impressing Nashville artist Harlan Howard with her demo, leading to a contract with RCA Records, where she has remained throughout her career.

With her debut album, “Three Chords and the Truth” (1997) she received limited success initially. Although through her second album and title track, ”No Place That Far” (1998) she had created a hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The success of this single eventually led to the album gaining Gold certification. Sara Evans garnered critical acclaim for her neo-traditional sound, moving away from the country pop that dominated country radio’s airwaves.

It was with her third album, “Born to Fly,” that Evans was to break through to mainstream success, with the title track becoming a number one hit. She gained two further top ten chart positions with the singles “I Could Not Ask For More” and “I Keep looking,” with the album going on to being certified Double Platinum. Her fourth, “Restless,” released in 2003, continued this success, featuring her third number one single, “Suds in the Bucket.”

Evans has become a household name and veteran of the country music scene. In her esteemed career she has received several awards and accolades. She won a Billboard Video Award for Best County Music Video, as well as awards at the BMI Country Awards in 2004, 2007 and 2008, and at the 2010 Dove Ceremony.