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For the historian of the same name, see Sara M. Evans.

Sara Lynn Evans (/ˈsɛǝrǝ/; born February 5, 1971)[2][1] is an

American country music singer and songwriter. She is also
credited as a record producer, actress, and author. She had
five songs reach the number one spot on the Billboard
country songs chart and has sold over six million albums.[3]
Nine additional singles have reached the top ten of the
Billboard country chart, including "I Could Not Ask for
More", "I Keep Looking" and "Cheatin'". Among her top 20
charting singles are "Saints & Angels", "Backseat of a
Greyhound Bus" and "As If".[4] She has won accolades from
the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music
Association. She has also been nominated for several more
accolades from both associations, including Female
Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year.

Sara Evans

Evans at the NAB Education Foundation Awards, 2018

Born Sara Lynn Evans

February 5, 1971 (age 51)
Boonville, Missouri, U.S.

Occupation Singer • songwriter •

record producer •

author • actress

Years active 1997–present

Spouse(s) Craig Schelske

(m. 1993; div. 2007)
Jay Barker
(m. 2008; separated 2021)

Children 3

Musical career

Genres Country[1]

Instrument(s) Vocals

Labels RCA Nashville •

Born to Fly

Website saraevans.com

Evans was raised in New Franklin, Missouri and started

performing alongside her siblings in The Evans Family
Band. The group performed throughout her childhood and
early teenage years in her local area. During her teenage
years, Evans and her older brother Matt formed their own
band before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991 to
pursue a country music career. In Nashville, Evans met her
first husband Craig Schelske and briefly moved to
Aumsville, Oregon before returning to Nashville. Upon
moving back to Nashville, Evans found work as a demo
singer, which led to her signing a recording contract with
RCA Records. Her first album Three Chords and the Truth
was released in 1997. It was followed by No Place That Far
(1998), whose second single of the same name topped the
Billboard country chart.

Evans reached her peak success in the 2000s with the

albums Born to Fly (2000), Restless (2003) and Real Fine
Place (2005). The discs sold over one million copies each
and included the number one country singles "Born to Fly",
"Suds in the Bucket" and "A Real Fine Place to Start". In
2006, Evans appeared as a contestant on Dancing with the
Stars before subsequently dropping out. Evans took steps
back from her recording career to focus on her family life,
only releasing a Greatest Hits package in 2008. She re-
launched her career in 2011 with her sixth studio album
Stronger. It was supported by the two-week number one
single "A Little Bit Stronger". After the release of Slow Me
Down (2014), Evans left RCA and formed her own record
label. In 2017, she released her first album through the
label, Words. Evans's music was originally influenced by
honky tonk and neotraditional country, but shifted to an
increasing focus on country pop ballads after her second
album. While critical reception to her body of work has
been mixed, many critics have noted the strength and
twang of her singing voice.

Early life

Career

Artistry

Personal life

Discography

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Books

Notes

References

External links

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