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About The Sara Evans

b. 5 February 1971, New Franklin, Missouri, USA. Country singer Evans got her start in music by singing with her impoverished rural family from the age of four. In 1992 she married and moved to Oregon, working alongside a band entitled North Santiam. They opened shows for artists including Tim McGraw and Willie Nelson. However, Evans elected to launch a solo career instead, relocating to Nashville to improve her prospects. It was her rendition of the Buck Owens standard, "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail” that triggered her breakthrough. Her version so impressed the song's writer, Harlan Howard, that he secured her a contract with RCA Records in 1996.

She achieved a strong critical following with her 1997 debut album, Three Chords And The Truth, with several writers noting her flair for composition as well as her self-evident vocal skill. The project was orchestrated by Dwight Yoakam producer Pete Anderson. The songs on the follow-up, No Place That Far, were written in consort with Music Row veterans Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin, Billy Yates and Matraca Berg. However, the album failed to produce sales figures to match the critical expectations of the artist. In an attempt to reverse this trend, Evans employed Paul Worley as co-producer on her third collection. Worley, the man who helped the Dixie Chicks' fashion their highly successful late 90s sound, attempted the same crossover magic on the distinctly pop-orientated Born To Fly.

Sara Evans was the most nominated artist at the 2001 Country Music Association Awards, and took home her first such trophy when “Born to Fly” won Video of the Year. She toured with superstars Alan Jackson, George Strait and Kenny Chesney. In addition, she participated in the landmark “Girls Night Out” tour of 2001 with Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Jamie O’Neal.

“That was the most fun time of my life. Every night we would come out and do this big encore with Reba. And when we were off stage, all we did was gossip and talk about clothes. It was a blast. It was during that tour that they presented me with the Platinum Record Award for Born to Fly. It was just so unbelievable to me that I cried.”

The period between Born to Fly and Restless has seen dramatic changes in her life. She had just had son Avery (born 8/21/99) when she made the former album and was pregnant with daughter Olivia (born 1/22/03) when she recorded the latter. In the meantime, Sara’s husband of ten years, Craig Schelske, commenced a political career in Oregon.

“Craig and I are both perfectionists and both idealists. We have high expectations of each other. I want to be successful, but I also love being a mom. I believe I was born to sing AND have a family. I really have the best of both worlds.”