What is Sara Evans?
{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Sara Evans |Img = Sara Evans - June 2018 01.jpg |Img_capt = Sara Evans in 2018. |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Sara Lynn Evans |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|2|5}} |Origin = [[New Franklin, Missouri]], [[United States|U.S.]] |Instrument = Vocals, Guitar |Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |Occupation = Singer-Songwriter |Years_active = 1997 – Present |Label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]], [[Sugar Hill Records|Sugar Hill]] |Associated_acts = [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Lee Ann Womack]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Martina McBride]], [[Carrie Underwood]], [[LeAnn Rimes]] |URL = [https://www.saraevans.com/ Sara Evans Official Site] }} '''Sara Evans''' (born February 5, 1971) is a traditional [[Country music|country]] [[singer]] born in [[Boonville, Missouri]]. She has had several #1 hits, [[RIAA certification|gold]] [[album]]s and [[RIAA certification|platinum]] albums. ==Early life== [[Music]] was a big part of her life when she was young. At age 8, she was hit by a [[car]] in front of her house and broke both of her [[leg]]s. She spent months in a [[wheelchair]] and kept singing to pay her [[hospital]] [[wikt:bill|bills]]. At age 16, she began performing in a [[nightclub]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]]. She did this for two years. At age 20, she moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] because she wanted to be a country music singer. She met musician [[Craig Schelske]] there. A year later, they moved to [[Oregon]], but when they married, they moved back to Nashville. In 1995, Sara began recording [[Demo (music)|demos]]. [[Harland Howard]] was impressed by them so much he decided to help her get a contract. This paid off when she signed with [[RCA Records]]. Her first album under RCA was called ''[[Three Chords and the Truth]]'', released in 1997. People liked it for being traditional, and it was in many Top 10 lists for that year. However, country music radio did