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Sara Evans Biography
Birth Name:
Sara Lynn Evans
Birth Place:
Boonville, Missouri, United States
Profession
Singer, songwriter
Fast Facts
- Grew up in a Missouri farming community
- Sang in family band at age 5
- At age 8, broke both legs when she was struck by a car
- Her brother Matt Evans played bass in her road band
- Ex-husband Craig Schelske ran for U
- S
- Congress in 2002
- Her father, mother, brother and two sisters performed on her 2005 CD Real Fine Place
- Selected as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2005
- "A Little Bit Stronger," from the album Stronger (2010), became her fifth No
- 1 song on the country charts in May of 2011; it was written by Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum
Relationships
- Matt Evans -- Brother
- Audrey Elizabeth Schelske -- Daughter
- Olivia Schelske -- Daughter
- Craig Schelske -- Ex-husband
- Jack Evans -- Father
- Jay Barker -- Husband
- Patricia Boggs -- Mother
- Ashley Evans Simpson -- Sister
- Lesley Evans Lyons -- Sister
- Avery Schelske -- Son
- Sarah Ashlee Barker -- Stepdaughter
- Andrew Barker -- Stepson
- Braxton Barker -- Stepson
- Harrison Barker -- Stepson