Yearwood, who turns 41 today, laughs when asked if she and Brooks, one of the most successful recording artists in history, have set a wedding date. "If I had one, I wouldn't tell you," she says coyly. Brooks, 43, who retired from performing in 2001 to raise his girls, proposed in May. The marriage will be his second and her third. Yearwood was a demo singer when she sang backup on Brooks' 1989 debut album. She also appeared on his blockbuster follow-up, No Fences, and the two have since recorded together sporadically. She seems surprised their engagement drew the attention it did. She recounts her disbelief when friends phoned her to say they saw it on CNN. "When you're a celebrity on your own there's a certain amount of acknowledgment. When two people who are both famous get together it becomes a bigger thing. It almost becomes bigger than the couple," said Yearwood, who had her first hit in 1991 with She's In Love With the Boy. But she's adjusting. She says they lead a relatively quiet life in Oklahoma, where Brooks is from, and knows the limelight could be brighter: "I look at the things I see all the time on the fronts of the magazines in the grocery line and I think, "If I'm Jennifer Aniston, I'd move to Australia.' "

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