Shania Twain
Canadian country music singer and songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shania Twain OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965, in Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. She was married a long time to music producer Mutt Lange. She is very successful in the country and pop music genres. She had a residency show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late 2012.
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Twain at the 2011 Juno Awards in March 2011 | |
| Born | Eilleen Regina Edwards August 28, 1965 |
| Other names | Shania Twain |
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| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse(s) |
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
(m. 1993–2010)Frédéric Thiébaud (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Mercury Nashville, Republic Records |
| Website | www.shaniatwain.com |
Her 1995 album The Woman in Me brought her fame.[1] Her 1997 album Come On Over became the bestselling album of all time by a female musician in any genre[2] and the bestselling country album of all time. It has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.[3]
In 2017, she released the album Now, her first in 15 years. She wrote and co-produced all of the songs. It entered at the top of the charts in Australia,[4] Canada, the UK, and the US,[5] where it opened with 137,000 combined copies and streams.
Personal life
Twain married music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange on December 28, 1993. They have a son, Eja (pronounced "Asia") D'Angelo, who was born on August 12, 2001.[6] On May 15, 2008, a spokesperson for Mercury Nashville said that Twain and Lange were separating. This was after Lange allegedly had an affair with Twain's best friend, Marie-Anne Thiébaud.[7][8] Their divorce was finalized on June 9, 2010.[9] On December 20, 2010, Twain's manager said that Twain was engaged to Swiss Frédéric Thiébaud (the ex-husband of her former best friend), an executive at Nestlé.[10][11] They married on January 1, 2011, in Rincón, Puerto Rico.[12]
Twain is a longtime vegetarian.[13] In 2001 she was voted PETA's very first Sexiest Vegetarian Alive.[14]
In September 2010, it was confirmed that Twain was to release her first biography, From This Moment On, on May 3, 2011.[15] The cover work for the book was released on March 2, 2011.[16]
Awards and honours
In addition to the awards for her singles and albums, Twain has a number of personal honours:
- She was named the 1999 Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. Twain was the first non-US citizen to win the CMA award.
- Twain was ranked No.7 in Country Music Television's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music in 2002.[17]
- In 2003, Twain was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[18]
- The city of Timmins (in Ontario, Canada) renamed a street for her, gave her the key to the city, and built the Shania Twain Centre in her honour.[19]
- On November 18, 2005, Twain became an Officer of the Order of Canada.[20]
- Twain was added to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards on March 27, 2011.
- On June 2, 2011, Twain received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her star is the 2,442nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Recording.[21]
Discography
Twain has released thirty-five singles from six studio albums, one greatest hits album, and one soundtrack album.
Studio albums
- Shania Twain (1993)
- The Woman in Me (1995)
- Come On Over (1997)
- Up! (2002)
- Now (2017)
- Queen of Me (2023)
Singles
1993–99
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2000–17
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References
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