Shania Twain
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.
Shania Twain | |
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 Twain at the 2011 Juno Awards in March 2011 | |
| Born | Eilleen Regina Edwards August 28, 1965 |
| Other names | Shania Twain |
| Occupations | |
| 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 |
| Genres | |
| Instruments |
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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.[2] Her 1997 album Come On Over became the bestselling album of all time by a female musician in any genre[3] and the bestselling country album of all time. It has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.[4]
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,[5] Canada, the UK, and the US,[6] where it opened with 137,000 combined copies and streams.
Personal life
changeTwain 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.[7] 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.[8][9] Their divorce was finalized on June 9, 2010.[10] 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.[11][12] They married on January 1, 2011, in Rincón, Puerto Rico.[13]
Twain is a longtime vegetarian.[14] In 2001 she was voted PETA's very first Sexiest Vegetarian Alive.[15]
In September 2010, it was confirmed that Twain was to release her first biography, From This Moment On, on May 3, 2011.[16] The cover work for the book was released on March 2, 2011.[17]
Awards and honours
changeIn 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.[18]
- In 2003, Twain was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[19]
- 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.[20]
- On November 18, 2005, Twain became an Officer of the Order of Canada.[21]
- 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.[22]
Discography
changeTwain has released thirty-five singles from six studio albums, one greatest hits album, and one soundtrack album.
Studio albums
change- Shania Twain (1993)
- The Woman in Me (1995)
- Come On Over (1997)
- Up! (2002)
- Now (2017)
- Queen of Me (2023)
Singles
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1993–99change
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2000–17change
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References
change- ↑ "Shania Twain: dating, tattoos, smoking & body measurements - 2019". Taddlr.
- ↑ RIAA Top 100 Albums, Riaa.com, archived from the original on July 1, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2009
- ↑ Harris, Bill (November 7, 2005). "Biopic looks at Twain's early years". Jam!. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ↑ Twain, Shania, Atria Books Inks Deal for Shania Twain Memoir, Shania Twain website, archived from the original on December 20, 2010, retrieved January 19, 2011
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Shania Twain - Now". australian-charts.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Shania Twain Now Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Scoop: For Shania Twain, an Eja Minor". People.com. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Shania Twain, Mutt Lange Separating After 14 Years They are now getting a divorce.
- ↑ MSN news Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
- ↑ Julie Dam (June 10, 2010). "Shania Twain Is Officially Divorced – and 'Radiantly Happy'". People. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Shania Twain Engaged to Frederic Thiebaud". Cmt.com. December 20, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ Chiu, Alexis. "Shania's Broken Heart", People magazine, June 9, 2008
- ↑ "Twain gets married Saturday". Country Standard Time. January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ Holly George Warren.Shania Twain 2 Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "2011 Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities: Past Winners Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine," PETA.org, accessed February 29, 2012.
- ↑ "It's Official – There is a Shania Twain Autobiography Book Deal". September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "News". Shaniatwain.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ The Greatest: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music, Cmt.com, retrieved October 1, 2009
- ↑ "Shania Twain in Canada's Walk of Fame". Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ Shania Twain Centre, Shaniatwaincenter.com, archived from the original on February 3, 2009, retrieved October 1, 2009
- ↑ CTV, Ctv.ca, November 18, 2005, archived from the original on August 17, 2009, retrieved October 1, 2009
- ↑ "News". Shaniatwain.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Shania Twain debuts 'Life's About To Get Good' in comeback set at Stagecoach 2017". Desert Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2017.