Shania Twain Biography
Shania Twain born Eilleen Regina Edwards is a Canadian singer, songwriter and producer born on August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario. She is the daughter to Sharon and Clarence Edwards and has two sisters. Shania went to Timmins High and Vocal School.
Her parents divorced when she was young, but her mother, Sharon, soon remarried, to a man named Jerry Twain, a member of the Ojibwa tribe. Jerry adopted Sharon’s three daughters, and the four-year-old Eilleen became Eilleen Twain. After graduating form high school in 1983 she joined a band called Flirt and toured all over Ontario with the band. She also started taking lesson from a singing coach.
Shania wrote her first songs at the age of 10, Is Love a Rose and Just Like the Storybooks which were fairy tales in rhyme. At the age of 13, Twain was invited to perform on CBC television’s the Tommy Hunter Show. While attending Timmins High and Vocational School in Timmins, she was also the singer for a local band called “Longshot” which covered Top 40 music.
Shania Twain Music Career
Shania wrote her first songs at the age of 10, Is Love a Rose and Just Like the Storybooks which were fairy tales in rhyme. At the age of 13, Twain was invited to perform on CBC television’s the Tommy Hunter Show. While attending Timmins High and Vocational School in Timmins, she was also the singer for a local band called “Longshot” which covered Top 40 music.
In the early 1980s, Twain spent some time working with her father’s reforestation business in northern Ontario, a business that employed some 75 Ojibwe and Cree workers. Although the work was demanding and the pay low, Twain said, “I loved the feeling of being stranded. I’m not afraid of being in my own environment, being physical, working hard. I was very strong, I walked miles and miles every day and carried heavy loads of trees. You can’t shampoo, use soap or deodorant, or makeup, nothing with any scent; you have to bathe and rinse your clothes in the lake. It was a very rugged existence, but I was very creative and I would sit alone in the forest with my dog and a guitar and would just write songs”.
Upon graduating from Timmins High in June 1983, Twain was eager to expand her musical horizons. After the demise of the band Longshot, Twain was approached by a cover band led by Diane Chase called “Flirt” and they toured all over Ontario. Twain also began taking singing lessons from Toronto-based coach Ian Garrett and would often clean his house in payment for her lessons. In the autumn of 1984, Twain’s talents were noticed by Toronto DJ Stan Campbell who wrote about her in a Country Music News article: “Eilleen possesses a powerful voice with an impressive range. She has the necessary drive, ambition and positive attitude to achieve her goals”. Campbell happened to be making an album by Canadian musician (and present-day CKTB radio personality) Tim Denis at the time and Twain was featured on the backing vocals of the song Heavy on the Sunshine.
Later Twain accompanied by Campbell went to Nashville to record some demos, which Twain found particularly difficult to finance. She became acquainted with regional country singer Mary Bailey who had had some country chart success in 1976. Bailey had seen Twain perform in Sudbury, Ontario, saying “I saw this little girl up on stage with a guitar and it absolutely blew me away. She performed Willie Nelson’s “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”. Her voice reminded me of Tanya Tucker, it had strength and character, a lot of feeling. She’s a star, she deserves an opportunity”. Bailey later said “She sang a few songs that she had written, and I thought to myself, this kid is like nineteen years old, where does she get this? This is from a person who’s lived sixty years”.
Twain’s subsequent album, Come On Over of 1997, another co-production with Lange, further fused country and pop. It also had more chart-topping songs, including pumped-up anthems such as “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” as well as romantic ballads such as “You’re Still the One” and “From This Moment On.” In the year 1999, “You’re Still The One” earned Twain two Grammys, one for Best Country Song and another for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song also reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country charts. The next year, Twain took home another two Grammys when “Come On Over” was named Best Country Song and “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” won for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Shania Twain
Come On Over reigned at No. 1 on the country charts for a combined 50 weeks. The album also became, and remains, the bestselling country album of all time—reaching 40 million in worldwide sales—as well as the top-selling album by a solo female artist. With the success of Come On Over, followed by a popular tour, Twain became an international star. Twain’s Up! was released in 2002. There were three versions of the album: a pop red version, a country green disc and a blue version that had an international, Bollywood-influenced flavor. The red and green combination reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country and Top 200 charts (the rest of the world got the red-blue pairing, which was also a success). However, sales dipped compared to Twain’s previous monster hits, with 5.5 million copies sold in the United States. By the yeah 2004, Shania Twain had recorded enough material for her first compilation of greatest hits. It was released in the fall of that year, the album would top and the charts and eventually go quadruple platinum.
In the year 2004, she released the Greatest Hits album, with three new tracks and as of 2012, it had sold over 4.15 million copies in the U.S. The first single, the multi-format duet “Party for Two”, made the country top ten with Billy Currington, while the pop version with Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath made top ten in the United Kingdom and Germany. The follow-up singles, “Don’t!” and “I Ain’t No Quitter” did not fare as well. The former made Top 20 on Adult Contemporary, while the latter did not gain enough airplay to crack the Country Top 40. In August 2005, she released the single “Shoes” from the Desperate Housewives soundtrack. In 2008, Twain and Anne Murray recorded a duet version of Murray’s hit “You Needed Me” for her 2007 album, Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends. Twain released a letter to her fans explaining the delays in the release of her next album in June 2009. In August 2009, at a conference in Timmins, Ontario, a spokesman for Twain’s label said a new record from the singer is still “nowhere in sight”.
Shania Twain TV Career
Twain’s mainstream pop acceptance was further helped by her appearance in the 1998 first edition of the VH1 Divas concert where she sang alongside Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Carole King and Aretha Franklin, and also by VH1’s 1999 heavily aired Behind the Music, which concentrated on the tragic aspects of her early life as well as her physical attractiveness and Nashville’s early resistance to her bare-midriff music videos. After Divas, Shania Twain wrote and/or sang background vocals with her then husband Robert John “Mutt” Lange the songs, “If Walls Could Talk” and “Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word)” for Celine Dion.
On November 12, 2008, Twain made her first television appearance since her split from ex-husband Robert “Mutt” Lange, where she appeared as a surprise presenter at the 42nd CMA Awards. On August 17, 2009, Entertainment Weekly announced that Twain would be a guest judge on American Idol in Chicago, for the show’s August 30 and 31 episodes. In April the year 2010, Twain announced plans for her own TV show, titled Why Not? with Shania Twain. The show debuted on May 8, 2011 on OWN. Twain returned to American Idol as a guest mentor for a week where the top 6 contestants showcased her songs. After the conclusion of the ninth season Twain was very close to becoming a judge but ultimately it was Jennifer Lopez who got the job.
Shania Twain Awards and honours
In addition to her various awards for her singles and albums, Twain has received 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.
- In 2003, Twain was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.
- The city of Timmins Ontario, renamed a street for her, gave her the key to the city, and built the Shania Twain Centre in her honour.
- On November 18, 2005, Twain was invested as an Officer in the Order of Canada.
- Twain was inducted into 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.
- In 2016, Twain was declared the “Artist of a Lifetime” by CMT and was given a special award during the 2016 Artist’s of the Year ceremony.
- In January 2017, it was announced that Twain will have her own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame titled Shania Twain: Rock This Country, which will open on June 26 and run through 2018.
Shania Twain Real Name
Shania Twain real name is Eilleen Regina Edwards.
Shania Twain Age
Shania was born on 28 August 1965 in Windsor, Canada.
Shania Twain Height
Twain stands at a height of 1.61 m.
Shania Twain Family – Parents
She is the daughter of Sharon (née Morrison) and Clarence Edwards. Shania has two sisters, Jill and Carrie Ann. Her parents divorced when she was two and her mother then moved to Timmins, Ontario with her daughters. Her mother then married Jerry Twain, an Ojibwa from the nearby Mattagami First Nation, and they had a son together, Mark. Jerry adopted the girls, legally changing their last name to Twain. When Mark was still a toddler, Jerry and Sharon adopted Jerry’s baby nephew, Darryl, after Darryl’s mother died.
Shania Twain Husband – Married
Twain was married to Robert John “Mutt” Lange whom she met at Nashville’s Fan Fair in June 1993 and quickly became close and got married on December 28, 1993. On May 15, 2008, it was announced that the couple was separating after Lange allegedly had an affair with Twain’s best friend, Marie-Anne Thiébaud. Their divorce was finalized on June 9, 2010.
On December 20, 2010, Twain was engaged to Swiss Nestlé executive Frédéric Thiébaud, the ex-husband of Marie-Anne. They got married on January 1, 2011 in Rincón, Puerto Rico.
Shania Twain Children – Son
Shania has one son with Lange named Eja (pronounced “Asia”) born on August 2001.
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Shania Twain Now
Now is the fifth studio album by Shania Twain released on September 29, 2017 by Mercury Nashville. She produced the album alongside Ron Aniello, Jake Gosling, Jacquire King and Matthew Koma. The album has 12 songs;
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Shania Twain Now
Swingin’ with My Eyes Closed
- Home Now
- Light of My Life
- Poor Me
- Who’s Gonna Be Your Girl
- More Fun
- I’m Alright
- Roll Me on the River
- We Got Something They Don’t
- You Can’t Buy Love
- Life’s About to Get Good
- Soldier
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Shania Twain Come On Over
Come On Over is the third studio album by Shania Twain released on November 4, 1997. The album is the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. It is the ninth best-selling album in the United States, and sixteenth best-selling album in the United Kingdom. The album has 16 songs;
- Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
- I’m Holdin’ On to Love (To Save My Life)
- Love Gets Me Every Time
- Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
- From This Moment On
- Come On Over
- When
- Whatever You Do! Don’t!
- If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask!
- You’re Still the One
- Honey, I’m Home
- That Don’t Impress Me Much
- Black Eyes, Blue Tears
- I Won’t Leave You Lonely
- Rock This Country!
- You’ve Got a Way
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Shania Twain Up
Up! is the fourth studio album by Shania Twain released on November 19, 2002, by Mercury Nashville. Three versions of the album were released: a pop version (red disc), a country version (green disc), and an international version (blue disc) in the style of Indian film music. All three discs contain 19 songs which are exactly the same.
- Up!
- I’m Gonna Getcha Good!
- She’s Not Just a Pretty Face
- Juanita
- Forever and for Always
- Ain’t No Particular Way
- It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing
- Nah!
- (Wanna Get to Know You) That Good!
- C’est la vie
- I’m Jealous
- Ka-Ching!
- Thank You Baby! (For Makin’ Someday Come So Soon)
- Waiter! Bring Me Water!
- What a Way to Wanna Be!
- I Ain’t Goin’ Down
- I’m Not in the Mood (To Say No)!
- In My Car (I’ll Be the Driver)
- When You Kiss Me
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Shania Twain The Will Of A Woman
The Will Of A Woman is an album by Shania Twain released in 2008. The album is a collection that contains songs already recorded from previous albums. It has 15 songs;
- Party for Two (feat. Billy Currington)
- Shoes (pop version)
- I Is not No Quitter
- Do not
- You Needed Me
- Coat of Many Colors
- Fron This Moment On (feat. Bryan White)
- Amnersis’ Letter
- Shoes (country version)
- You’re Still The One / Something About The Way You Look Tonight
- You’ve Got a Way
- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (feat. Willie Nelson)
- You Shook Me All Night Long
- Party for Two (Mark McGrath)
- Superstition (feat. Stive Wonder)
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Shania Twain Tour Dates | Concerts | Tickets
- Friday, 15 June 2018
19:30
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, USA - Saturday, 16 June 2018
19:30
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Monday, 25 June 2018
19:30
Canadian Tire Centre (formerly Scotiabank Place)
Ottawa, Canada - Tuesday, 26 June 2018
19:30
Bell Centre
Montreal, Canada - Thursday, 28 June 2018
19:30
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Centre Videotron
Québec, Canada - Thursday, 28 June 2018
19:30
Centre Vidéotron
Quebec, Canada - Saturday, 30 June 2018
19:30
FirstOntario Centre
Hamilton, Canada - Sunday, 01 July 2018
19:30
FirstOntario Centre
Hamilton, Canada - Tuesday, 03 July 2018
19:30
Budweiser Gardens
London, Canada - Wednesday, 04 July 2018
19:30
Budweiser Gardens
London, Canada - Friday, 06 July 2018
19:30
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Canada - Saturday, 07 July 2018
19:30
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Canada - Wednesday, 11 July 2018
19:30
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Thursday, 12 July 2018
19:30
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Saturday, 14 July 2018
19:30
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Sunday, 15 July 2018
19:30
Capital One Arena
Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA - Tuesday, 17 July 2018
19:30
PPG Paints Arena (Formerly Consol Energy Center)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Wednesday, 18 July 2018
19:30
Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - Friday, 20 July 2018
19:30
KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Kentucky, USA - Saturday, 21 July 2018
19:30
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Tuesday, 24 July 2018
18:30
Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri, USA - Wednesday, 25 July 2018
19:30
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa, USA - Friday, 27 July 2018
19:00
Pepsi Centre
Corner Brook, Canada - Saturday, 28 July 2018
19:30
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - Monday, 30 July 2018
19:30
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona, USA - Wednesday, 01 August 2018
19:30
Save Mart Center
Fresno, California, USA - Friday, 03 August 2018
18:30
STAPLES Center
Los Angeles, California, USA - Saturday, 04 August 2018
20:00
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - Saturday, 18 August 2018
21:00
Shania Twain + Marilia Mendonça – Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro de Barretos 2018
Parque do Peao
Barretos, Brazil - Wednesday, 19 September 2018
18:30
The SSE Hydro
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Friday, 21 September 2018
18:30
The SSE Hydro
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Saturday, 22 September 2018
19:00
Manchester Arena
Manchester, United Kingdom - Monday, 24 September 2018
19:00
Birmingham Arena (Formerly Barclaycard Arena)
Birmingham, United Kingdom - Wednesday, 26 September 2018
18:00
3Arena
Dublin, Ireland - Thursday, 27 September 2018
18:00
3Arena
Dublin, Ireland - Saturday, 29 September 2018
18:00
Odyssey (SSE Belfast)
Belfast, United Kingdom - Tuesday, 02 October 2018
19:00
The O2
London, United Kingdom - Wednesday, 03 October 2018
19:00
The O2
London, United Kingdom - Friday, 05 October 2018
19:30
Olympiahalle Munich
Munich, Germany - Saturday, 06 October 2018
19:30
O2 Arena
Prague, Czech Republic - Monday, 08 October 2018
19:30
Lanxess Arena
Cologne, Germany - Wednesday, 10 October 2018
20:00
Sportpaleis
Merksem (Antwerpen), Belgium - Thursday, 11 October 2018
20:00
Ziggo Dome
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Saturday, 13 October 2018
19:30
Barclaycard Arena Hamburg (O2 World Hamburg)
Hamburg, Germany - Sunday, 14 October 2018
18:30
Royal Arena
Copenhagen, Denmark - Tuesday, 16 October 2018
18:30
Oslo Spektrum
Oslo, Norway - Wednesday, 17 October 2018
19:30
Ericsson Globe Arena
Stockholm, Sweden - Friday, 30 November 2018
19:30
Perth Arena
Perth, Australia - Sunday, 02 December 2018
15:30
Botanic Park
Adelaide, Australia - Wednesday, 05 December 2018
19:00
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia - Thursday, 06 December 2018
19:30
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia - Saturday, 08 December 2018
19:00
Hope Estate
Pokolbin, Australia - Tuesday, 11 December 2018
19:00
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday, 12 December 2018
19:30
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia - Friday, 14 December 2018
19:30
Qudos Bank Arena (Formerly Allphones Arena)
Sydney, Australia - Saturday, 15 December 2018
19:30
Qudos Bank Arena (Formerly Allphones Arena)
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, 18 December 2018
19:30
Spark Arena
Auckland, New Zealand - Wednesday, 19 December 2018
19:30
Spark Arena
Auckland, New Zealand - Saturday, 22 December 2018
19:30
Forsyth Barr Stadium
Dunedin, New Zealand
Shania Twain Album
- Shania Twain (1993)
- The Woman in Me (1995)
- Come On Over (1997)
- Up! (2002)
- Now (2017)
- The Complete Limelight Sessions (2001)
- Greatest Hits (2004)
- VH1 Divas Live (1998)
- Still the One: Live from Vegas (2015)
Shania Twain Songs
- Forever And For Always
- I’m Gonna Getcha Good!
- Up!
- Come On Over
- Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
- That Don’t Impress Me Much
- From This Moment On
- Honey, I’m Home
- You’re Still The One
- Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
- Love Gets Me Every Time
- No One Needs To Know
- You Win My Love
- I’m Outta Here! (If You’re Not In It For Love)
- Woman In Me, The (Needs The Man In You)
- Any Man Of Mine
- Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
- Party For Two – (previously unreleased, featuring Mark McGrath)
- Don’t! – (previously unreleased)
- Party For Two – (previously unreleased, with Billy Currington
- I Ain’t No Quitter – (previously unreleased)
- I’m Gonna Getcha Good!
- Juanita
- Ain’t No Particular Way
- It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing
- Nah!
- That Good!, (Wanna Get To Know You)
- C’est La Vie
- I’m Jealous
- Ka-Ching!
- Thank You Baby! (For Makin’ Someday Come So Soon)
- Waiter! Bring Me Water!