Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965)
is a Canadian singer andsongwriter who has enjoyed popular success
in the country and pop music genres. Her third album Come on Over is
the biggest-selling
album of all time by a female artist, and the seventh biggest
sellingalbum in music history, and she is the only female artist to
have three albums certified Diamond by the RIAA. Twain is also the
recipient of numerous awards, including five Grammy awards and
nearlyforty BMI Songwriter awards. She is married to legendary Rock
producer Mutt Lange, and they have a son, Eja. Shania and her family
currently reside between Switzerland and New Zealand.
Number one singles
· 1995: "Any Man of Mine" (#1 U.S. Country)
· 1995: "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" (#1 U.S.
Country)
· 1996: "You Win My Love" (#1 U.S. Country)
· 1996: "No One Needs to Know" (#1 U.S. Country)
· 1996: "God Bless the Child" (#1 Canada)
· 1997: "Love Gets Me Every Time" (#1 U.S. Country)
· 1998: "You're Still the One" (#1 U.S. Country, AC, Australia)
· 1998: "Honey, I'm Home" (#1 U.S. Country)
· 1998: "From This Moment On" (#1 U.S. AC)
· 1998: "That Don't Impress Me Much" (#1 New Zealand, Ireland,
Norway)
· 1999: "Man! I Feel like a Woman!" (#1 New Zealand)
· 2002: "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" (#1 Canada, Romania)
· 2003: "Ka-Ching!" (#1 Portugal)
· 2003: "Forever and for Always" (#1 U.S. AC)
· 2004: "Party for Two" (#1 Canada Airplay)
Early years
Born Eilleen Regina Edwards, in Windsor, Ontario, on 28th August
1965,to Sharon and Clarence Edwards, her name was changed to Eilleen
Twainafter her parents separated when she was two, and her mother
remarried to Jerry Twain, a full-blooded member of the
Ojibwa First Nation. She grew up in Timmins, Ontario
At the age of 13, Eilleen Twain was invited to perform on CBC
television's Tommy Hunter Show. During high school in Timmins,she
was the vocalist for a local band "Longshot" which covered Top
40music. When her mother and adoptive father died in a car accident
on
November 1, 1987, Eilleen put her musical career on hold, and was
forced to take care of the family. She took her two younger
brothers,Mark and Darryl, and sister Carrie-Ann to Huntsville,
Ontario,where she supported the family by performing at a local
resort
(Deerhurst resort). In 1991, after an entertainment lawyer(Dick
Frank) from Nashville, Tennessee heard her act,she was invited to
record a demo tape.
Personal Life
Twain recently bought some land near Wanaka in New Zealand, at a 170
kmē sheep station where she hopes to build a house, despite much
criticism of its purchase from neighbours.Her Swiss Chateau, is
currently on the market for $25m US.
After taking time off and having a child, Eja [pronounced Asia]in
2001, Shania Twain went back into the studio. Up! was released in
November 2002, making it five years since the world had new
material from her, and she toured again to promote it.
Twain and Lange were reported to have taken it easy during this
break,as Twain wanted a two year break due to exhaustion. They drank
lots of hot chocolate, rode horses and relaxed in theirSwitzerland
mansion, according to the singer.They toured over the world greatly,
and recorded and wrote the material for the new album in many
different countries, from Berlin to Mumbai.
