
Biography
Shania Twain, a Canadian country music singer-songwriter and actor, was born on August 28, 1965 as Eilleen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She is one of three daughters of Clarence and Sharon (Morrison) Edwards (sister Jill is two years older and Carrie-Ann three years younger). When she was age six, her mother remarried Jerry Twain, a full-blooded Ojibwa native from Timmins, Ontario, who adopted her as his own. She started out singing in bars as a child after hours, and, at thirteen, appeared on The Tommy Hunter Show (1965). When she was 22, her parents were killed in an accident, and she became the legal guardian of her half-brothers (Mark, then 13, and Darryl, then 14) and sister, putting her musical career on hold to raise her family. In 1991 she changed her name to Shania (meaning "I'm on my way" in Ojibwa, it was the name of a co-worker), and signed a contract with Mercury Nashville that same year. Her first album went by without notice, but her second album (produced with Robert John (Mutt) Lange, who she wed on December 28, 1993 and divorced on June 9, 2010) broke world records with its sales! Referred to as "The Queen of Country Pop," she is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time, having sold over 85 million albums. Presently married to Frederic Nicolas Thiebaud on January 1, 2011 - present.
Awards & recognition
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame · 2011
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2011
- Officer of the Order of Canada · 2005
- Juno Award — Country Album of the Year · 2004
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 2003
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- Juno Award — Artist of the Year · 2003
- Juno Fan Choice · 2003
- American Music Award — Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist · 2000
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 2000
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 2000
- People's Choice Award — Favorite Female Artist · 2000
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 1999
- Country Music Association Award — International Achievement · 1999
- Country Music Association Award — Entertainer of the Year · 1999
- Grammy Award — Best Country Song · 1999
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 1999
- Grammy Award — Best Country Song · 1998
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 1998
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 1997
- Juno International Achievement Award · 1997
- Favorite Country New Artist · 1996
- Juno Award — Entertainer of the Year · 1996
- Grammy Award — Best Country Album · 1995
- Juno Award — Single of the Year · 2005 · nominated
- Juno Award — Country Album of the Year · 2005 · nominated
- Juno Fan Choice · 2005 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 2004 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Collaboration with Vocals · 2004 · nominated
- Juno Award — Country Album of the Year · 2004 · nominated
- Juno Fan Choice · 2004 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 2003 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Album · 2003 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 2003 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Song · 2003 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Album · 2003 · nominated
- Juno Award — Artist of the Year · 2003 · nominated
- Juno Award — Album of the Year · 2003 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 2003 · nominated
- Juno Fan Choice · 2003 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist · 2000 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist · 2000 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 2000 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 2000 · nominated
- People's Choice Award — Favorite Female Artist · 2000 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist · 1999 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 1999 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Pop/Rock Album · 1999 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Album · 1999 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist · 1999 · nominated
- Country Music Association Award — Entertainer of the Year · 1999 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 1999 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 1999 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Song · 1999 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Album of the Year · 1999 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1999 · nominated
- Juno Award — International Album of the Year · 1999 · nominated
- People's Choice Award — Favorite Female Artist · 1999 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 1998 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Record of the Year · 1998 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 1998 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Album · 1998 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Song · 1998 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 1998 · nominated
- Juno Award — Album of the Year · 1998 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Female Video · 1998 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 1997 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Album · 1997 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Female Artist · 1996 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Country Album · 1996 · nominated
- Favorite Country New Artist · 1996 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 1996 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1996 · nominated
- Juno Award — International Album of the Year · 1996 · nominated
- Juno Award — Single of the Year · 1996 · nominated
- Juno Award — Entertainer of the Year · 1996 · nominated
- Juno Award — Album of the Year · 1996 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 1995 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Album · 1995 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Country Song · 1995 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Country Vocal Performance · 1995 · nominated
Filmography31 titles

Shania Twain Live

Women Who Rock

The Kardashians

Anne Murray: Full Circle

I Still Believe

For Love

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Graham Norton Show

Broad City

Twisters

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

American Idol

Doctor Odyssey

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Lip Sync Battle

I Heart Huckabees

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Dancing with the Stars

Great Performances

This Is Pop

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

The Drew Barrymore Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Trading Paint

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Apprentice

The View

The Launch