- Born
- Birth nameEilleen Regina Edwards
- Nicknames
- The Queen of Country Pop
- The Country Pop Queen
- Canada's Cinderella
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- About Shania Twain Globally celebrated songwriter, artist and performer Shania Twain is a five-time Grammy Award winner, multi-award-honored trailblazer, and one of music’s most iconic and influential voices. Bold, boundary-pushing, and unapologetically original, Twain helped redefine country music for a global audience, opening the door for the genre-blending sound and cultural crossover shaping country and pop music today.
With seven studio albums and more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female country-pop artist of all time. Her era-defining catalog includes timeless hits such as "Any Man of Mine," "That Don’t Impress Me Much," "You’re Still the One," and "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" She also made history as the first artist ever to release three consecutive Diamond-certified albums.
After a decade-long break from releasing new music, Twain made a triumphant return with Now in September 2017, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making it the first female country release in more than three years to top the all-genre chart. The album’s success was followed by her year-long, sold-out Now World Tour. In 2021, Twain launched her second Las Vegas residency, "Let’s Go!", which sold out completely and ran through September 2022. In July 2022, Netflix released Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl, a career-spanning documentary on her life and legacy, with an accompanying Highlights album. Most recently, Shania released her sixth full-length album, Queen of Me, on February 3, 2023, via Republic Nashville, receiving glowing reviews. In April 2023, she kicked off her sold-out global Queen of Me Tour, which ran through November 2023 and ranked among the Top 10 highest-grossing country tours of the year. In 2024, Twain returned to Las Vegas for her third sold-out residency, "Come On Over!", which concluded with a grand finale in February 2025. Continuing her reign as one of music’s most enduring live performers, Twain joined Harry Styles in 2026 as a special guest for his historic sold-out 12-night run at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Most recently, Twain released her seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, a deeply personal record that revisits the experiences, sounds, and memories that shaped her before the world knew her name. Blending country, pop, rock, soul, jazz, bluegrass, and Motown-inspired influences, the album features a remarkable lineup of collaborators including Tanya Tucker, Ronnie Wood, Josh Homme, The War And Treaty and more.
A renowned fashion icon and enduring cultural force, Twain continues to influence generations across music, style, and pop culture. Through her fearless artistry, genre-defying approach, and continued creative evolution, she remains a singular force in entertainment, with ongoing projects spanning music, television, and film.
Through The Shania Twain Foundation, Twain also supports causes close to her heart, including food insecurity, youth empowerment, and access to mental health resources for children and families in need. Please visit shaniatwainfoundation.com for more information.
- IMDb mini biography by: TOC
- SpousesFrederic Nicolas Thiebaud(January 1, 2011 - present)Mutt Lange(December 28, 1993 - June 9, 2010) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenEja D'Angelo Lange
- ParentsGerald Norman 'Jerry' Twain Jr.Sharon MorrisonClarence Edwards
- RelativesDarryl Twain(Half Sibling)Mark Twain(Half Sibling)Jill Edwards(Sibling)Carrie-Ann Edwards (Brown)(Sibling)George Bertram Morrison(Grandparent)Eileen Mary Pearce(Grandparent)
- Navel baring clothing
- On November 1, 1987, her mother and stepfather were killed in a car crash, and she became the legal guardian of her younger siblings, putting her musical career on hold to raise her family.
- The album, tour and merchandising for the album "Come On Over" (1999) made over $40,000,000 in Australia alone, where it still remains one of the longest charting albums in Australia.
- Her music video Shania Twain: Man! I Feel Like a Woman (1999) paid tribute to Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love (1986) reversing the gender roles, with Twain fronting a band of five male models playing guitars, drums and a keyboard (as Palmer fronted a band of five female models playing guitars, drums and a keyboard).
- Shy as a child, was a tomboy and hated performing. Started writing songs when she was eight years old.
- In 2004, Twain retired from performing and retreated to her home in Switzerland.
- [on inviting audience members to join her onstage] I do try to assess "Is this person drunk?" or "Is this person going to be hysterical and not manageable?" And so I do watch the body language. I don't always get it quite right, but I've never had any security issues.
- [on incorporating live animals into her act] They have a mind of their own. Sometimes they'll pee onstage or sometimes they'll poo. We just never know really what's going to happen. The unpredictability keeps us on our toes.
- It's important to give it all you have while you have the chance.
- When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.
- Horses calm me. I love being around them. They smell great, they are beautiful to look at, they are loving, demanding, temperamental, and they settle you.
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