Twain, Shania, << shuh NY uh >> (1965-…), is a Canadian singer who became a country music star in the United States. Twain exploded onto the country music scene in the mid-1990’s. Her second album, The Woman in Me (1995), won the 1996 Grammy Award as best country album. Hit songs from the album included the title song and “Any Man of Mine.” Twain’s next album, Come on Over (1997), reflected more of the flavor of pop music but was still a best seller. Among the hit singles from the album were “You’re Still the One,” “Man! I Feel Like a Woman,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,“ and “From This Moment On.” Her third album, Up!, reached number one on the charts shortly after its release in 2002.
Twain was born on Aug. 28, 1965, in Windsor, Ontario. Her real name was Eileen Regina Edwards. She grew up in poverty. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old. Her mother, Sharon, later married Jerry Twain, an Ojibwa Indian and a forester. Eileen Twain began performing as a singer while in her 20’s and took the stage name Shania. Shania is an Ojibwa word that means on my way. Twain released her first album, Shania Twain, in 1993. It included the songs “God Ain’t Gonna Getcha for That” and “Dance with the One That Brought You.” In 2011, Twain starred in the six-part cable television series “Why Not? with Shania Twain,” based on the events of her life. She wrote the memoir From This Moment On (2011). Beginning in 2012, Twain starred in her own stage show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
