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Shania Twain Given name: Eileen Regina Edwards; chosen name Shania is the Ojibwa Indian word for
"I'm on my way." Twain is the surname of her adoptive father
Birth date: Aug. 28, 1965
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Raised: Timmins, Ontario, 500 miles north of Toronto
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
Height: 5 ft. 2 in.
Parents: mother Sharon; father Jerry, adopted Shania and raised her from the
time she was 4; birth father Clarence Edwards. Jerry and Sharon were killed in
a car accident in 1987 when Shania was 21.
Siblings: sisters Jill and Carrie-Ann; brothers Mark and Darryl
Spouse: Robert John "Mutt" Lange, music producer. They fell in love
in Spain, became engaged in Paris and married Dec. 28, 1993, at the Deerhurst
Inn in Muskoka, Ontario.
Where they met: after collaborating on songwriting over the phone for several
months, they met face to face at 1993's Fan Fair
Personality: enjoys privacy and solitude; confident; a positive thinker
Favorite food: pasta, she's a vegetarian
Favorite songs: include "Wildflower" by Skylark; "Dream a Little
Dream of Me" by Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas; "Coat of
Many Colors" and "In the Ghetto" by Dolly Parton; "She's
Always a Woman" by Billy Joel; and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
by Hank Williams Musical influences: Dolly Parton, Gladys Knight, The Mamas
& The Papas, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette, The Supremes
Hobbies/interests: camping, skiing, songwriting, loves animals and the
wilderness
Grammy award: 1996 Best Country Album for The Woman in Me
ACM awards: 1996 Top New Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for The Woman
in Me
Platinum Albums: The Woman in Me (1995, 10 million, the best-selling
album ever by a female country artist); Come on Over (1997, 3 million)
Billboard Top 10 singles: "Any Man of Mine" (No. 1, 1995);
"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" (No. 1, 1995);
"You Win My Love" (No. 1, 1996); "No One Needs To Know"
(No. 1, 1996); "Love Gets Me Every Time" (No. 1, 1997); "Don't
Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" (No. 6, 1998); "You're Still the
One" (No. 1, 1998)
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