Shania Twain

Shania Twain was married to producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange from 1993 until their divorce was finalized in 2010. They have one son, Eja D'Angelo Lange, who was born in 2001.

Twain has been married to Frédéric Nicolas Thiébaud since January 1, 2011. She became stepmother to Thiébaud's daughter from his previous marriage.

Born Eilleen Regina Edwards, Twain took the surname Twain after her mother married Jerry Twain, who adopted her and her two sisters. She grew up in Timmins, Ontario, in a family that often struggled financially. She began singing in clubs at eight, playing guitar at eight, and writing songs at ten. During high school, she sang with the Top 40 cover band Longshot and worked in her family's reforestation business.

After her mother and stepfather died in a car accident on November 1, 1987, Twain returned to Timmins and became responsible for caring for her younger siblings. She supported them by performing at the Deerhurst Resort near Huntsville, Ontario, while continuing to write songs. Her early performances and demo recordings eventually led to a recording contract with Mercury Nashville.

Twain's self-titled debut album was released in 1993 and had limited initial commercial success. Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange later heard her music and began working with her on The Woman in Me, released in 1995. Twain and Lange co-wrote most of the album's songs, combining country melodies with rock-influenced production and assertive lyrics.

The album became her commercial breakthrough. Its singles included "Any Man of Mine," "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" and "No One Needs to Know." The Woman in Me won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and established Twain as a major country artist.

Twain's 1997 album Come On Over expanded her country-pop sound with songs such as "You're Still the One," "From This Moment On," "That Don't Impress Me Much" and "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" The album became the best-selling country album of all time and the best-selling studio album by a female solo artist. It also earned Twain four Grammy Awards.

The success of Come On Over led to Twain's first major concert tour, which began in 1998 and reached more than 2.5 million people. She followed it with Up! in 2002, a double album issued in country and pop versions, along with an internationally oriented version featuring Indian-influenced production. Up! topped the US album chart and produced singles including "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" and "Forever and for Always."

After releasing Greatest Hits in 2004, Twain entered a lengthy break from recording and touring. She later connected the hiatus to Lyme disease and dysphonia, which affected her singing voice. Her return included the 2011 television series Why Not? with Shania Twain, the autobiography From This Moment On, and the single "Today Is Your Day."

In 2012, Twain began the Shania: Still the One residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, which ran through 2014. She later launched the Let's Go! residency at Planet Hollywood in 2019. The production was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded in 2022.

Twain returned with Now in 2017, her first studio album of original material in 15 years. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was followed by the Now World Tour. Her sixth studio album, Queen of Me, was released in 2023 and reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200.

Her later work has included the Netflix documentary Not Just a Girl, the Queen of Me Tour, film roles in Trading Paint and I Still Believe, and appearances on television programmes including Broad City, RuPaul's Drag Race and Canada's Got Talent. Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. Her charity, Shania Kids Can, provides food, supplies, recreational equipment and music lessons to children in need.