59 years old (Born on August 28, 1965)
Native American, Canadian singer and songwriter; She is famous from Youre Still the One.
Named the Country Music Association`s Entertainer of the Year in 1999. She also received the CMA`s International Achievement Award that same year. Received the "Order of Canada", Canada`s highest honor on November 18, 2005. Name "Shania" means "I`m on my way" in Ojibwa. Her other country No. 1 hits: "Any Man of Mine" (1995); "(If You`re Not in it for Love) I`m Outta Here!" "You Win My Love" and "No One Needs to Know" (1996); and "Honey I`m Home" (1998). Other big hits include "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" and "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" (1995); "Don`t Be Stupid," "From This Moment On" and "That Don`t Impress Me Much" (all 1998, the second a duet with country singer Bryan White); and "Man! I Feel Like a Woman," "You`ve Got a Way" and "Come On Over" (all 1999). Born in Windsor, Ontario, CanadaShania Twain's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Shania Twain
In 2004 she appeared on the BBC`s Children In Need telethon as a magician's assistant, being sawed in half inside a clear-sided box. (celebrity.wikia.com)
Won three 2003 Juno Awards: Juno Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year and Country Recording of the Year.
Shares a birthday with LeAnn Rimes.
Voted "sexiest vegetarian alive" by PETA
Has scored seven No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine`s country singles chart. Her biggest hit is the country-pop smash "You`re Still the One" (1998, No. 1 country, No. 2 Hot 100); the song won Grammy Awards for Best Country song and Best Female Country Performance.
She received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (June 25, 2003).
Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue)
Is one of only four native Canadians to reach the peak of Billboard`s country chart since its inception in 1944. The other top hit makers are Hank Snow (who first turned the trick in 1950), Anne Murray (first No. 1 hit in 1974), and Terri Clark (first No. 1 hit in 1999).
Lives in Switzerland with her husband and son.
The album, tour and merchandising for the album "Come On Over" made over $40,000,000 in Australia alone, where it still remains one of the longest charting albums in Australia.
Her parents were killed in a car crash when she was 22.
Shy as a child, was a tomboy and hated performing. Started writing songs when she was 8 years old.
Named #30 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Her biggest country hit, 1997`s "Love Gets Me Every Time," became the first country No. 1 released by a female country artist to spend five weeks atop Billboard`s country chart since Dolly Parton`s 1977 hit "Here You Come Again.".
She owns a cottage near the town of Huntsville in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada.
Named #33 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Her album "Up!" (2002) sold two million copies in the United States during its first month of release.
Her nephew, whose last name is also Twain, got his big break in entertainment when featured on Canada`s Much Music cable station in 2004.
Named #39 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Spouse, Robert John Lange (28 December 1993 - present) (separated) 1 child
Ranked #15 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Has sold 19 million copies of "Come On Over" domestically.
Gave birth to first child, a son, Eja (pronounced "Asia"). [12 August 2001]
Uses her married (and legal) name Eilleen Lange in the credits for her latest CD, titled `Up.` It is her first release since 1997`s multi-platinum effort `Come on Over.`
Her German Shepherd dog Tim is named after her hometown of Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Had a poster of Tony Danza on her wall when she was a little girl.
Performed at the National Football League`s Super Bowl half-time show where it was well known that she had been lip-synching the song. [January 26, 2003]
Her name is correctly pronounced `Shu-nye-ah`.
Her heritage is Irish and French-Canadian. She was raised in the Ojibway Indian culture by her stepfather, a full blooded Ojibway native.
Will host the 2003 Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy Awards) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on April 6.