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Shania Twain, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", Revlon Endorsements and other ventures

2011-08-03T21:13:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain's commercial ventures outside the music industry included a series of cosmetic ads in 1999 based on "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" for Revlon. Shania Twain also starred in ads for Candie's shoes and Gitano jeans, who also sponsored her 1998–1999 Come On Over Tour.

In January 2005, Shania Twain joined Scentstories by Febreze to create a limited edition scent disc with the proceeds going to America's Second Harvest.

Late in 2005, Shania Twain partnered COTY to produce her namesake fragrance "Shania" by Stetson. A second fragrance was released in September 2007, called "Shania Starlight".

Shania Twain, Today Is Your Day, Still the One

2011-07-03T04:44:00.000-07:00

In May 2011, Shania Twain confirmed in an interview with Perez Hilton that she will release her first new single in six years, "Today Is Your Day", after the finale of Why Not? with Shania Twain.

Shania Twain previewed the song in the first episode of the series. Twain worked with music producers David Foster and Nathan Chapman on the new song. In the next few months, Twain plans to return to the studio to finish her fifth studio album. "Today Is Your Day" was officially released to iTunes and country radio on June 12, 2011.

On June 8, 2011, at a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Shania Twain announced that she will headline Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for two years.

Shania Twain' show, titled Still the One, will begin on December 1, 2012.

Shania Twain, Hollywood Walk of Fame

2011-06-03T02:56:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain received a coveted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 2, 2011 in recognition of her star-studded career.

Shania Twain' star will be the 2,442nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Recording.

On June 2nd 2011, Shania Twain is to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Why Not? with Shania Twain, remember May 9, 2011

2011-05-02T17:58:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain will have her own series, Why Not? with Shania Twain, that is set to premiere on the OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network on May 9, 2011. Please remember :)

On September 2010, it was confirmed that Shania Twain was also to release her first biography, From This Moment On, on May 3, 2011, and the cover work for the book was released on March 2, 2011.

Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

2011-04-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain

She's inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2011 Juno Awards, airing March 27, 2011.

Following her appearance, Shania Twain revealed that she is writing music and that new music will be heard soon.

BTW, in September 2010, it was confirmed that Shania Twain was to release her first biography, "From this Moment On" on May 3, 2011, and the cover work for the book was released on March 2, 2011.

From this Moment On biography

2011-03-03T02:52:00.001-08:00

Shania Twain
Her biography From this Moment On

It was confirmed that Shania Twain was to release her first biography, "From this Moment On" on May 3, 2011.

From this Moment On cover work for the book was released on March 2, 2011.

Despite missing out on been a judge on American Idol Shania Twain is also in talks with Simon Cowell in becoming a judge on his new show The X Factor (U.S.)

Be Inducted to Hall of Fame

2011-02-03T17:17:00.000-08:00

Shania Twain - Be Inducted to Hall of Fame

Shania Twain
She is to be honored in her native Canada for her musical achievements.

Shania Twain will be inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2011 Juno Awards in March.

It will be her first appearance at Canada's Grammys since she hosted the ceremony in 2003.

Shania Twain, who has sold more than 4.2 million albums in her native Canada, had a great start to 2011 - the singer wed boyfriend Frederic Thiebaud in Puerto Rico on New Year's Day.

Wed on New Year's Day

2011-01-03T04:41:00.000-08:00

Shania Twain - Wed on New Year's Day

Shania Twain
and Valerie both walk down the aisle of New Year’s Day in front of friends and family!

It was a very, very special New Year’s Day for both Shania Twain and Valerie Bertinelli Jan. 1 as the two women said “I Do” in intimate ceremonies. A rep for Shania told People she and beau Frédéric Thiébaud were, “married at sunset in Rincon, Puerto Rico, in front of 40 of their closest family and friends.” Congratulations!

Shania Twain has gotten married to Frederic Thiebaud after the couple announced their engagement just this December.

The happy couple reportedly got married on New Year’s Day in Puerto Rico with just about 40 family members and friends around, states UsMagazine.com. The two have been dating since 2009 after both split from their spouses.

As for Valerie, People reports she married her boyfriend of seven years, financial planner Tom Vitale, in Malibu. Among those in attendance were her Hot In Cleveland costars Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick, as well as Michelle Phillips.

This is the second marriage for both women. Shania was previously married to producer Mutt Lange, while Valerie had a 25 year relationship with Eddie Van Halen

American Idol! More change

2010-12-03T05:06:00.000-08:00

Shania Twain - More Changes To Come At American Idol!

Shania Twain
and American dol

Producer Nigel Lythgoe ’s made a few changes to keep us interested.

In an effort to keep the audience engaged, Lythgoe has cut out the round of 24 episodes, saying “I didn’t think [the top 24] were very good, I was bored with them by the time they got there,” so instead, we will see the audition process and then immediately proceed to the Top 12.

That works for us! In addition, it’s been revealed that Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, will serve as a resident mentor to the contestants. Not sure if this means we’ll lose the pop-star mentors of yore (if so, we shall miss you Harry Connick, Jr. and Shania Twain…but not you, Jamie Foxx), but it seems like a they’re taking bigger steps toward creating a star with staying power and industry savvy, unlike most of the past Idol winners. In addition, the contestant’s minimum age age been lowered to 15, creating a larger pool to pick from.

wait and see...

Timmins filming "Why Not?"

2010-11-03T03:41:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain in Timmins filming "Why Not?"

Shania Twain
's Why Not?

October 2-5, 2010

....looking forward to seeing Shania's new TV show.

Lovely looking weather in Timmins at the time of this news report.

It is very nice news. SHANIA I love you

letsgoshania video as below

There you have it...Shania Twain comes to Timmins...and everyone has to learn about it from rumours....oh yeah...remember where she is living now.....would you live here still...after having to make it the hard way....grow famous...and still only believe that this is where you would stay?... didn't think so....why would you want to come back here?....

:)

Autobiography

2010-10-03T07:09:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain's - autobiography

In September 2010, it was confirmed that Shania Twain was to release an as of yet untitled autobiography in Spring 2011.

In this yet to be titled autobiography, Shania Twain shares her challenging and sometimes shockingly painful upbringing in rural Ontario, the tragic death of her mother and stepfather, her “against all odds” rise to fame in a foreign entertainment industry, the hurdles she faced as a female outsider in the male-dominated world of country music and the recent struggles in her personal life.

BTW.. Let's dream like Angelsindream video..
You've got a way with me
Somehow you got me to believe
In everything that I could be
I've gotta say-you really got a way
You've got a way it seems
You gave me faith to find my dreams
You'll never know just what that means
Can't you see... you got a way with me

It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love

You've got a way with words
You get me smiling even when it hurts
There's no way to measure what your love is worth
I can't believe the way you get through to me

It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love

Oh, how I adore you
Like no one before you
I love you just the way you are

It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love

It's just the way you are

Birthday Message - 28/08/2010

2010-08-29T15:46:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain's Birthday Message - 28/08/2010
Shania Twain
give message for her birthday as below video from jctwain

Parabéns Pra vc !! muitos e muitos anos de Vida..Que Deus te abençoe muitoo !!vc é o Romantismo em pessoa .. suas musicas fazem parte da minha vida !! Shania Forever !! Y LOVE YOUUUU

Happy Happy Birthday, Shania Twain...on the beautiful Saturday, Aug.28, 2010...can you believe it...2010 and "You're Still the One"...love your music, love you because you are great,,,and come from Timmins, Ontario...Hope you had a great day with your family...many many more...big hugs from a fan from Timmins...^_~ ..

I'm Holdin Onto Love

2010-08-03T03:33:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain
- I'm Holdin Onto Love (To Save My Life)

Lyrics...
Shania Twain - I'm Holding On To Love(To Save My Life)

I don't need a shrink to tell me what to think
There ain't no missing link in my love life
It's alright, I ain't that uptight
I don't need a psychic 'cause I don't really like it
When someone tries to tell me just what my future holds
I already know

Your love keeps me alive
You're all I need to survive
I got you by my side

So I'm holdin' on-I'm feelin' strong-baby you're the one
For all my life!
Yeah I'm holdin' out-there ain't no doubt-I can't live without
You all my life!
I'm holdin' on to love to save my life

I don't need to get all caught up on the net 'cause I'm already set
Can't you understand-already got my man
No I don't need proof to show me the truth, not even Dr. Ruth
Is gonna tell me how I feel-I know our love is real

Your love keeps me alive
You're all I need to survive
I got you by my side

So I'm holdin' on-I'm feelin' strong-baby you're the one
For all my life!
Yeah I'm holdin' out-there ain't no doubt-I can't live without
You all my life!
I'm holdin' on to love to save my life

(I'm holdin' on to love to save my life)

Your love keeps me alive
You're all I need to survive
I got you by my side

So I'm holdin' on-I'm feelin' strong-baby you're the one
For all my life!
Yeah I'm holdin' out-there ain't no doubt-I can't live without
You all my life!
I'm holdin' on to love to save my life

Save me, save me, save me
Save my life

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Her divorce..

2010-06-11T06:22:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain married
music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange on December 28, 1993, and they have a son, Eja D'Angelo (pronounced "Asia") who was born on August 12, 2001.

On May 15, 2008, a spokesperson for Mercury Nashville announced that Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange were separating.

Their divorce was finalized on June 09, 2010.

Shania Twain Is Officially Divorced and Radiantly Happy Two years after getting her heart broken by her husbands relationship with her best friend Shania Twain is legally single again which is not to say shes back on the market

Shania Twain - When you kiss me

DVD Features:
Product Details
Actors: Shania Twain
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Audio Format: 5.1 Surround Sound
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Island / Mercury Nashville
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
Approximate Running Time: 150 minutes

Nah!.

2010-06-03T16:41:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain ' Nah!.
Live From Chicago 2003 UP!

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Why Not? With Shania Twain

2010-05-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

In April 2010, Shania Twain announced plans
for her own TV show, entitled Why Not? With Shania Twain. The show is scheduled to debut in early 2011 on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Why Not? With Shania Twain is an upcoming television program charting country singer Shania Twain's return to prominence. It will be broadcast on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network in 2011.

Shania Twain will return to American Idol to be a guest mentor for a week where the top 6 contestants showcase her songs.

"The Scientist" - Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta

Kris and Allison rehearse Coldplay's "The Scientist" before they perform it live in front of the students of John Marshall High School in LA for Oprah's No Phone Zone campaign

Comments :
It just floors me how incredible this rehearsal performance is with absolutely no amplification or effects on their voices or the guitar. It's just pure raw talent. And the magic fills the room! It's way too easy to understimate these two. Beautiful.

I'm no music export, but I'm curious. Whenever Kris teams up with someone it's amazing! Always the common denominator is Kris. I'm thinking his music smarts are what make things work

Shania Twain - I Feel Like A Woman - Grammy Awards.

2010-04-03T00:48:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain I Feel Like A Woman ...
Let ' s take a look and hear that song for a moment ... :)

Shania Twain - I Feel Like A Woman - Grammy Awards .

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Es otro video.Aquel lo quité pues solo era de prueba.Nunca se me ocurriría borrar un comentario tuyo!Saludos.

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Shania Twain - I Feel Like A Woman - Grammy Awards .
Picture of Hot Singer...

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BTW... American Idol 2010 Chicago John Park wows Shania Twain

When American Idol guest judge Shania Twain complimented contestant John Park on his "great low end" on Fox in January (among other bizarre but complimentary innuendo) I couldn't help but agree. Not about the innuendo, but about the compliment...

Awards and honours

2010-03-03T14:34:00.000-08:00

Shania Twain pic

Her various awards for her singles and albums, Shania Twain has received a number of personal honors:

* Shania Twain was named the 1999 Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association; Twain was the first non-US citizen to win the CMA award.

* She was ranked #7 in Country Music Television's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music in 2002.

* In 2003, Shania Twain was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

* The city of Timmins (located in Ontario, Canada) renamed a street for Shania Twain, gave her the key to the city, and built the Shania Twain Centre in her honour.

* On November 18, 2005, Shania Twain was invested as an Officer in the Order of Canada.

Shania Twain - at Flameworthy Awards... Shania Twain at Flameworthy Awards 2003 Video Of The Year... and you deserve every award you get shania we love you!

Personal life

2010-02-03T15:01:00.000-08:00

Shania Twain

She married music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange on December 28, 1993, and Both of them have a son, Eja D'Angelo (pronounced "Asia"), Eja was born on August 12, 2001. On May 15, 2008, a spokesperson for Mercury Nashville announced that Shania Twain and Rovert John "Mutt" Lange were separating.

Shania Twain resides in a chateau in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland and on a high country 42,000-acre (170 km2) sheep station near Lake Wanaka, New Zealand. She practices Sant Mat, which calls for daily meditation and vegetarianism.

Shania Twain's commercial ventures outside the music industry included a series of cosmetic ads in 1999 based on "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" for Revlon. Shania Twain also starred in ads for Candie's shoes and Gitano jeans, who also sponsored her 1998-1999 Come On Over Tour.

Despite the Revlon cosmetic ads and venturing into the perfume market, she has stated that she is uneasy about being a sx symbol and has often felt uncomfortable and stressed during photo shoots where she believes it is music that will last forever, not an image. "When I began singing I wanted to be a backing singer for Dolly Parton or Stevie Wonder, I didn't sign up to be a model or actress and didn't want fame", Shania Twain has said. "For me it's all about music. Music is when I feel at my best, spiritually, emotionally, and physically".

According to Shania Twain, one of her beauty tips is using ointment known as Bag Balm which is applied to cows' udders during winter months to protect them from harsh weather. Twain says she uses it on her legs and face for softer skin.

In January 2005, Shania Twain joined Scentstories by Febreze to create a limited edition scent disc with the proceeds going to America's Second Harvest.

Late in 2005, Shania Twain partnered COTY to produce her namesake fragrance "Shania by Stetson". A second fragrance was released in September 2007, called "Shania Starlight".

In 2009, scientists calculated that Twain's face had the "perfect" dimensions of female facial visage, based on measurement of facial features.

Delays new album and Olympic Torch.

2010-01-02T16:39:00.000-08:00

Shania Twain In early January 2009, Internet forums were reporting that Shania Twain was planning to make an announcement regarding Shania Twain new album on January 26, 2009 but on the 22nd a spokesperson from Mercury Nashville told Country Weekly that no new album would be coming "anytime soon".

In June 2009, Shania Twain released a letter to her fans explaining the delays in the release of her next album. In August 2009, at a conference in Timmins, Ontario, a spokesman for Twain's label said a new record from the singer is still "nowhere in sight".

On August 17, 2009, EW announced that Shania Twain would be a guest judge on American Idol in Chicago, for the show's August 30 and 31 episodes.

Shania Twain & The Olympic Torch - Timmins, ON

Shania Twain, with the Olympic Torch :) Hollinger Park, Timmins ON Canada. Jan. 1st 2010

On January 1, 2010, Shania carried the Olympic Torch through her hometown as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay.

Shania Twain Greatest Hits

2009-09-22T03:38:00.001-07:00

released the Greatest Hits album In 2004, with 3 new tracks. As of 2008, it has sold over 4 million copies in the United States The 1st single, the multi-format duet "Party for Two", made the country top 10 w/ Billy Currington, while the pop version with Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath made top 10 in the UK & Germany. The follow-up singles, "Don't!" and "I Ain't No Quitter" did not fare as well. The former made Top 20 on Adult Contemporary, while the latter did not gain enough airplay to crack the Country Top 40.

On November 19, 2004, Shania Twain appeared on the BBC charity telethon Children in Need. In addition to performing "Up!", Shania Twain also acted as one of the celebrity assistants in an "all-star" magic act, in an illusion called "Clearly Impossible", in which Shaniw Twain was sawed in half inside a clear-sided box.

In August 2005, Shania Twain released the single "Shoes" from the Desperate Housewives soundtrack. It only peaked at No. twenty nine on the country chart & therefore, a video, which was scheduled to be created, was cancelled.

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Shania-Twain Up!

2009-09-01T20:00:00.000-07:00

"Shania Twain Up!"

After a two year break, She and Lange went back into the studio, along with a management change (QPrime replacing Landau), and recorded Shania Twain's latest CD. Up! was released on November 19, 2002. About a year later, she kicked off the Up! Tour in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on September 25, 2003.

Up! was released as a double album, with three different discs—pop (a red CD), country (a green CD), and Indian film music (a blue CD). For North American markets, the pop disc was paired with the country disc and in international markets, the pop disc was paired with the world music disc. Up! was given 4 out of 5 stars by Rolling Stone magazine, and debuted at number one on the Billboard albums chart, selling 874,000 in the 1st week alone. It charted at the top for 5 weeks. The success of the album's pop version outside the US was equally amazing when "Up!" reached number one in Germany, number two in Australia and the Top 5 in the UK and France. Especially in Germany it became a real long seller, certified quadruple platinum and stayed in the Top 100 for one and a half years.

The blue, world music disc was remixed with Bollywood-style orchestral and percussion parts recorded in Mumbai, India. The new versions were produced by Simon and Diamond Duggal, brothers from Birmingham, England. They were originally invited to contribute parts to the red, pop version of "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" which retains the Bollywood influence.

Twain's popularity in UK was reflected by numerous appearances on the long-running music show Top of the Pops, performing singles from Come on Over from 1999. In 2002 an entire special show was dedicated to her on sister show TOTP2, in which Twain herself introduced some past performances of her greatest hits and new singles from Up!

The first single from the album, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" became a top 10 country hit in the US, after debuting at an impressive No. 24 after only five days of airplay; but only made the Top Fourty on the pop charts. It was a much bigger hit on the other side of the Atlantic, released in a pop version, the single hit the Top Five in the UK and Australia as well as the Top fifteen in Germany and France. The follow-up single "Up!" reached the Top fifteen in the US country charts but failed to reach the pop Top 40.

The 2nd European single became the mid-tempo song "Ka-Ching!" (which was never released as a single in North America) with lyrics where Twain was criticizing unchecked consumerism. The song eventually became another smash hit in the important European markets, reaching number one in Germany and Austria and other European countries, the UK Top ten and the Top fifteen in France.

The 3rd single from the album would be the most successful in the US. The romantic ballad "Forever and For Always" was released as a single in April 2003 and peaked at number four on the country chart and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, and made as well the Billboard Top Twenty. Again success was even bigger on the other side of the Atlantic with "Forever and For Always" again reaching the Top Ten in both, the UK and Germany. Further singles were "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" a country Top Ten hit, while the last US single, "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing", made the Top Twenty on both Country and AC.

Due to the enormous European success of Up! and its 1st 3 singles, 2 more singles were released in the 2nd half of 2003 with up-tempo "Thank You Baby" (Number eleven in the UK, Top Twenty in Germany) and just before Christmas the romantic, acoustic ballad "When You Kiss Me", at least a minor hit in both territories. The title track "Up!" also saw a single release in a limited edition of European countries, such as Germany, in early 2004. In January 2008, Up! had sold 5.5 million copies in the U.S. (Certified by the RIAA as eleven times platinum due to the organization's rules regarding double albums, which are counted as two units for certifications).

In 2003, Shania Twain participated in the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman, covering Dolly Parton's classic "Coat of Many Colors", with backing vocals by Alison Krauss. The cover peaked at No. 57 on the Hot Country Songs charts as an album cut. During the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show Shania Twain performed 2 songs, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" and "Up!"

Source: wikipedia

Music Come on Over

2009-08-22T09:29:00.000-07:00

"Shania Twain Music Come on Over"

In 1997, Shania Twain released her follow-up album, Come on Over. This was the album that would establish her as a successful crossover singer. Slowly, Shania Twain Music Come on Over album started racking up sales. It never hit the top spot, but with the multi-chart hit single "You're Still the One", sales skyrocketed. Other songs like "Don't Be Stupid", "Honey, I'm Home", "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", "That Don't Impress Me Much" and "From This Moment On" joined the twelve songs that eventually saw release as singles.

Shania Twain Music Come on Over album stayed on the charts for the next two years and Come on Over went on to sell 20 million copies in the United States and over 34 million worldwide, making it the biggest-selling album of all time by a female musician. It is also the eighth biggest-selling album by any type of artist in the US.

Songs from Shania Twain Music Come on Over album won four Grammy Awards over the next two years, including Best Country Song and Best Female Country Performance (for "You're Still the One" and "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!") for Twain. Lange won Grammys for "You're Still the One" and "Come on Over".

Despite the album's record sales it wasn't able to top the Billboard 200, reaching a peak of No. 2. In 1999, the "Come on Over" album was remixed for the European market as a pop album with less country instrumentation and actually gave her the big breakthrough in Europe she and her producer husband were looking for. "Come on over" went to No. 1 on the UK album charts for 11 weeks. It became the biggest selling album of the year in Great Britain and a bestseller in other big European markets as well, selling more than one million copies in Germany and nearly 4 million in the UK alone. The songs that had finally drawn European attention to the album were the pop remixed singles "That Don't Impress Me Much", a No.3 in the UK and Top 10 hit in Germany in the summer of 1999, and "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" which peaked at No. 3 in both the UK and France in autumn of that year. Additionally, the album set the record for the longest ever stay in the Top 20 of The US Billboard 200, remaining in the Top 20 for 99 weeks.

Shania Twain's mainstream pop acceptance was further helped by her appearance in the 1998 first edition of the VH1 Divas concert where she sang alongside Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan and Aretha Franklin, and by VH1's 1999 heavily-aired Behind the Music treatment of her, which concentrated on the tragic aspects of her early life as well as her physical attractiveness and Nashville's early resistance to her bared-midriff music videos.

In 1998, Shania Twain launched her 1st major concert tour, aided by her manager Jon Landau, a veteran of many large-scale tours with Bruce Springsteen. The Come on Over Tour shows were enthusiastically received by audiences around the globe and answered critics[who?] who speculated that she could not perform live.

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The Woman in Me

2009-08-14T02:19:00.000-07:00

The Woman in Me
Shania Twain

Still her best
Brilliant contemporary country album
Extraordinary Album-But Not Revolutionary

When rock producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange heard Shania Twain's original songs and singing, he offered to produce her and to write songs with her. After many telephone conversations, they met at Nashville's Fan Fair in June 1993. Shania Twain initially had no idea who he was but expressed a high degree of praise for his demos on the phone. Shania Twain and Lange became very close within just weeks. Lange and Shania Twain either wrote or co-wrote the songs that would form her second studio album, The Woman in Me.

The Woman in Me was released in the Spring of 1995. The Woman in Me album's first single, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" went to #11 on the Billboard Country Chart. This was followed by her first Top 10 and #1 hit single, "Any Man of Mine." Shania Twain had further hits from the album, including the title track which peaked at #14 and three additional #1 hits: "(If You're Not in it for Love) I'm Outta Here!", "You Win My Love", and "No One Needs to Know". As of 2007, it had sold more than 12 million copies. The album was a quick breakthrough, and it came without tour support. Twain's promotion of The Woman in Me album was based largely upon a series of sxey music videos. The Woman in Me won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album as well as the Academy of Country Music award for Album of the Year; the latter group also awarded Twain as Best New Female Vocalist.

Shania Twain - Self-titled debut album was released, when?

2009-08-02T18:20:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain's self-titled debut album was released in 1993 to the United States and Canada, gaining her audiences outside of her own country. The album only reached #67 on the US Country Albums Chart; however, it gained many positive reviews from critics.

Twain's self-titled debut album yielded two minor hit singles in the United States with "What Made You Say That" and "Dance with the One That Brought You". Twain's self-titled debut album was more successful in Europe, where Twain won Country Music Television Europe's "Rising Video Star of the Year" award.

Shania Twain - Shania [Sha-nye-uh] an Ojibwa word, "On my way".

2009-07-23T18:54:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain, after her siblings moved out on their own, Shania Twain assembled a demo tape of her songs, and Shania Twain's manager set up a showcase for Twain to present her material to record executives.

Shania Twain caught the attention of a few labels, including Mercury Nashville Records, who signed her within a few months.

During this time, Shania Twain changed her name to Shania [Sha-nye-uh] an Ojibwa word which means "On my way".

Shania Twain - Took care of her family.

2009-07-15T17:41:00.000-07:00

Shania Twain, on 1 November 1987, she learned that her mother and adoptive father had died in a car accident.

Shania Twain took care of her family, moving with her half-brothers Mark and Darryl, and sister Carrie Ann to Huntsville, Ontario, where Shania Twain supported them by performing at the nearby Deerhurst Resort.

Shania Twain - First break came

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First of Shania Twain 's break came on February 8, 1987. When Bell staged a fundraiser for the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation at the Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto where Shania Twain performed with Broadway theatre star Bernadette Peters, jazz guitarist Don Ross and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Shania Twain performance received little acclaim but it convinced Bell, who loathed pop music, that Shania Twain should stay well away from it and concentrate on country music

Shania Twain - Mary Bailey bought the contract.

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Shania Twain as Ellen Twain... Mary Bailey bought the contract from Stan Campbell and Twain moved into Bailey's home on Lake Kenogami where Shania Twain practiced her music every day for hours.

In the fall of 1985, Mary Bailey took ShaniaTwain down to Nashville to stay with a friend, record producer Tony Migliore, who at the time was producing an album for fellow Canadian singer Kelita Haverland and ShaniaTwain featured on the backing vocals to the song Too Hot to Handle.

Shania Twain also demoed songs with Cyril Rawson but without success, partly due to Shania Twain's wish to become a rock singer, not a country artist, and after 5 months Shania Twain returned to Canada and moved in with Marie Bailey in a flat in downtown Kirkland Lake. There Shania Twain met a rock keyboardist Eric Lambier and drummer Randy, whom Twain was now dating and they formed a new band, moving three months later to Orono, Ontario near Toronto.

In late summer 1986 Mary Bailey had arranged Shania Twain to meet John Kim Bell, a half Mohawk, half American conductor who had close contacts with the directors of the Canadian Country Music Association. Bell recognised Shania Twain's ability as well as looks and the two began secretly dating, despite their clash of backgrounds.

In the fall of 1986 Shania Twain continued to express her desire to be a pop or rock singer rather than country, which led to her falling out with Mary Bailey for 2 years and was not met with any success.

Shania Twain - Mary Bailey comment on her performance.

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Shania Twain became acquainted with a regional country singer Mary Bailey who had had some country chart success in 1976.

Mary Bailey had seen Shania Twain's perform in Sudbury, Ontario, saying "I saw this little girl up on stage with a guitar and it absolutely blew me away. She (Shania Twain) performed Willie Nelson's Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain and Hank Williams's I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Her (Shania Twain's) voice reminded me of Tanya Tucker, it had strength and character, a lot of feeling. She's a star, she deserves an opportunity".

Mary Bailey later said "She (Shania Twain) sang a few songs that she had written, and I thought to myself, this kid is like nineteen years old, where does she get this? This is from a person who's lived sixty years".

Shania Twain - Her talents were noticed by a Toronto DJ Stan Campbell.

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Shania Twain In the autumn of 1984 her talents were noticed by a Toronto DJ Stan Campbell who wrote about her in a Country Music News article, "Eileen (Twain) possesses a powerful voice with an impressive range. She has the necessary drive, ambition and positive attitude to achieve her goals".

Toronto DJ Stan Campbell happened to be making an album by Canadian musician (and present-day CKTB (AM)radio personality) Tim Denis at the time and Twain featured on the backing vocals on the song Heavy on the Sunshine.

Toronto DJ Stan Campbell later took Shania Twain to Nashville to record some demos, which Shania Twain found particularly difficult to finance.

Shania Twain - Eager to expand musical horizons.

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Shania Twain After graduating from Timmins High in July 1983, she was eager to expand her musical horizons. After the demise of her band Longshot, Shania Twain was approached by a covers band led by Diane Chase called "Flirt" and toured all over Ontario.

Shania Twain began taking singing lessons from Toronto based coach Ian Garrett and often in not having the money to pay for Shania Twain's lessons would clean his house in payment.

Shania Twain - Music career, as Eilleen Twain

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Shania Twain Music career as Eilleen Twain

At 13, Eilleen Twain, the future "Shania" Twain, was invited to perform on CBC television's Tommy Hunter Show.

While attending Timmins High and Vocational School in Timmins, Ontario, Shania Twain was the singer for a local band called "Longshot" which covered Top 40 music.

Shania Twain - I was very strong

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Shania Twain, in the early 1980s she spent some time working on her father's reforestation business in northern Ontario, a business that the family were heavily involved in and employed some 75 Objibwe and Cree workers.

Although the work was very demanding and the pay very low, Shania Twain has spoken of her experience,

"I loved the feeling of being stranded. I'm not afraid of being in my own environment, being physical, working hard. I was very strong, I walked miles and miles every day and carried heavy loads of trees. You can't shampoo, use soap or deodrant, or makeup, nothing with any scent; you have to bathe and rinse your clothes in the lake. It was a very rugged existence, but I was very creative and I would sit alone in the forest with my dog and a guitar and just write songs".

Shania Twain - Wrote her first songs

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Shania Twain wrote her first songs at the age of ten, Is Love a Rose and Just Like the Storybooks which were fairy tales in rhyme.

As a child, Shania Twain has been described by a close childhood friend Kenny Derasp as

"a very serious kid who spent a lot of time in her room. The art of creating, of actually writing songs, was very different from performing them and became progressively important".

Shania Twain - I hated bars, but loved the music , so she survived

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Shania Twain was singing in bars at the age of just 8 to try to make ends meet. Shania Twain often earning twenty dollars between midnight and one in the morning performing for remaining customers after the bar had finished serving.

Although Shania Twain has expressed a dislike for singing in such a smoky atmosphere at such a young age, Shania Twain believes that this was her performing arts school on the road to becoming a successful singer.

Shania Twain has said of the ordeal, "My deepest passion was music and it helped. There were moments when I thought 'I hate this'. I hated going into bars and being with drunks. But I loved the music and so I survived"

Shania Twain - Singing in clubs and bars from a very young age to support her family...

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Shania Twain or Eilleen Twain, One of five children, she had a hard childhood in Timmins.

Shania Twain's parents earned little, and there was often a shortage of food in the household. At one point, while Jerry was at work, her mother drove the rest of the family 425 miles (684 km) to a Toronto homeless shelter for assistance.

Shania Twain did not confide her situation to school authorities, fearing they might break up the family. In the remote, rugged community, Eilleen Twain learned to hunt and to chop wood.

Aside from working at an Ontario McDonald's restaurant, Shania Twain began to earn money by singing in local clubs and bars from a very young age to support her family.

Shania Twain - Family

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Shania Twain was born in Windsor, Ontario, daughter of Clarence Edwards and his wife Sharon (née Morrison).

Shania Twain's parents divorced when Shania Twain was two, and her mother then moved with Eilleen and her sister Jill to Timmins, Ontario, where she married Jerry Twain, an Ojibwa. He adopted the girls, legally changing their last name to Twain.

Because of Shania Twain's connection to her stepfather, in the past, people had presumed Twain's ancestry was Ojibwa, but Shania Twain stated in an interview that her biological father was part Cree.

Shania Twain - Achieved critical and financial success

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Shania Twain has achieved both critical and financial success.

Shania Twain was having received five Grammy awards, 27 BMI Songwriter awards.

Shania Twain has sold over 65 million albums worldwide to date including 48 million in the USA alone.

Shania Twain - Have three albums certified Diamond

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Shania Twain is the only female musician to have three albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Shania Twain is also the second best selling artist in Canada, behind fellow Canadian Céline Dion, with three of her studio albums being certified double diamond by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.

Shania Twain - Eilleen Regina Edwards

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Shania Twain IPA: [ʃəˈnaɪə 'tweɪn] OC, Birth name Eilleen Regina Edwards was born on August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario.

Shania Twain is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for Shania's prolific work in both the country and pop music genres.

Shania Twain 's 3rd album Come on Over is the best-selling album of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music.

Shania Twain 's Genre(s) Country pop; Voice type(s) Mezzo-Soprano; Years active 1993–2007 On Hiatus; Label(s)Mercury Nashville; Associated acts Alison Krauss, Anne Murray, Bryan White, Billy Currington, Dolly Parton, Emerson Drive, Leahy, Mark McGrath, Union Station; Shania Twain 's Website www.shaniatwain.com.