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Shania Twain was born Eilleen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, daughter of Clarence and Sharon Edwards. Her parents divorced when she was two, and her mother then moved with Eileen and her sister Jill to Timmins, Ontario, where she married Jerry Twain, an Ojibwa.
26. Apr. 2022 · Genealogy for Eilleen Regina Twain (Edwards) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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23. Sept. 2023 · Shania Twain is extremely loyal to her four siblings: sisters Jill and Carrie Ann and brothers Darryl and Mark. The “Giddy Up!” singer grew up in a blended family of five kids in a small town...
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- The Woman in Me
- Come on Over
- Up!
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- Album Hiatus and Personal Life
- Indigenous Ancestry
The second eldest in a blended family of five children, Eilleen Edwards was raised in poverty in Timmins, Ontario, by her mother, Sharon, and her Ojibwa stepfather, Jerry Twain, a forestry worker, who adopted Eilleen and her two sisters as children; their surnames were changed to Twain and they were legally registered as “Status Indian.” She was an...
After graduating from high school in 1983, Twain moved to Toronto to pursue a career in music. She took voice lessons with classical singer Ian Garrett, whom she credits as her only voice teacher, and caught the attention of Toronto DJ and record producer Stan Campbell, who landed her gigs as a backup vocalist and took her to Nashville to record so...
On 1 November 1987, Twain’s mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident near Wawa, Ontario, when they were hit head-on by a logging truck. Twain became the guardian of her two younger brothers. With Bailey’s help, she got a job performing in a Vegas-style revue and as a solo lounge act at the Deerhurst Resort near Huntsville, Ontario. She m...
In 1990, Bailey convinced Nashville music attorney Dick Frank (Everly Brothers, Patsy Kline) to come to Huntsville to see Twain perform. In 1991, Frank invited her to Nashville, where she signed with the US country division of Mercury Records. Encouraged to change her last name, she instead took the first name Shania (the name of an Ojibwa co-worke...
Lange brought his studio production mastery and radio-friendly pop sound to The Woman in Me (1995), Twain’s second album. Recorded at a cost of $700,000, largely financed by Lange, it was reportedly the most expensive country album ever produced. The slick country-pop crossover songs featured Twain’s strong, charismatic vocals, catchy melodic and r...
Adored by millions around the world and disparaged by others (such as American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, who called her “the highest-paid lap dancer in Nashville”), Twain became the female equivalent of Garth Brooks, melding country music with a rock sensibility to create a powerful new commercial phenomenon. In 1996, she replaced Mary Bailey ...
In August 2002, Twain parted ways with manager Jon Landau and signed with Peter Mensch of Q Prime Management, best known for handling rock bands such as Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Shereleased her fourth album, the double-CD Up!, on 19 November 2002. It was again co-produced and co-written with Lange. From the midriff-baring cover photo to...
Twain followed the success of Up! with her Greatest Hits in 2004, which was released in two different versions for North American and international markets. The compilation’s 21 tracks included the new singles “Don’t,” “I Ain’t No Quitter” and the duet “Party for Two.” The latter was recorded in a country version with Mercury label-mate Billy Curri...
While Twain’s recording career had been productive, with regular album releases, there followed a lengthy hiatus in both album production and concert appearances. She did, however, remain in the public eye. She recorded a cover of “Coat of Many Colors” for a Dolly Parton tribute album in 2003, contributed the song “Shoes” to the soundtrack of the A...
It is unclear whether Twain has any Indigenous ancestry in her bloodline. She has said that, according to her mother, her biological father was part Indigenous, but his family has disputed this claim. In April 1996, shortly after Twain received the Outstanding Musical Achievement Award from First Americans in the Arts amid her rise to superstardom,...
22. Apr. 2024 · Explore genealogy for Shania (Edwards) Twain born 1960s including ancestors + 1 photos + 2 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
Shania Twain wurde als Tochter von Clarence Edwards in Windsor, Ontario geboren. Ihren bürgerlichen Namen Eilleen Regina änderte sie in Shania – ursprünglich ein Wort aus der Sprache der Ojibwa - Indianer , das „Ich bin auf meinem Weg“ bedeutet.
