Full Name: Eilleen Regina Edwards (Shania Twain)
Eye Colour: Brown
Height: 5’4” (1.63m)
Date of Birth: August 28th, 1965
Current Age: 41
Star Sign: Virgo
Place of Birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Family: Biological Father – Clarence Edwards
Father – Jerry Twain
Mother – Sharon Edwards
Sisters – Jill Edwards (43) & Carrie-Ann Edwards
(38)
Half-Brothers – Mark Twain (32) & Darryl Twain
(33)
Celebrity Relationships: Robert John Lange (Music Producer)
Children: Son – Eja Lange (5)
Occupation: Singer
Her Family History: Shania was born as Eilleen Regina Edwards to Clarence and Sharon. When she was 6, her
mother re-married Jerry Twain who was Ojibwa native from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Jerry adopted Shania and her sisters as his own and
Shania now had 2 half-brothers. Sadly, Shania’s parents were killed in a car accident when Shania was 22, so she became
the legal guardian of her siblings and had to concentrate on raising her family. Shortly after the accident she changed her
name from Eilleen to Shania meaning “I’m on my way” in Ojibwa.
Pets: A German Shepard dog called Tim
Interesting Facts about Shania:
As a child, Shania would sing in bars after hours and
when she was 13 she appeared on “The Tommy Hunter Show”
She signed a music contract with Mercury Nashville
Her first album went by without notice, but her second album
which she produced with her husband Robert John Lange whom she calls Mutt, broke world records with its sales
She married music producer Robert John Lange in 1993
She was on People Magazine’s “Most Intriguing
People” list in 1995 & 1996
Shania was voted “sexiest vegetarian alive”
by PETA
Shania gave birth to her first child with Robert Lange
on August 12th, 2001 – a son named Eja (pronounced “Asia”)
She has won Grammy awards for “Best Country Song”
and “Best Female Country Performance”
She was named the Country Music Association's
Entertainer of the Year in 1999, she also received the CMA’s International Achievement Award the same year
Shania has had 5 #1 hits
She sold 9 million copies of her album “Come On
Over”
Shania hosted the 2003 Juno Awards in Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
She lip synched at the National Football League’s
Super Bowl half-time show in 2003
She has won Juno awards for “Juno Fan Choice Award”,
“Artist of the Year” and “Country Recording of the Year”
In 2003, Shania received a star on the Canadian Walk
of Fame in Toronto
Shania was raised in the Ojibwa Indian culture by her stepfather,
but she is of Irish and French-Canadian heritage
She owns a cottage near the town of Huntsville in the Muskoka region
of Ontario, Canada
Shania shares a birthday with LeAnn Rimes
Her album tour and merchandising for “Come on
Over” made over $40 million in Australia alone where it still remains one of the longest charting
albums in Australia
She received the “Order of Canada” in 2005 which is
Canada’s highest honour
Ranked #39 on the Maxim “Hot 100 of 2005” list
Shania lives in Switzerland with her husband and son
Her album “Up!” sold 2 million copies in the
USA in its first month of release
Ranked #33 on FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in
the World” list in 2005
Shania’s Personal Quotes:
"The whole record has been made differently, we
travelled around a lot more, and we used musical influences from all over the world. we used Indian musicians recorded directly
in Mumbai, India; some of the American musicians were recorded in the Caribbean; a 40-piece orchestra recorded in Ireland;
other musicians in Italy; and we literally hopped from city to city song-writing, including Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Milan,
Rome, Provence and the Grenadine Islands. This music came together in smaller pieces over a longer period of time." –
On her album
“I put this music on and I’m overwhelmed
with emotion. It’s been such a labour of love, and as I’m listening back sometimes I don’t know whether
to laugh or cry.”
