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- Given Name
- Eilleen Regina Edwards; chosen name, Shania, is the Ojibway Indian word for "I'm on my way". Twain is the surname of her adoptive father, Jerry Twain.
- Name Change
- After signing her record deal in 1992, Mercury Records executives mentioned that they didn't think that her name, Eilleen Twain, was a viable name for a country singer; they suggested that she change her last name, but Shania refused, opting to change her first name instead.
- Birth Date
- August 28, 1965
- Birth Place
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Home Town
- Timmins, Ontario, Canada, 500 miles north of Toronto
- Hair Color
- Reddish Brown
- Eye Color
- Brown with a touch of green
- Height
- 5 ft, 3 1/2 in.
- Shoe Size
- 6 1/2
- Parents
- Mother Sharon; father Jerry; an Ojibway Indian, adopted Shania and raised her from the time she was 4; birth father Clarence Edwards. Jerry and Sharon were killed in a car accident in 1987 when Shania was 21.
- Siblings
- Sisters Jill and Carrie-Ann; brothers Mark and Darryl.
- Spouse
- South African-born veteran rock producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. He has been her producer since her 1995 album The Woman In Me.
- How They Met
- Mutt called Shania after seeing her video "What Made You Say That" and listening to her first album; they met face-to-face for the first time at 1993's Fan Fair in Nashville, TN , which Mutt attended with rock star Bryan Adams; the couple fell in love in Spain; became engaged Paris and married Dec. 28, 1993, at the Deerhurst Inn in Muksoka, Ontario, Canada; "I respect him and love so much. That's what makes my whole life happy."
- First Song She Sang To Him
- "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)", during one of their early phone conversations.
- Residences
- a home on Florida's west coast; an estate in Lake Placid, NY (for sale) and a newly acquired castle in Switzerland on Lake Geneva.
- Early Performances
- Age 3, after recognizing her young daughters talent, Sharon Twain had Shania sing along with the jukebox for patrons at local restaurants; by age 8, Shania was singing on television and radio shows, telethons, family gatherings, homes for the elderly, community centers and nightclubs; "I think starting young was a good thing, because if I hadn't started young, I don't know if I would have gotten up the courage to go up onstage. By the time I was a teenager, it was second nature."
- Pets
- A German Shepherd, Tim; and a horse, Dancer...they often travel with Shania when she is on the road.
- Favorite Food
- Pasta. Shania is a vegetarian.
- Favorite Colors
- Red and green.
- Favorite Dessert
- Pastries, but especially Peach Pie.
- Favorite Songs
- "Wildflower" by Skylark; "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" by The Mamas & The Papas; "Coat of Many Colors" and "In The Ghetto" by Dolly Parton; "She's Always A Woman" by Billy Joel; and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams.
- Musical Influences
- Dolly Parton, Gladys Knight, The Mamas & The Papas, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette, The Supremes.
- Favorite Movie
- 1994's Immortal Beloved starring Gary Oldman and Isabella Rossellini-the film is a dramatization about the life and secret love of Ludwig Von Beethoven.
- Favorite Actor
- Jim Carrey
- Favorite Actress
- Jessica Lange
- HOBBIES
- Camping, skiing, horseback riding, songwriting, loves animals and spending time outdoors
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