Shania Twain

Shania Twain’s musical melodies have aptly proved that the world was readily accepted the fusion of traditional instruments, girl-power themes, and dance-pop dynamics. The way she has accentuated the sing-along choruses and simple dance rhythms while downplaying the country elements in her albums, she is no stranger to scruples, sputter and the woman’s choice. The second oldest of five siblings, Shania and her family lived in a rather unstable financial home. Precisely hers was a proud but, at times, insolvent existence. Twain often grabbed a guitar and retreated to the solitude of her bedroom. Her mom noticed Twain's talents and gave her enough exposure where she could refine her talent. In 1987, at age 21, Twain’s mother and adoptive father died in a car accident. She took on the responsibility of raising her three younger siblings and took them to Huntsville, Ontario, where she supported the family by performing at a local resort (Deerhurst resort). Emerging in the mid-'90s, Shania Twain, recorded a demo tape of original music and set her sights on Nashville. In 1991, when she signed her first recording contract with Richard Frank of Mercury Nashville Records. He her self-titled 1993 debut album featured only one of her songs, the feisty "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That." Singles "What Made You Say That" and "Dance With the One That Brought You." A twist came in her life when she tied a nuptial knot with rock producer Robert "Mutt" Lange. By that time, they'd written half an album's worth of tunes together.

Her second album, 1995's The Woman in Me, caught fire with the hit singles like "Any Man of Mine" and "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?” The album topped the country charts for months and became a gigantic crossover to mainstream charts. The collection has sold 18 million copies, making Twain the best-selling country female artist of all time. The Woman in Me went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album as well as the Academy of Country Music award for Album of the Year. It also earned her Best New Female Vocalist award. Twain's third Mercury collection, Come on Over, was released in 1997. The album worked wonderfully for her career, earning her a valued spot on MTV, VH-1, and pop radio. All the songs of the album are either infectious rock-pop or ballads. Come on Over had sold 20 million copies in the United States and 39 million worldwide, making it the biggest-selling album by a female artist of all time.. Songs from the album won four Grammy Awards over the next two years. She spent the next two years touring the globe in support of the album. Twain took a sabbatical and returned to her Swiss home for some down time with her husband. After taking time off and having a child in 2001, Shania Twain went back into the studio and Up! was released in November 2002. Up! debuted at No. 1, selling 874,000 in the first week alone. It charted at the top for five weeks. The first single off of the album "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", became a modest pop and country hit. The romantic ballad "Forever And For Always" was released as a single in April 2003 and peaked at No. 4. In 2004, she released the Greatest Hits album. Twain is also commercially associated with Revlon cosmetics, based around "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

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