Shania Twain, born Eilleen Regina Edwards, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time.
Early Life
Shania Twain is the daughter of Sharon nee Morrison and Clarence Edwards, and was born on August 28, 1965. She has two sisters, Jill and Carrie Ann. Twain said she had a difficult childhood: her parents earned little money, and food was often scarce in the household. At the age of eight, Twain began singing in bars to help her family make ends meet, and describes that it was her own kind of performing arts school. At the age of 13, Shania Twain appeared on CBS’s Tommy Hunter Show while attending Timmins High and Vocational School, and also served as lead singer for a band called Longshot, which covered Top 40 music.
