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Shania Twain

Shania Twain
Shania Twain signing autographs during a concert in 2004
Background information
Birth name	Eilleen Regina Edwards
Also known as	Eilleen Twain (1967-1992) Shania Twain (1993-present) Eilleen Regina Lange (legal name)
Born	August 28, 1965 (1965-08-28) (age 42) Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Country pop
Years active	1991–present
Label(s)	Universal Music Group, Polydor, Mercury Nashville
Associated acts	Bryan White Billy Currington Emerson Drive Leahy
Website	ShaniaTwain.com

Shania Twain, IPA: OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the biggest-selling album of all time by a female musician, and the best-selling album in the history of country music. She is the only female musician to have three albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, and is also the best selling artist in Canada, with all three of her studio albums being certified double diamond by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. Twain has achieved both critical and financial success, having received five Grammy awards, 27 BMI Songwriter awards, and sold over 65 million albums worldwide to date.