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Shania Twain (real name - Eilleen Regina Edwards) is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. She was born on August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario.
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, nearly forty BMI Songwriter awards, and selling over 75 million albums worldwide to date.
At the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 16, 2007, Twain said that she was currently writing songs for a new album, and that she is doing a "lot of soul searching" and "indulging in the writing". When asked with new music will come out she said "next year".
Shania will be featured on the song, "You Needed Me", with Canadian country star Anne Murray on Anne's upcoming duets album due out November 13, 2007 in Canada, and in January 2008 in the US.
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