Shania Twain

Country-tinged pop singer Shania Twain is one of the most popular female singers ever, mostly thanks to her third album Come on Over. That album, with approximately 40 million worldwide sales, is claimed to be one of the ten biggest-selling albums of all time.

Shania Twain was only 13 years old when she first appeared with her band Longshot on CBC's Tommy Hunter Show in 1978, but performing became her bread and butter when she had to support her brothers and sister after their parents died in a car accident when she was only 22.

In 1991 she landed a recording contract and released her eponymous album, which peaked at No.55 on the Billboard Country charts. By 1993 she had met producer Mutt Lange, who offered to work on her second album. The result was 1995's The Woman in Me which achieved greater success when it won a Grammy for Best Country Album and crossed over into the mainstream Billboard charts at No. 5. It went on to sell over ten million copies.

The next album Come on Over was an international phenomenon, lodging itself in the top half of the Billboard 200 for almost three years, winning four Grammys and reaching the top of the charts across Europe and the US. Most of the tracks on the album were released as singles, including "You're Still the One", "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" and "That Don't Impress Me Much". In 1998 Twain embarked on her first major concert tour to support the huge success of the record.

The next album was Up! (2002), released as a double album with three different mixes - pop, country and Indian/Asian versions. Like its predecessor, the album was a huge hit across the world, selling over 12 million copies.

Shania Twain's Greatest Hits in 2004 contained three new tracks, and she is currently working on a new album.