Shania Twain Styles: Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary Emerging in the mid-'90s, Shania Twain (pronounced shu-NYE-uh) became the most popular country music artist since Garth Brooks. Skillfully fusing mainstream, AOR rock production with country-pop, Twain and her producer/husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange created a commercial juggernaut with her second album, The Woman in Me. The record became a multi-platinum phenomenon, peaking at number five on the pop charts and eventually selling over nine million copies in America alone. Twain might have sold a lot of records, but like other mega-selling acts before her, she earned few good reviews -- most critics accused her of diluting country with bland, anthemic hard rock techniques and of shamelessly selling her records with sexy videos. Fans ignored such complaints, mainly because her audience was comprised of many listeners that had grown accustomed to such marketing strategies by constant exposure to MTV. And Twain, in many ways, was the first country artist to fully exploit MTV's style. She created a sexy, video-oriented image -- she didn't even tour during the year when The Woman in Me was on the top of the country charts -- that appealed not only to the country audience, but also to pop fans. In turn, she became a country music phenomenon.

	THE SHANIA TWAIN TIME LINE STARTING IN 1990     1990  Shania began the new decade by changing her name from Eileen to Shania, and headed to Nashville to work on her music.   1993 APRIL Shania's debut LP, Shania Twain, was released. DECEMBER Shania married Robert John "Mutt" Lange, a notable producer in the states who became instrumental in broadening Shania's appeal. Shania won a Country Music Television Europe Award for Rising Video Star of the Year.          1995     # 137 Singles Artist of the Year JANUARY Shania's next country hit, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" became her 1st Top 40 country hit. FEBRUARY The Woman In Me, was released with the hit country tracks, "No One Needs To Know," "The Woman In Me," "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!," "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," and "Any Man Of Mine." The LP went on to sell over 11 million copies in the U.S. and Shania hit the top of the country charts 4 consecutive times. MAY The Woman In Me was certified gold. JUNE The Woman In Me was certified platinum.   JULY The Woman In Me also crossed-over to the pop LP Top 10. Shania won 4 Canadian Music Association Awards for Album of the Year (The Woman In Me), Female Vocalist, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year ("Any Man Of Mine"). Shania topped the Billboard Country Singles chart for 2 weeks and the Country Singles Sales chart for 10 weeks with "Any Man Of Mine." The Woman In Me topped the Billboard Country Albums chart for 29 weeks. AUGUST The Woman In Me was certified 2x platinum. NOVEMBER The Woman In Me was certified 3x platinum. DECEMBER The Woman In Me was certified 4x platinum. Shania topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Country Album Artist - Female. The Woman In Me was the 10th biggest selling LP of the year with sales topping 2.8 million during 1995.     MCI Center October 2003            1996 JANUARY Shania won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Female Artist and Favorite Country New Artist and was nominated for Favorite Country Album (The Woman In Me). Shania topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles Sales chart with "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!/The Woman In Me" FEBRUARY Shania won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album (The Woman In Me) and was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance - Female ("Any Man Of Mine"). The Woman In Me was certified 5x platinum. Shania topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!" MARCH The Woman In Me was certified 6x platinum.       MCI Center-October of 2003. MAY Shania was honored with the Top Female Country Artist award at the World Music Awards. The Woman In Me was certified 7x platinum. Shania topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "You Win My Love." JULY Shania topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for a week with "No One Needs To Know." SEPTEMBER The Woman In Me was certified 8x platinum. OCTOBER Shania Twain was certified gold. Additional awards throughout the year included 2 Academy of Country Music Awards for Top New Female Vocalist and Album of the Year (The Woman In Me), 2 Billboard Music Awards for Top Country Album Artist and Top Music Video, a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite New Country Artist, and 2 Juno Awards for Country Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.                 1997  # 158 Singles Artist of the Year   JANUARY Shania won an American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist and was nominated for Favorite Country Album (The Woman In Me). Shania topped the Billboard Country Singles Sales chart for a week with "God Bless The Child." FEBRUARY The Woman In Me was certified 9x platinum. MARCH Shania won a Juno Award for Best Country Female Vocalist and International Achievement Award. NOVEMBER Shania topped the Billboard Country Singles chart for 5 weeks with "Love Gets Me Every Time." The Woman In Me was certified 10x platinum. Shania released Come On Over. All of the songs on the LP were written by Shania and her husband and the LP debuted at #2 on the pop LP charts and #1 on the country charts where it eventually spent 50 weeks at #1.   Well here you see her sitting and more than likely she is either singing one of two ballads which are "From This Moment On" and "You're Still The One." DECEMBER Come On Over was certified 2x platinum and The Woman In Me was certified 11x platinum. Shania hit the Top 10 with "From This Moment."             1998 # 10 Singles Artist of the Year JANUARY Shania was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Female Country Artist. Shania inducted the Mamas & Papas into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Come On Over was certified 3x platinum. Shania hit the Top 40 with "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)." FEBRUARY Shania hit the Top 40 with "You're Still The One." APRIL Shania performed as part of VH1's first Divas Live. As Shania was hitting the country charts, her crossover appeal began with the moderate pop hit, "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)." But it was the next single "You're Still The One" that introduced a larger pop audience to Shania as the single hit the Top 3 on the pop charts and showed its longevity for staying on the radio throughout the year. The video for the single also got play on more mainstream video channels, including MTV. Shania's next pop success "From This Moment" continued her pop success into the new year. Shania hit the Top 10 with "You're Still The One."   Well they certainly look wonderful on stage here and this is still from the concert at the MCI Center on October 2003. MAY Shania topped the Billboard Country Singles chart with "You're Still The One" for a week. Shania topped the Billboard Country Singles Sales chart with "You're Still The One" for 22 weeks. JUNE Come On Over was certified 4x platinum. Shania topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with "You're Still The One" for 8 weeks. SEPTEMBER Shania achieved a distinction not many country artists have ever attained - the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Come On Over was certified 5x platinum. Shania hit the Top 40 with "From This Moment On." Shania was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video ("You're Still The One"). OCTOBER Shania topped the Billboard Country Singles chart with "Honey, I'm Home" for a week. NOVEMBER Come On Over was certified 6x platinum. DECEMBER Shania came out in support of Amnesty International at a concert held in France which also included Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman, Alanis Morissette, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and Youssou N'dour. The concert was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Shania's LP, Come On Over, was the 4th biggest-selling LP of 1998 with 4.8 million copies sold in the U.S. Shania topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with "From This Moment On" for a week. Shania topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Female (singles & albums), Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female, Top Country Album Artist - Female, Top Hot Country Singles & Tracks Artist - Female, and with the Top Country Singles Sales ("You're Still The One"). Over the year Shania won 5 Canadian Country Music Awards, and was named one of "1998's Top 12" by Entertainment Weekly. By the end of the year, Come On Over was certified 7x platinum.   Another great picture of Shania and the band.              1999 # 7 Singles Artist of the Year JANUARY Come On Over was certified 8x platinum. Shania won an American Music Award for Favorite Female Artist and was nominated for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Favorite Country Album, Favorite Album, and Favorite Female Country Artist. FEBRUARY Shania became the first country artist in Grammy Award history to be nominated in the 3 top categories: Record, Song, and Album of the Year. Shania took home 2 Grammy Awards for Best Country Song (with Robert John "Mutt" Lange) and Best Country Vocal Performance - Female (both for "You're Still The One") and was also nominated for Album of the Year and Best Country Album (Come On Over), Record of the Year and Song of the Year (with Robert John "Mutt" Lange) ("You're Still The One"). Shania was named "Fun Fearless Female of the Year" by Cosmopolitan. MARCH Shania's first TV special, Shania Twain's Winter Break, aired. Come On Over was certified 9x platinum. Shania won 2 BMI Awards for Pop Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year ("You're Still The One"). Shania won a Juno Award for Best Country Female Vocalist. Shania could be heard on the compilation, Elton John And Tim Rice's Aida, with "Amneris' Letter." Shania hit the Top 40 with "That Don't Impress Me Much." APRIL Come On Over was certified 10x platinum and Shania Twain was certified platinum. Shania hit the Top 10 with "That Don't Impress Me Much." MAY Shania took home 2 Blockbuster Awards for Favorite Female Artist - Country and Favorite Single for "You're Still The One." JUNE Come On Over was certified 11x platinum. JULY Come On Over was certified 12x platinum. AUGUST Shania was nominated for a Country Music Association Award for Best Entertainer and Best Female Vocalist. Come On Over was certified 13x platinum. Shania hit the Top 40 with "You've Got A Way." SEPTEMBER Shania won 4 Canadian Country Music Awards including the CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award, Female Artist of the Year, Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year ("From This Moment On"), and Video of the Year ("That Don't Impress Me Much"). Shania won a MuchMoreMusic Artist Award at the MuchMusic Video Awards. Shania was named Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. Shania hit the Top 40 with "Man! I Feel Like A Woman." Come On Over topped the UK Album charts for 11 weeks. OCTOBER Shania won a WB Radio Music Award for Artist of the Year (Country). Shania hit the Top 10 with "Man! I Feel Like A Woman." NOVEMBER Come On Over was certified 14x platinum. DECEMBER Come On Over was certified 16x platinum. Shania topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Country Album Artist - Female, Top Hot Adult Contemporary Artist, and with the Top Country Album (Come On Over).               2000 # 95 Singles Artist of the Year JANUARY Shania was named Favorite Female Musical Performer at the People's Choice Awards Shania hit the Top 40 with "Come On Over." Shania won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Female Country Artist and was nominated for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. FEBRUARY Shania won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Performance - Female ("Man! I Feel Like A Woman!") and Best Country Song (for "Come On Over" with Robert John "Mutt" Lange") and was nominated for Song of the Year ("You've Got A Way" with Robert John "Mutt" Lange). Shania was nominated for 2 Juno Awards for Best Country Female Artist and Best Songwriter ("Man! I Feel Like A Woman!," "That Don't Impress Me Much," and "You've Got A Way").   MARCH Shania was nominated for some Academy of Country Music Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Top Female Vocalist. Shania won Juno Awards for Best Country Female and Best Songwriter. Come On Over was certified 17x platinum making it the biggest-selling LP by a female artist in history (the LP has sold over 26 million copies worldwide). APRIL Shania made this year's listing of People's "50 Most Beautiful People." MAY Shania was named Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Shania was awarded Favorite Female Artist, Country at the Blockbuster Awards. Shania won the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the BMI Pop Awards.   AUGUST Shania was nominated for 6 Canadian Country Music Awards for Female Artist of the Year, Chevy Fans' Choice Award, Top Selling Album, and SOCAN Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and Single of the Year ("Rock This Country"). SEPTEMBER Shania won a MuchMusic Video Award with the MuchMoreMusic Award ("Man! I Feel Like A Woman"). OCTOBER Divas Live was certified gold. DECEMBER Come On Over was certified 18x platinum and The Woman In Me was certified 12x platinum.   2001 MAY VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes: # 77 - "That Don't Impress Me Much." AUGUST Shania gave birth to a boy boy - her first child.              2002# 141 Singles Artist of the Year MARCH Come On Over was certified 19x platinum. SEPTEMBER Shania ranked # 15 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists. NOVEMBER Shania returned to the public eye in November performing at the Country Music Awards Shania released her next LP, Up! Shania hit the Top 40 with "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" Shania topped the Canadian LP charts with Up! DECEMBER Shania's new LP, Up!, sold over 874,000 copies in the US its first week (the 2nd highest 1st week total of the year) and topped the Billboard 200 LP chart (for 5 weeks), the Top Country Albums chart for 6 weeks, and the Top Internet Album Sales chart. Up!, sold another 625,000 copies in the US the following week. Up! ended the year as the 9th biggest selling LP of the year with over 2.9 million copies sold in the US.              2003# 109 Singles Artist of the Year JANUARY Shania performed at the American Music Awards. Shania performed at the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVII. FEBRUARY Shania appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone again. APRIL Shania hosted the Juno Awards and ended up taking home 3 of her own for Artist of the Year, Country Record of the Year ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"), and the Juno Fan Choice Award. MAY Shania performed on VH1's Divas Duets 2003. JUNE VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "You're Still The One" at # 47. Shania won the MuchMoreMusic Award at the MuchMusic Awards ("Up!"). JULY Shania performed at the Prince's Trust concert which raised money for disadvantaged children. AUGUST Shania performed on the Today Show Summer Concert Series. Shania could be seen on TV with the special Shania Twain Up! Live In Chicago. SEPTEMBER Shania hit the Top 40 with "Forever And For Always." OCTOBER Shania could be heard on the compilation tribute to Dolly Parton LP, Just Because I'm A Woman, with "Coat Of Many Colors." NOVEMBER Shania topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 6 weeks with "Forever And For Always." Shania was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Female Artist, Favorite Country Album, and the Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year Award. Shania had another TV special on NBC - Up Close & Personal. DECEMBER Up! was certified 10x platinum (the LP was considered as a double-LP). Shania topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Country Artist (singles & albums), Top Country Artist - Female (singles & albums), Top Country Album Artist, Top Country Album Artist - Female, Top Hot Country Singles & Tracks Artist - Female, and with the Top Country Album (Up!).            2004 FEBRUARY Shania was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Country Vocal Performance - Female ("Forever And For Always"), Best Country Album (Up!), Best Country Song (songwriter) ("Forever And For Always" with Robert John "Mutt" Lange). APRIL Shania won a Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year (Up!). SEPTEMBER Up! was certified 11x platinum. NOVEMBER Shania released her Greatest Hits. Shania topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart and Top Country Albums chart with Greatest Hits. The LP also topped the Canadian LP chart. Come On Over was certified 20x platinum. DECEMBER Greatest Hits was certified 3x platinum. # 130 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.       2005 JANUARY Shania won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Country Female Singer. FEBRUARY Shania was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("She's Not Just A Pretty Face") and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Coat Of Many Colors" with Alison Krauss & Union Station). MAY The single "Party For Two" was certified gold.