Shania Twain, born Eilleen Regina
Edwards, August 28, 1965, is a
Canadian singer and songwriter in
the country and pop music
genres. She is the only female
musician to have three albums
certified Diamond by the
Recording Industry Association of
America and is also the second
best selling artist in Canada, behind fellow Canadian Céline Dion, with 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 she has sold over 65 million albums worldwide to date including 48
million in the USA alone.