Shania Twain\u2019s story didn\u2019t begin under stage lights\u2014it began in Timmins, Ontario, in a crowded, freezing home where food was scarce and money tighter still. Her stepfather\u2019s forestry job barely paid the bills, and her mother battled depression. At school, Shania often pretended she\u2019d \u201cforgotten her lunch,\u201d while quietly hoping classmates wouldn\u2019t finish theirs.<\/p>\n
Music became her refuge. She\u2019d retreat into the woods with a guitar, singing until the cold eased. Her mother saw her gift and began taking her to bar gigs when Shania was just eight. By fourteen, she was being paid to perform\u2014and working shifts at McDonald\u2019s to help feed the family. Home wasn\u2019t just poor\u2014it was violent. Her stepfather, who adopted the children, was abusive. Shania later revealed he also sexually assaulted her, a trauma she carried in silence.<\/p>\n
At twenty-two, tragedy struck again\u2014her mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident. Shania put her dreams on hold to raise her younger siblings, taking a resort singing job that came with housing. Once they were grown, she chased her own dream, landing a deal with Mercury Nashville and teaming with producer Robert \u201cMutt\u201d Lange. Their creative and romantic partnership turned her into a global star.<\/p>\n
Lyme disease nearly silenced her, and betrayal ended her marriage\u2014but Shania rebuilt. She later married Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Thi\u00e9baud, finding love again and peace in her own skin. From poverty to power, her voice\u2014raspier but stronger\u2014still tells the story of survival set to song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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