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Shania Twain Turns 60 as Country-Pop Pioneer’s Enduring Impact Is Celebrated

Coverage centers on a record-breaking rise followed by a comeback after Lyme-related vocal damage.

Overview

  • She marks her 60th birthday on August 28, with retrospectives crediting her for bringing country-pop into the mainstream and clearing a path for artists like Taylor Swift.
  • Her 1997 album Come On Over sold about 40 million copies and produced global hits including That Don't Impress Me Much and Man! I Feel Like a Woman!.
  • A tick-borne Lyme infection led to dysphonia and years offstage, with Twain saying she had to rebuild her voice.
  • Her marriage to producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange ended after his affair with a close friend, and she later married Frédéric Thiébaud in 2011.
  • She relaunched with a Las Vegas run, released Now in 2017 and Queen of Me in 2023, and has said the 2023 album will not be her last.