- Is on no. 13 of the top concert list in 2003, earning $40.8 million.
- Says performing live is the most satisfying part of being a singer, citing she's just a lot more relaxed in concert with her fans.
- Was among a host of singers who took to the stage in Hyde Park, central London, for an open-air concert Sunday to raise money for disadvantaged children -- More than 100,000 tickets were sold for the Party in the Park, which is expected to raise more than $1.6 million for the Prince's Trust, the charity headed by Prince Charles. (July 7, 2003)
- Twain is the sexiest female in Canada according to a poll of 500 Canadian beer drinkers which was held in conjunction with Canada Day (July 1). (July 4, 2003)
- Twain's latest album, Up!, was easier for her to record than her previous efforts because she said she felt no pressure -- In fact, Twain said her stress level rose after The Woman In Me (1995) proved so successful, making it a tough act to follow with Come On Over (1997). (May 19, 2003)
- Despite that fact that her current album, Up!, could qualify for twice the album sales for every one unit sold due to its two-CD content, Twain said she won't go down that road - She wants the Recording Industry Association Of America to only certify sales of Up! based on each single unit sold because she said to do otherwise would be deceitful. (April 22, 2003)
- Twain says her duet Monday night with Alison Krauss at the Country Music Television Flameworthy Awards was an acoustic dream of hers -- While she says she likes the commercial sound for touring, she feels the treatment she gave her song Forever and For Always was exactly the right thing to do. (April 12, 2003)
- Twain has the top album of the Soundscan era, according to the service's parent company, Nielsen -- Soundscan has been tracking album sales since 1991 and Twain's 1997 release, Come On Over, reigns on top, selling 14.4 million-plus copies. (January 3, 2003)
- Twain was guest of honor at an exclusive party near Nashville Thursday night (November 7) to listen to her UP! Album.
- In her video for her new single, I'm Gonna Getcha (Good), Twain may not be quite so recognizable -- the country diva has been made over as a space-age siren. (November 2, 2002)
- She was listed in People Weeklys Most Intriguing People list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue)
- She is voted sexiest vegetarian alive by PETA
- (12 August 2001) She gave birth to first child, a son, Eja (pronounced Asia).
- Name Shania means I'm on my way in Ojibwa.
- She has scored six No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart. Her biggest hit is the country-pop smash You're Still the One (1998, No. 1 country, No. 2 Hot 100).
- Another of her biggest hits, 1997's Love Gets Me Every Time, became the first country No. 1 released by a female country artist to spend five weeks atop Billboard's country chart since Dolly Parton's 1977 hit Here You Come Again.
- She is one of only four native Canadians to reach the peak of Billboard's country chart since its inception in 1944. The other top hitmakers are Hank Snow (who first turned the trick in 1950), Anne Murray (first No. 1 hit in 1974), and Terri Clark (first and only No. 1 hit in 1999).
- She has sold 19 million copies of Come On Over domestically.
Quotes- "My passion is more in songwriting than ... in being a star."
- "I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh and you've put up your hair without looking." - FHM. May/June 2000.
- "I have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength." - FHM. May/June 2000.
Awards- CMT Awards: Flame Worthy Female Video of the Year (2004)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Country Recording of the Year (2004)
- Billboard Music Awards: Country Album Artist of the Year (2003)
- Billboard Music Awards: Country Album of the Year, UP! (2003)
- Billboard Music Awards: Top Country Artist of the Year (2003)
- CCMA Awards: Album of the Year, UP! (2003)
- CCMA Awards: Female Artist of the Year (2003)
- CCMA Awards: Top Selling Album, UP! (2003)
- CCMA Awards: Video of the Year, I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (2003)
- CMT Awards: Flame Worthy Concept Video of the Year (2003)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Artist of the Year (2003)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Country Recording of the Year for (2003)
- Juno Fan Choice Awards, Canada (2003)
- Academy of Country Music Awards: Entertainer of the Year (2000)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Best Country Female Artist (2000)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Best Songwriter (2000)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Musical Artist (2000)
- Academy of Country Music Awards: Entertainer of the Year (1999)
- American Music Awards: Favorite Female Country Artist (1999)
- American Music Awards: Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist (1999)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Overall Single (1999)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Single (1999)
- Country Music Association Awards: Entertainer of the Year (1999)
- Grammy Awards: for Best Country Song Come On Over (1999)
- Grammy Awards: for Best Female Vocal Country Performance for Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (1999)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Country Female Vocalist of the Year (1999)
- American Music Awards: Favorite Female Country Artist (1998)
- Billboard Music Awards: Female Artist of the Year (1998)
- Grammy Awards: Best Country Song You're Still The One (1998)
- Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Performance for You're Still The One (1998)
- American Music Awards: Best Female Country Artist (1997)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Country Female Vocalist of the Year (1997)
- Juno Awards: Canada: International Achievement Awards (1997)
- Billboard Music Awards: Country Album of the Year, The Woman in Me (1996)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite New Country Artist (1996)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Country Female Vocalist of the Year (1996)
- Juno Awards, Canada: Entertainer of the Year (1996)
- World Music Awards: World's Best Selling Country Artist (1996)
- Academy of Country Music Association Awards: Album of the Year, The Woman in Me (1995)
- Academy of Country Music Awards: Top New Female Vocalist (1995)
- American Music Awards: Favorite Female Country Artist (1995)
- American Music Awards: Favorite New Country Artist (1995)
- Grammy Awards: Best Country Album The Woman In Me (1995)
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