Shania Twain once dreamt of leaving northern Ontario. Now she's singing its praises
Twain says five to 10 years of songs about her upbringing inspired Little Miss Twain and a fuller appreciation of her Timmins roots.
- Shania Twain releases her new album "Little Miss Twain" this Friday, offering a rootsy reflection on her northern Ontario upbringing. The 60-year-old country star drew on songs written over the past 10 years to capture her life before international stardom.
- Twain, who resides in Corseaux, Switzerland, often wrote songs about her roots while visiting the Mattagami River. She developed an optimistic outlook growing up in Timmins, Ontario, learning to persevere through harsh winters.
- The album features "Faded Blue Jeans," a country-rocker with backing vocals from Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme. Last week, Twain performed at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, a venue she had envisioned playing for years.
- Collaborating with American country star Tucker felt like a "surreal full-circle moment," Twain said, honoring her late mother, Sharon Twain. The album revisits her childhood poverty and abuse through a lens of affection rather than hardship.
- Twain describes the album as looking at her past "with a glass half full," crediting her northern upbringing for this perspective. She states, "I'm going to make the best of this, where I am.
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Shania Twain Performs Rousing Single ‘Dirty Rosie’ on ‘Fallon’
Shania Twain appeared on The Tonight Show to perform her song “Dirty Rosie” and to chat with host Jimmy Fallon. Twain took the late-night stage alongside her live band to showcase the rousing track, off her new LP, Little Miss Twain. The song reflects on the singer’s love for her first truck and early years of driving. “Dirty trucks were the only kind of trucks we had and they were always old and rickety and we could not afford new ones and no…
With "Little Miss Twain", the Canadian singer presents an album with nostalgia for her childhood in northern Ontario.
With pistachio hot pants, a transparent top, brown boots and plenty of gold jewelry, Shania Twain (60) has now made a stir on live TV. The country singer performed her song "Dirty Rosie" with full energy and let the audience marvel. Her brunette hair wore her open in long waves – and proved once again that she is in top form at the moment. She is currently opening the sold-out Wembley Stadium show of her friend Harry Styles (32), and on July 24 …
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