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Shania Twain heading to Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Ceremony to take place during Juno Awards

The Daily Press
By Chelsey Romain
January 11, 2011

She's not just a pretty face. No, Shania Twain is more than that. And now she's going to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

The announcement came Tuesday that Twain will be inducted into the elite club during the 2011 Juno Awards in Toronto on March 27.

The Timmins native has seen a lot of the spotlight lately, from carrying the Olympic torch in her hometown, to the announcement of her own television on the Oprah Winfrey Network, to her recent nuptials.

Shania Twain Centre manager Tracy Hautanen said its always nice to see Shania recognized for what's she's done in the music world.

"We're always very excited for Shania and her accomplishments," Hautanen said, who said the centre itself often gets to share some of that spotlight. "She's an amazing artist and its nice to see her hard work pay off.

"We're very proud of her."

Twain is no stranger to accolades. In 1999 she was named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music as well as the Country Music Association, becoming the first non-US citizen to win the CMA award.

She has won numerous other awards over her career beginning in 1993, including 26 Canadian Country Music Awards, 12 Junos and five Grammys.

In 2003 she received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and two years later was invested as an officer with the Order of Canada.

When informed, Mayor Tom Laughren said her induction was great news and that the city wished her the very best.

"She's a small-town girl who has done very will in the big-world picture," Laughren said. "Shania is very proud of Timmins and her roots and we should be proud of her too."

This year's Junos will mark the first time the 45-year-old will attend the ceremony since she hosted them in Ottawa in 2003.

Twain's recent emergence back into the public eye, following her divorce from music producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, also means good news for Timmins and the centre that bears her name.

Hautanen said often people will Google her name when its mentioned in the media. The centre's website comes up as one of the top searches.

"Shania has mentioned Timmins so much in the past, so her media attention always puts Timmins in the spotlight as well," she said. "All the records we keep at the centre show that when she's more visible, we see an increase in the numbers at our conventions as well as in visits in general."

In addition to writing new music, Twain also has an autobiography expected to hit book shelves this spring, and her docu-series Why Not? With Shania Twain on the OWN network.

Twain also recently remarried on New Year's Day to Frederic Thiebaud, who's ex-wife had an affair with Twain's ex-husband.

To date Twain has sold more than 41 million albums in the US and 4.2 million albums in Canada, making her the top selling female artist in history.

She also has the sixth biggest selling album of all time with the 1997 release of Come on Over. With 19 million copies sold, the album produced 16 Top 10 hits.

"From a city perspective, we're very excited for her," Laughren said. "I'm sure there are bigger and brighter things ahead for her."

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