Where is Shania Twain now? A new Netflix documentary charts her rise to fame – these days she’s one of the richest singers in the world, with a net worth of US$400 million (despite a 15-year hiatus)
- The singer was at the peak of her success when she disappeared from showbiz due to Lyme disease – but now she’s back with a new documentary Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl, releasing July 26
- She caught her husband, Robert ‘Mutt’ Lunge (who’s worked with AC/DC and Def Leppard) cheating with her bestie – then she ended up marrying her ex-friend’s hubby
The life and career of “Queen of Country-Pop” Shania Twain will be revealed on Netflix on July 26. Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl chronicles the singer’s journey from her humble upbringing in the small town of Timmins, Ontario, to becoming one of the most influential artists and twists in her life. The film arrives with a compilation album, “Not Just a Girl (The Highlights)”, including her biggest hits and new single Not Just A Girl.
Born in 1965, Twain was on top of the world in the 1990s thanks to her many smash hits during that decade, like You’re Still the One, Man! I Feel Like A Woman and That Don’t Impress Me Much. She also beat a Guinness World Record in 2015 for having the biggest-selling album by a female soloist, “Come On Over”, selling 40 million units worldwide.
But what has happened since then and where is she now?
She had a 15-year hiatus
At the height of her career, Twain suddenly disappeared from the spotlight after releasing the album “Up” in 2002. She actually battled Lyme disease after getting bitten by a tick in Virginia in 2003, according to CNN. The illness led to her developing serious voice loss and she even thought she might “never sing again”, she told ITV’s Loose Women.
“I could speak but I couldn’t yell, for my dog or for my son or whatever. It was very depressing and I was really sad about it, but I still had my writing and my writing is my first love, really, over everything. I was only going to be a writer and not the performer,” she told British media.