Deprived of a normal childhood, confronted with misery and hunger, she turned her pain into strength

Her album The Woman in Me, released in 1995, made her a country music star and earned her a Grammy. But it was Come On Over (1997) that catapulted her to global phenomenon status, with cult hits like “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “You’re Still the One.”

Despite this meteoric success, Shania faced major personal and medical challenges. In the early 2000s, she contracted Lyme disease, which severely damaged her vocal cords and forced her to undergo lengthy vocal rehabilitation.

In 2008, another blow: her marriage to producer Mutt Lange ended after a betrayal. Yet, amidst the pain, she found love again with Frédéric Thiébaud, whom she married in 2011.

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