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Tommy · Guru

Shania on "Oprah Winfrey Show" - Taped: April 28 - Airdate: May 3

Tommy · Guru

BACK FROM BETRAYAL: SHANIA TWAIN'S FIRST TV INTERVIEW

May 3, 2011

Superrstar Shania Twain walked away from the spotlight. Now, she opens up about her childhood, the double betrayal and her twist-of-fate love story,

TUNE in MAY 3 to watch the show!

http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Back-from-Betrayal-Shania-Twains-First-TV-Interview

Tommy · Guru

I just saw the preview on today's "Oprah."

PurplePeopleEater · Guru

What time does it air?

Tommy · Guru

In most markets in the East "Oprah" airs at 4:00. It's a syndicated show so check your local TV listings for channel and time.

Tommy · Guru

The video preview is now online.

http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Back-from-Betrayal-Shania-Twains-First-TV-Interview

PurplePeopleEater · Guru

Tommy wrote:
In most markets in the East "Oprah" airs at 4:00. It's a syndicated show so check your local TV listings for channel and time.

Thanks - found it - on at 4 here too on WCPO Channel 9.

Loonie Echo · Senior Member

Tommy, can you post the video in another format? Those of us outside the States can't view this.

I can't wait for Oprah and the book tomorrow! biggrin

twain2country · Guru

Loonie Echo wrote:
Tommy, can you post the video in another format? Those of us outside the States can't view this.
I can't wait for Oprah and the book tomorrow!

Same here, I can't watch either!

Tommy · Guru

Oprah is back in her dressing room after interviewing country music star Shania Twain and can't stop singing her praises—literally! Then, Oprah shares her thoughts on how fame can change a person.

WATCH!

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Oprahs-Farewell-Countdown-Video-17-Shows-Left-Video?FB=fb_own_050311_2

Kringlesforall · Veteran Member

She did excellent job!!!

I'm pretty much out of words at the moment. I'm 100% sure about watching again on the Milwaukee channel this afternoon.

Tommy · Guru

Shania Twain: My Divorce Was the Wake-Up Call I Needed

By Hilary Shenfeld
Tuesday May 03, 2011 01:00 PM EDT

Shania Twain says the breakup of her marriage in 2008 left her devastated – then, finally, empowered.

"I didn't want to live," she tells Oprah Winfrey of being told that then-husband Robert "Mutt" Lange was having an affair with her assistant and close friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud, in an interview airing Tuesday.

Now, the singer says the dissolution of that 14-year marriage was "a very positive thing." Adds Twain: "I needed the wake-up."

Though she doesn't know the details of the alleged affair to this day – the couple has never admitted infidelity – the country superstar, 45, tells Winfrey she tried to get answers and even wanted her husband back. At one point, she recalls writing to Marie-Anne and asking, "Why are you torturing me? Let it go, please," she said. "Find love somewhere else from someone else."

"I know it was pathetic," Twain says of the letter. "But we all have pathetic moments. No one is above this type of low."

Finding Her Voice Again

While trying to heal from the divorce, Twain turned to the one person who truly could understand what she was going through: Marie-Anne's estranged husband, Frédéric. The two eventually fell in love, and married in January in Puerto Rico.

Happily married, Twain is now making an effort to reclaim her voice after a five year absence from the stage. She recently went to a doctor in Nashville to check her vocal cords and discovered that she suffers from a condition called dysphonia, which she describes as the muscles in her throat squeezing her voice box.

She attributes the condition to years of fear – from witnessing domestic violence as a child, her parents' deaths, the uncertainty that followed and battling longtime stage-fright. Still, Twain, who is releasing a new memoir, From This Moment On, and has a new show on Winfrey's network, OWN, debuting Sunday, says she plans to embrace music.

"I've trapped my own voice, and now I've got to unwipe all that," Twain says. "I really can't imagine not singing again."

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20486696,00.html

Tommy · Guru

mariana wrote:
http://www.cmapress.com/enews/EnewsView.aspx?id=1518
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 03, 2011

For More Information Contact:
Wendy Pearl (CMA) (615) 244-2840
Scott Stem (CMA) (615) 244-2840

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SHANIA TWAIN SURPRISES “OPRAH” SHOW AUDIENCE WITH AN INVITATION TO ATTEND 2011 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Shania Returns to CMA Music Festival After 15 Year Absence

NASHVILLE – Today on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Country Music superstar Shania Twain sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a candid conversation about her life, her new book From this Moment On, and her upcoming docu-series on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network titled “Why Not? with Shania Twain.”

During the hour-long episode, Twain surprised the entire studio audience with two-day passes to the 2011 CMA Music Festival and accommodations at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville (June 9-10). And not only that, Twain shared that she will host a private brunch for all of the audience members when they visit Nashville in June.

“The audience reaction was incredible,” said Jason Owen, Shania’s manager at Sandbox Entertainment and member of CMA’s volunteer Board of Directors. “People were crying, screaming. You wouldn’t believe how excited they were and how thrilled Shania was to make this experience possible for the fans.”

“For four decades, this festival has been about the relationship between the fans and the artists and this is a tremendous example of that bond,” said CMA CEO Steve Moore. “We are thrilled to host Shania and the ‘Oprah’ audience at our event.”

“We are delighted that guests of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ will be able to see firsthand that Gaylord Opryland Resort is back and more beautiful than ever after the devastating floods that hit Nashville this time last year,” said Pete Weien, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Gaylord Opryland Resort. “We look forward to showing them the award-winning hospitality and outstanding service for which Opryland and the Gaylord Hotels brand is known.”

Twain’s docu-series on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, “Why Not? with Shania Twain,” debuts Sunday and has been described as “revealing” and “emotionally riveting.” Twain’s first autobiography entitled From this Moment On is released today in bookstores across the country. The autobiography is published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster

Twain last appeared at CMA Music Festival in 1996, when it was still known as Fan Fair®. She will return in 2011 to sign copies of her autobiography at CMA Music Festival. With world-wide acclaim, a special CMA Music Festival offer was extended to Shania Twain fans through Oprah.com.

Twain rose to fame in the early 1990s with her debut album Shania Twain (1993), and achieved worldwide success with her 1997 album Come On Over, which became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician, and the best selling Country Music album of all time. A five-time Grammy award winner, Twain has also achieved major success as a songwriter, winning 27 BMI Songwriter awards. Despite the fact Twain has released very few albums, she has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide to date, including 48 million in the U.S.

CMA Music Festival is held Thursday through Sunday, June 9-12, in the heart of Music City USA. The event supports music education in public schools through CMA’s Keep the Music Playing campaign. To date, CMA has donated nearly $5 million to purchase instruments and equipment for Metro Nashville Public Schools on behalf of the artists who make appearances and perform for free.

For up-to-the-minute information about tickets, travel information, schedules, artist appearances and more, visit CMAfest.com, the official Internet home of CMA Music Festival. On CMAfest.com fans can buy four-day tickets (which includes all four Nightly Concerts at LP Field and the Fan Fair® Exhibit Hall) or single night tickets to the Nightly Concerts at LP Field, sign up for the CMA Exclusive e-news, watch helpful videos to make their CMA Music Festival experience better than ever, follow the CMA Facebook and Twitter feeds for more insider info and of course see the entire lineup of Country Music’s biggest stars as they are announced for the event.

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Premiere Radio Networks is the Official Radio Broadcaster. American Airlines is the Official Airline of the CMA Music Festival. Chevrolet(tm) is the Official Ride of Country Music. Gildan® is the Official T-Shirt of CMA Music Festival. Lay’s is the Official Snack of CMA Music Festival. CMA is a proud supporter of DRIVE4COPD. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA.

PurplePeopleEater · Guru

Is Today show 2 hrs long? Does anyone know what portion of the program she will be on? Or for how long?

hsjfaar · Veteran Member

one hour for the entire hour.

Tommy · Guru

PurplePeopleEater wrote:
Is Today show 2 hrs long? Does anyone know what portion of the program she will be on? Or for how long?

The Today Show is actually FOUR hours now. The usual 7-9, then at 9 they switch hosts and then at 10 Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford take over. If I had to guess I would say Shania will be on during the 8:00 hour for 10-15 minutes. Just a guess.

Tommy · Guru

Loonie Echo wrote:
There's a decent Shania article in The Daily Mail.Co.Uk They have posted Mutt and Marie-Anne Thiebaud pics. Please comment on their site to show our support for Shania!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1383330/Shania-Twain-reveals-divorce-heartbreak-husbands-affair-friend-Oprah.html?ITO=1490

mariana · Senior Member

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g85yGpZYcY8&feature=related

Shania Twain Details Family Abuse & Shocking Divorce In Oprah Winfey Show (VIDEO)
Shania Twain is finally opening up about her ex-husband's affair in a new memoir, aptly titled From This Moment On. In 2008 Mutt Lange, Twain's hubby of 14 years, left her for her then-best friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud.

Chris Farley · Senior Member

I watch the show and I must say, I was just a little shocked about the abuse of her mother. She always spoke well of Jerry Twain.

I though it was great to see Fred right in front of her in the audience. And walking in on the kareoke guy was great.

She's back!

Tommy · Guru

My father was a beautiful man: Shania Twain

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Superstar Shania Twain became a household name when her pop and country songs dominated the charts. Shania's album The Woman in Me sold more than 12 million copies and turned Shania into the best-selling female country artist of all time. In her first television interview in five years, Grammy winner opens up about the secrets of her past, her childhood, the double betrayal and her twist-of-fate love story. Plus, why she lost her voice on Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, December 7, at 8.00 pm on BIG CBS LOVE.

At the height of her career in 2002, with five Grammys and her album Come on Over became the best-selling album, Shania walked away from it all. She and Mutt moved into a Swiss chateau to live a quiet life with their young son. Unfortunately, wealth and fame couldn't shelter Shania from pain in the public eye. Six years later, she made headlines when her 14-year marriage fell apart and she says she discovered Mutt was having an affair with her closest friend.

Growing up in Ontario, Canada, Shania had a tumultuous childhood. Her mother and stepfather struggled to pay the bills; it was Shania's mother who pushed her into singing gigs, seeing it as a way for the family to earn money. "I think she really did see something genuine there, but she grabbed onto it as though it was a lifeline for her," Shania says.

Shania says she remembers the first time she witnessed violence between her mother and stepfather: She was just 4 years old. Despite the abuse she witnessed at home, Shania says she did love her stepfather. "My father was a beautiful man. He took us children in as his own. There were three of us girls, and he gave us so much.”

When Shania was 22, her parents were killed in a car crash and Shania was left to take care of her brother and two sisters. Growing up in poverty and watching her mother being abused, Shania says, "You dream more realistically." Little did she know that her realistic dreams would soon lead to fame and fortune?

By 2008, Shania appeared to be leading a fairy-tale life with her husband, Mutt, and their young son. "I was very lonely, to be honest," she says. Her closest friend and confidant at the time was her assistant Marie-Anne. What was painful and shattering was when she was told Mutt and Marie-Anne were allegedly having an affair.

Shania says, "There were days when I really just was like, You know, I just don't even really care if tomorrow comes.” Even though Shania says she'll always be sad about the way her marriage ended, she has been able to move on. Since Shania and Mutt share a child together, she still sees Mutt, but she refuses to see Marie-Anne.

With her marriage over and her confidence shattered, Shania lost her ability to perform. Shania attributes her voice closing up to the fears she's been living with her whole life. "I've just trapped my own voice, and now I've got to unwind all that."

After her marriage fell apart, Shania turned to the one person she thought could understand: Marie-Anne's ex-husband, Fred. Over time, Fred and Shania's shared pain evolved into something more. Shania says. On January 1, 2011, Fred and Shania married on a beach in Puerto Rico."I really can't complain. I've got a beautiful man; I have everything I could ever want in life," Shania says.

http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2011/shania-twain-first-interview-oprah-winfrey-show-061211.html