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Shania Twain gets Hall of Fame honour

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Jan 14, 2011 Updated Jan 18, 2011

Canadian country singer Shania Twain has been named as this year’s inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

The star, who married businessman Frédéric Thiébaud on New Year's Day, will be formally inducted during the Juno Awards on March 27.

"Shania Twain revolutionized the look and sound of country music, and truly is one of the most accomplished and celebrated music artists of her era," Melanie Berry, president and CEO of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, said in a statement.

Shania Twain is also set to host her own television show called Why Not? With Shania Twain on the Oprah Winfrey Network this year.

Source: Country Weekly external link

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Shania Twain, OC (August 28, 1965) is a Canadian country pop singer. Her third album Come On Over is the best-selling album of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music. She is the only female musician to have three albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and is also the second best-selling artist in Canada, behind...

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