Netflix premiered a new Shania Twain documentary this week (7/26) and we learned some key points about the superstar.

• She loves Dolly

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  Dolly Parton was Twain's most significant influence as a child, "Coat Of Many Colors" was her go-to song.

• She got an early start

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  At just three, Shania's mother would get her up on restaurant countertops and sing for the people.

• She learned guitar early

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  Her father taught her the first three guitar chords at eight. At the same age, her mother would take her to perform after hours at bars.
• She didn’t just play guitar

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  Shania played the trumpet in her high school band.

• She loves rock and roll

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  By 16, Twain knew she wanted to sing rock, but her parents did not like it and wanted her to stick with "their music," country music.

• She endured an early tragedy

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  She was 22 when her parents died in a car crash, she was tasked with caring for her three younger siblings. At the time, she wanted to quit music.
• Her style made waves

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  Shania said when she first came to Nashville, she was a "disruption to country music" with her sensual style.

• She had her eyes on global stardom

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  Twain's 1995 "The Woman In Me" video was actually shot at the Pyramids in Egypt. She says, "This was an experience that I will never forget." She noted that that was the moment she knew she could be competitive on a "global scale."

• She ran her own show

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  Shania herself edited all her music videos asking them to just send her the footage after shooting.
• Diamonds are forever

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  Twain is the only artist in history to have three consecutive diamond albums, selling more than 10 million copies each.

• Shania Twain

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  She met Robert "Mutt" Lange, wrote an album (The Woman In Me) with him, recorded it, and got married to in just six months. She said it was a "very intense" six months.

• Her early days

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  Shania grew up in Timmins, Ontario, and was one of five children. Her parents' names were Jerry and Sharon.
• She had lyme disease

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  Shania contracted Lymes disease in the early 2000s after she was bit by an infected tick while riding her horse. Her voice was never the same again.

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