Shania Twain before she was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1973 No lunch, northern Ontario

   In Timmins, she often went to school with no lunch.

   The family was poor enough that she often went to school without lunch. Source

2. 

   1982 Planting trees for wages

   At sixteen she planted trees on reforestation crews with her family.

   Worked planting trees on reforestation crews with her family. Source

3. 

   1987 Both parents killed

   At twenty-two, both her parents were killed in a road collision.

   Both her parents were killed in a road collision when she was twenty-two. Source

4. 

   1988 Huntsville resort job

   She took a Huntsville resort revue job to keep her siblings together.

   Took a resort revue job in Huntsville to keep her younger siblings together. Source

5. 

   1991 Signed in Nashville

   Mercury Nashville signed her; she took the stage name Shania.

   Signed to Mercury Nashville and took the stage name Shania. Source

6. 1965

   Was born in Windsor, Ontario, and raised in Timmins in northern Ontario. Source

7. 1973

   Was woken at night from the age of eight to sing in bars after closing time. Source

8. 1989

   Sang in that resort show for three years, five nights a week. Source

9. 1993

   Her first album sold poorly, and she was nearly dropped. Source

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