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Updated · Fox News · Jul 21

Shania Twain Releases 'Little Miss Twain' at 60, Plays Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Jul 21

Shania Twain Releases 'Little Miss Twain' at 60, Plays Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern

Q: After career-threatening surgery, how has she adapted her legendary voice and performance for a new era?

She has adapted by rebuilding her technique around a changed instrument, accepting a rougher tone and reshaping how she sings both old and new material. After Lyme disease and dysphonia damaged her vocal cords, Twain underwent open-throat surgery in 2018 and returned to performing with what she describes as “a little gravel” and more vocal “fry” in her sound. Rather than trying to force her voice back to its earlier state, she has embraced the altered texture as part of her identity now. That has meant taking a different approach to her catalog. Twain has said she found new placements in her voice and experimented with airflow and delivery, allowing her to sing older hits in ways that suit her post-surgery range and control. The result is not a replica of her 1990s voice, but a revised version that works live and in the studio. Her performance style has evolved as well. Twain has spoken about finally overcoming decades of stage fright in her 50s, which has given her more ease and confidence onstage. That shift has helped her lean into the emotional side of performance rather than chasing technical perfection. This new era is reflected in recent work including “Queen of Me” and “Little Miss Twain,” where she combines her familiar country-pop style with a more personal, experimental approach. In practice, her comeback has been defined by adaptation, not restoration: a deeper, grainier voice, revised technique, and a freer stage presence.

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Twain said "Little Miss Twain" looks back on her journey from singing in bars at age 8 to landing a Nashville record deal, framing the album as a reflection on her younger self.
At 60, she told CBS Mornings that time has finally let her "get it right," recasting a childhood marked by poverty, domestic violence and adult responsibilities with gratitude rather than pain.
Those early bar performances also fueled decades of stage fright, she said, while Lyme disease later damaged her vocal cords and led to a 15-year gap between studio albums before her return.
Friday's surprise set at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern closed a personal loop: Twain called it a lifelong goal from her Northern Ontario youth and said playing the storied venue made her feel she had "finally made it."