Shania Twain’s Siblings: What To Know About Her Brothers, Sisters, & The Family Tragedy That Kept Them Together

Shania Twain may beryllium dubbed the “Queen of Country Pop” for her decades arsenic a superstar successful the euphony business, but she intelligibly puts her family first. The influential vocalist has 4 siblings: 2 sisters who were calved to her ma and biologic father, a half-brother calved to her ma and stepdad, and an adopted brother, who her ma and stepdad took successful aft his begetter died.

Sadly, Shania, 57, and her siblings mislaid their parents Sharon and Jerry in 1987 successful a car crash. Shania revealed that she enactment her absorption connected raising her siblings aft their parents’ decease successful her Netflix documentary Not Just A Girl.  She said that she took connected a occupation performing astatine a resort, which helped her larn galore skills that would assistance her erstwhile she went connected to become a popstar. “At the time, I conscionable truly wanted to discontinue and get a existent job,” she said. “I’ve got kids now. I’ve got kids to support... I was engaged rehearsing, moving the kids backmost and forth.”

Five years aft the tragedy, she released her self-titled debut and rapidly became 1 of the biggest state euphony stars. Find retired much astir each 4 of Shania’s siblings here.

Shania has been a state icon for astir 30 years. (Broadimage/Shutterstock)

Jill Edwards

Sharon and Clarence had 1 older girl Jill before they had Shania. At the clip of their parents’ tragic death, Jill had already near location and started a household of her own, arsenic was revealed successful the state star’s biography On My Way. The publication besides says that Jill ran into immoderate ineligible occupation erstwhile she acceptable a occurrence connected an ex’s property.

Carrie Ann Edwards

Shania and Carrie hug, erstwhile the vocalist was awarded a prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Broadimage/Shutterstock)

Before Shania’s parent Sharon joined Jerry and the girls took connected the surname Twain, she was joined to Clarence Edwards. The mates had 3 daughters together, earlier they divorced successful 1967. One of their daughters too Shania was Carrie Ann. Carrie did look successful 2011 docuseries Why Not?about the singer. Carrie did unfastened up astir their relationship, erstwhile they reconnected. “I request my sister, and my sister needs me.”

While not excessively overmuch other is known astir Shania’s sister, the popstar did uncover that her mom’s favourite opus was The Hollies’ classical opus “Carrie Anne,” during her 2014 Still The One Las Vegas residency. “She loved vocal groups and vocal harmonies, truthful I’m going to bash this arsenic a tribute to my mom,” she said earlier performing the tune. Given Sharon’s adoration for the tune, it seems imaginable that Shania’s sister was named aft the song.

Mark Twain

After Sharon and Clarence divided up, she remarried a antheral named Jerry Twain, who gave the girls their celebrated past name. When Shania’s ma remarried, she gave commencement to a babe boy Mark. Like his older sister, helium besides had an involvement successful euphony and helium played drums astatine a young age, according to Shania Twain: The Biography. Mark was successful the car during the tragic mishap that killed some Sharon and Jerry. While helium survived, some helium and his younger member were teenagers erstwhile their parents were killed. Like his older sister Jill, Mark besides ran into immoderate occupation with the law, undergoing a bid of arrests successful his aboriginal 20s, including charges for assaulting an serviceman and breaking into a car dealership. He was sentenced to six months successful jail, according to the biography. Despite the aboriginal trouble, not overmuch is known astir Mark’s beingness successful caller years, though the publication mentioned supra said that helium was moving successful the machine tract astatine the time.

Darryl Twain

Shania’s youngest brother Darryl was adopted by Sharon and Jerry aft his parent died. Jerry was Darryl’s uncle, and helium was raised arsenic a subordinate of the family.  Darryl likewise ran into immoderate ineligible occupation successful his aboriginal young adulthood. He was arrested successful 2004 for possession and intent to traffick cocaine, per CMT. He was capable to locomotion successful 2005, aft a justice threw retired the case, but Shania has not mentioned her young half-brother’s arrest, per her biography. There is not overmuch accusation astir Darryl readily disposable too the communicative of his arrest.