Shania Twain slowly stepping back into spotlight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shania (shuh-NY'-uh) Twain is slowly stepping back into the spotlight after the break up of her marriage to Robert "Mutt" Lange in May 2008.

Twain has been keeping a low profile, aside from an appearance at the Country Music Association awards last November.

But this week she will be a guest judge on "American Idol" during the Chicago auditions, and she has reached out to fans by posting a personal letter and video travelogue on her Web site.

Reba McEntire hopes this will mark Twain's reemergence onto the scene.

McEntire says "the country music industry is ready for Shania Twain to come back, definitely."

Twain's marriage to Lange fell apart following his alleged affair with the manager of the couple's chateau in Switzerland.

Published 8/31/09 by

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