Shania Twain

What music are you currently grooving to? A variety of things – Twenty Øne Piløts, Meghan Trainor, Nick Jonas, Chris Stapleton. I’m a sucker for a great Top 40 song. And I love Glen Campbell and Emmylou Harris too.

What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album? Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. I’m a big fan of groups, for the diversity it brings. And all the songs are incredible. When I was a kid listening to it, I was just in love with the music, it wasn’t until later that I realised all of the drama that had been going on.

What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it? Gee, I think it was Knowing Me, Knowing You by Abba, from a little record store in a strip mall in Sudbury, which is a medium-sized town in northern Ontario.

Which musician, other than yourself, have you ever wanted to be?

I always said if I was a male musician I would want to be Glen Campbell. He was brilliant, a very underrated vocalist – the range and control of his voice is just perfection, I think. My favourite song of his, vocally, is Little Altar Boy, a Christmas song.

What do you sing in the shower? I don’t, but if I did I’d probably pick something that was out of my range, like Ariana Grande.

What is your favourite Saturday night record? Bee Gees’ Saturday Night Fever – ideal party music.

And your Sunday morning record? If I’m going to the stables to groom and feed the horses, I’ll put Top 40 radio on. Also, to me, the best horse grooming music – and I don’t know if it calms them or whatever – is Etta James. If I was going to pick a favourite genre it would be soul – Gladys Knight, The Staple Singers – and bluegrass, which I sort of see as white soul. Those really work great in the stable too.