RadarOnline.com can reveal Shania Twain has revealed how a devastating family tragedy, years of poverty and a near‑catastrophic loss of her voice almost ended her career before it began – and how rebuilding her life and instrument led to her new album Little Miss Twain. Twain said in a new interview: "I collapsed hearing that news over the phone. A family friend exclusively told us about the impact of the trauma on the performer: "In an instant, Shania went from aspiring singer to guardian. Twain moved back to her family home, becoming responsible for her younger siblings and for winding up her parents' affairs. I had to understand the accident reports – loads of things nobody would ever want to have to go through – step by step.