Shania Twain's Husband Frédéric Thiébaud Wishes Her a Happy 59th Birthday: 'Amazing Human Being'

Mar. 15, 2025

Frédéric Thiébaud and wife Shania Twain.Photo:fred thiebaud/Instagram

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Shania Twain’s husband is showering her with love on her special day!As the “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” singer turned 59 on Wednesday, Aug. 28,Frédéric Thiébaud, the singer’s husband of over a decade, wished her a happy birthday with a sweettribute on Instagram.The Swiss businessman, 54, shared a photo of the longtime couple smiling and cuddling up to each other on a boat and penned an adorable birthday message.“Happy birthday to this amazing human being @shaniatwain 😍🥳🎈🍰,” he wrote.In response, Twain replied with some love — in emoji form — commenting: “❤️❤️❤️.”On her own Instagram account, the “You’re Still The One” singer shared abirthday messageof her own.Alongside a compilation of clips from her Las Vegas residency,the Come on Over residencyat Planet Hollywood’s Bakkt Theater — set to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” of course — the singer wrote, “Today is my birthday and I’m feeling like a badass queen!”“Thank you for all the love and birthday messages, I love you guys!” she continued. “AND I can’t wait to celebrate with you all in Vegas this week 🥰 Who’s coming out to a show? Let’s go totally crazy and have a s— kicking time!! 💥🥳.”Frédéric Thiébaud and Shania Twain in Zurich in September 2021.Andreas Rentz/GettyTwain and Thiébaud, who frequently posts tributes to the star and her career on social media, knew each other for decades before they began dating after their then-spouses — Robert “Mutt” Lange and Marie-Anne — allegedly had an affair with each other.“I got to observe Fred going through the same thing I was and I admired how he handled it,” Twain toldRedbookin May 2011, just months after theytied the knot.“That is where I fell in love with him,” she added, “because he was so exemplary in every way.“Recalling the “soap opera” beginnings of the longtime couple’s relationship in 2020, Twain toldAARP The Magazine,“It’s twisted. But so beautifully twisted.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shania Twain and husband Frédéric Thiébaud in Zurich in September 2020.Andreas Rentz/GettyAlso in 2020, Twaincredited “faith and love” for her and the businessman’s enduring marriage.“I’m so grateful I found the faith and courage to love again — because the last thing you want to do when you’re crushed is love again,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “When you have a great loss, you lose faith; you get very discouraged."“I’m sure a lot of people say, ‘I’m never going to love again. I never want to fall in love again.’ Songs have been written about that,” she continued. “I’m really glad that that got turned around for me, and that’s what this relationship is.”

Shania Twain’s husband is showering her with love on her special day!

As the “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” singer turned 59 on Wednesday, Aug. 28,Frédéric Thiébaud, the singer’s husband of over a decade, wished her a happy birthday with a sweettribute on Instagram.

The Swiss businessman, 54, shared a photo of the longtime couple smiling and cuddling up to each other on a boat and penned an adorable birthday message.

“Happy birthday to this amazing human being @shaniatwain 😍🥳🎈🍰,” he wrote.

In response, Twain replied with some love — in emoji form — commenting: “❤️❤️❤️.”

On her own Instagram account, the “You’re Still The One” singer shared abirthday messageof her own.

Alongside a compilation of clips from her Las Vegas residency,the Come on Over residencyat Planet Hollywood’s Bakkt Theater — set to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” of course — the singer wrote, “Today is my birthday and I’m feeling like a badass queen!”

“Thank you for all the love and birthday messages, I love you guys!” she continued. “AND I can’t wait to celebrate with you all in Vegas this week 🥰 Who’s coming out to a show? Let’s go totally crazy and have a s— kicking time!! 💥🥳.”

Frédéric Thiébaud and Shania Twain in Zurich in September 2021.Andreas Rentz/Getty

Twain and Thiébaud, who frequently posts tributes to the star and her career on social media, knew each other for decades before they began dating after their then-spouses — Robert “Mutt” Lange and Marie-Anne — allegedly had an affair with each other.

“I got to observe Fred going through the same thing I was and I admired how he handled it,” Twain toldRedbookin May 2011, just months after theytied the knot.

“That is where I fell in love with him,” she added, “because he was so exemplary in every way.”

Recalling the “soap opera” beginnings of the longtime couple’s relationship in 2020, Twain toldAARP The Magazine,“It’s twisted. But so beautifully twisted.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Shania Twain and husband Frédéric Thiébaud in Zurich in September 2020.Andreas Rentz/Getty

Also in 2020, Twaincredited “faith and love” for her and the businessman’s enduring marriage.

“I’m so grateful I found the faith and courage to love again — because the last thing you want to do when you’re crushed is love again,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “When you have a great loss, you lose faith; you get very discouraged.”

“I’m sure a lot of people say, ‘I’m never going to love again. I never want to fall in love again.’ Songs have been written about that,” she continued. “I’m really glad that that got turned around for me, and that’s what this relationship is.”

source: people.com