Alanis Morissette

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Born:
June 1, 1974, she's 37 and Canadian (birth), American (naturalized).
Birthname:
Alanis Nadine Morissette.
One Liner:
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 46 releases, and credited 25 times on others' music. 8 collaborations and 2 musical relatives.

Biography

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Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette was propelled to international stardom with the release of Jagged Little Pill (1995), an accomplished album of radio-friendly rock that seemed to dominate the charts and airwaves forever.

In 1986 Morissette released her debut single, which she paid for by using money raised from acting on the Canadian kids TV show You Can't Do That on Television. She had to wait until 1991 to take her next step on the ladder which was the release of debut album Alanis when she was just 16. It was very popular in Canada where it went platinum and earned her a Juno award. The follow-up Now is the Time (1992) was not as successful. During this period the young Morissette was pressurised by her management to lose weight, which led her into eating disorders and deep unhappiness.

Morissette found baring her soul in songwriting to be therapeutic and this change of direction resulted in the 1995 smash Jagged Little Pill which brought Morissette success all over the world. The album's success was assisted by the string of hit singles including "Ironic" and "You Oughta Know". The album sat in the Top 10 of the Billboard album chart for over a year and won four Grammys. Ultimately Jagged Little Pill went on to sell over 30 million copies, making it one of the biggest-selling albums of the 90s. That success was always going to be hard to follow up, and its successor, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, didn't grab the audience to the same extent, 'only' selling seven million copies.

Four years would pass until the release of her next album, during which time she returned to acting, playing God in Kevin Smith's film Dogma. After two more album releases, the Juno award winning Under Rug Swept and So Called Chaos, Morissette revisited her biggest album by releasing Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005).

Morissette has since returned to acting and in addition to her theatre work she has had roles in the TV series' Sex in the City and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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Genres

Alternative, Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter,
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Discography

69 releases – 46 under her own name and 25 credits on others' music Edit
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  • 8 March 1996 was named "Alanis Morissette Day" in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by the then mayor.
  • Is the youngest artist (at the age of 21) to ever win an "Album of the Year" Grammy (1996).
  • Has met Maverick Records boss Madonna only a few times. When Jagged Little Pill hit the 1 million sales mark, Madonna gave Alanis platinum nail polish to celebrate. In March 1999, Madonna gave her a $49,000 Tiffany's bracelet for her success.
  • Phoned Mother Teresa the night before she died wanting to volunteer, but she was sleeping. Not wanting to wake her, Alanis said she would call back at a later time.
  • Attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario. Attended "Glebe Collegiate Institute" located in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Spoke German when she was a child, but eventually forgot it later in her life.

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