Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette
Background information
Birth name	Alanis Nadine Morissette
Born	(1974-06-01) June 1, 1974 (age 50)
Origin	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock, Dance-pop, Alternative
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress, record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar harmonica keyboards flute
Years active	1987–present
Website	www.alanis.com

Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian-American^[1] singer and songwriter. She was born in Ottawa, Canada. She began singing in Canada as a teenager in 1990. In 1995, she became popular all over the world.

As a young child in Canada, Morissette began to act on television, including 5 episodes of the long-running series, You Can't Do That on Television. Her first album was released only in Canada in 1990.

Her first international album was Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995. It was a rock-influenced album. Jagged has sold more than 33 million units globally. It became the best-selling debut album in music history.^[2][3][4] Her next album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998. It was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her next albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement. Morissette has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.^[5][6][7]

She also acted in several movies, including Kevin Smith's Dogma, where she played God.

1. ↑ Rolling Stone ("In Brief: Alanis, J.Lo: Alanis gets American citizenship, J.Lo loses European tour" Archived September 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine), February 16, 2005.
2. ↑ "Alanis Morissette: You ask the questions". The Independent. London. April 21, 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
3. ↑ "Alanis Ties For Highest-Selling Debut Ever". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. August 5, 1998. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011. Morissette's 1995 bow is now tied with Boston's self-titled 1976 album as the best-selling debut of all time
4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard: Missy Elliott, Hot 100 And The Best Selling Album Of All Time". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 9, 2011. We're including Morissette's "Jagged," as it was her U.S. major label debut
5. ↑ Beech, Mark (June 2, 2008). "Alanis Morissette Marries Sexy Electrobeats, Heartbreak, Anger". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved May 22, 2011. she has shifted about 60 million CDs in total
6. ↑ Patch, Nick (June 7, 2010). "Alanis Morissette marries rapper Souleye". MSN News. Canada: MSN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011. She's sold more than 60 million albums and has won seven Grammy Awards and 12 Junos
7. ↑ Skye, Dan (December 21, 2009). "Land of Alanis". High Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011. Now 35, the Canadian-born singer has sold over 60 million albums worldwide