• Alanis Morissette is a pop music singer and occasional actress

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Alanis Nadine Morissette
  2. Born: June 1, 1974
  3. Genre: Pop
  4. Origin: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  5. Active: 1987-current
  6. Albums: 7
  7. Labels: MCA Records, Maverick Records, Warner Bros.
  8. Grammys: 7 (plus 7 nominations)
  9. Golden Globes nominations: 1
  10. Jagged Little Pill: 30 Million Sold
  11. Formerly engaged to actor Ryan Reynolds
  12. Dated Dave Coulier
  13. Suffered from anorexia and bulimia as a teen
  14. Played God in Kevin Smith's Dogma
  15. Is a naturalized U.S. citizen

• Career

  Alanis Morissette shot to fame in 1995 with her debut album Jagged Little Pill. Before the album was released, she had moderate success in her home country of Canada with her dance-pop releases, but it wasn't until she moved to the United States and met producer Glen Ballard that her career really took off. The music that they co-wrote for Jagged Little Pill was a departure from her original, sunnier sound; it was far more angst-ridden and brutally honest. That honesty caught on, however, when the success of the album snowballed into 30 million album sales worldwide, spurred by the popularity of such singles as "Ironic," "You Oughta Know" and "You Learn." Morissette's success continued with her subsequent releases, as she became one of the best selling female artists in history.

• Studio Albums

  • 1991: Alanis
  • 1992: Now Is the Time
  • 1995: Jagged Little Pill
  • 1998: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
  • 2002: Under Rug Swept
  • 2004: So-Called Chaos
  • 2008: Flavors of Entanglement

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