Alanis Morissette
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Alanis Morissette is an award-winning Canadian-American singer-songwriter who had her international debut album, Jagged Little Pill on 1995 that went on to sold thirty million copies.
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About
Alanis Nadine Morissette simply known as Alanis Morissette was born on June 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to a Roman Catholic family. At an early age of seven, she begun writing songs to release and indie single "Fate Stay with Me" using her pennies saved from her stint on the children's television show "You Can't Do That on Television".
With her credential as a young musician, in New York she landed a spot on Star Search, a popular American talent competition and used her stage name, Alanis Nadine. She flew to Los Angeles to appear on the show but lost after one round. Not giving up on her passion for music, she went back to Canada in 1990 and MCA records signed her a deal to release her first full-length self-titled debut album Alanis in 1991. The album was released only in Canada and then went on to be certified double platinum. The first single "Too Hot" reached the top five on the Canadian singles chart. Her second album, Now Is The Time was still released only in Canada.
And on 1995, found her conquer the world with her first album that was released worldwide Jagged Little Pill where it became one of the only three albums to chart top ten on the Billboard 200 for one full year.
Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2003 | Juno Award | Producer of the Year |
| 2000 | Juno Award | Best Album for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie |
| 2000 | Juno Award | Best Video for "So Pure" |
| 1999 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Song for "Uninvited" |
| 1999 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female for "Uninvited" |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Award | Soundtrack of the Year for "City of Angels" |
| 1999 | Echo Award | Best International Newcomer |
| 1998 | Grammy Award | Best Long Form Music Video for Jagged Little Pill |
| 1997 | Channel V Award | Best International Female Artist |
| 1997 | Juno Award | Single of the Year for "Ironic" |
| 1997 | Juno Award | Songwriter of the Year |
| 1997 | American Music Award | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
| 1997 | American Music Award | Favorite Pop/Rock Album for Jagged Little Pill |
| 1996 | Juno Award | Best Rock Album for Jagged Little Pill |
| 1996 | Juno Award | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1996 | Juno Award | Songwriter of the Year |
| 1996 | MTV Europe Music Award | Best Female Artist |
| 1996 | MuchMusic Video Award | Best International Artist |
| 1996 | MuchMusic Video Award | Best Female Artist |
| 1996 | MuchMusic Video Award | Favourite Female Video for "Ironic" |
| 1996 | Juno Award | Single of the Year for "You Oughta Know" |
| 1996 | Juno Award | Album of the Year for Jagged Little Pill |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Album for Jagged Little Pill |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Song for "You Oughta Know" |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female for "You Oughta Know" |
| 1996 | MTV Video Music Award | Best Female Video for "Ironic" |
| 1996 | MTV Video Music Award | Best New Artist for "Ironic" |
| 1996 | Brit Award | Best International Newcomer |
| 1996 | Billboard Music Award | Female Artist Of The Year |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year for "Jagged Little Pill" |
| 1992 | Juno Award | Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certifications | Sales Worldwide |
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| 1991 | Alanis | Certified platinum in Canada | - |
| 1992 | Now is The Time | Certified Gold in Canada | - |
| 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Certified 16x Platinum by RIAA | 30,000,000+ |
| 1998 | Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie | Certified 3x Platinum by RIAA | 7,000,000+ |
| 2002 | Under Rug Swept | Certified Platinum by RIAA | 3,000,000+ |
| 2002 | Feast On Scraps | Certified Platinum by RIAA | 73,000+ |
| 2004 | So-Called Chaos | Certified Gold | 1,200,000+ |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Billboard Hot 100 | Modern Rock Tracks | Album |
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| 2004 | Everything | 76
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| 2002 | Hands Clean | 23
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| 1999 | Joining You | -
| 16
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| 1999 | Unsent | 58
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| 1998 | Uninvited | -
| 26
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| 1996 | Head Over Feet | -
| 25
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| 1996 | Ironic | 4
| 1
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| 1996 | You Learn | 6
| 7
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| 1995 | All I Really Want | -
| 14
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| 1995 | Hand In My Pocket | -
| 1
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| 1995 | You Oughta Know | -
| 1
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News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for the artist.
Announcements
Watch Alanis' Music Video at YouTube.
Discography
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Compilations & Live Releases
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Other artists
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Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- Alanis Morissette's claim to fame was with the single "You Oughta Know" from album Jagged Little Pill on 1995.
- Her eye color is blue.
- She has a twin brother named Wade who is a yoga instructor.
- Morissette had 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.
- 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.
