Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette's angst-ridden, yet occasionally hopeful, songwriting
has resulted in many hits, including 'You Oughta Know,' 'Hand in
Pocket' and 'Thank U.' Morissette's touring in support of her seventh
studio release, 'Flavors of Entanglement.'
- Juno Award for "Jack Richardson Producer of the Year" for "Hands Clean", "So Unsexy" (winner of 2003)
- Grammy Award for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" for "Uninvited" (winner of 1999).
- Grammy Award for "Best Rock Song" for "Uninvited" (winner of 1999).
- Grammy Award for "Best Music Video, Long Form" for Jagged Little Pill, Live (winnerof 1998).
BIOGRAPHY:
Alanis Nadine Morissette was born in Ottawa, Canada, on June 1st 1974.
Alanis' Greek name is a feminine version of her father's name, Alan.
Her mother's name's Georgia and she has two brothers: Chad and Wade
(Alanis' Twin). She learned to play the piano at age 6 and the guitar
at age 21. In 1986 Alanis made a single called Fate Stay With Me
(b-side: Find The Right Man). She recorded two albums as a dance-pop
singer in Canada: Alanis (1991) and Now Is The Time (1992). At age 18,
she moved to Toronto and worked with several musicians and songwriters,
but the collaborations didn't work. In 1994, she finally found the
right partner: producer and songwriter Glen Ballard, who had already worked with many artists, including Aretha Frankin,Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand.Then she moved to LA at age 19. On June 13th 1995 "Jagged Little Pill" was released by Maddona's
Maverick Records. Alanis had found an autobiographical, extremely
personal way to write songs. JLP has sold about 30 million copies
around the world, turning into the highest selling female album and the
3rd highest selling album of all times. After going through emotional
conflicts (when she even contemplated not recording another album) and
a trip to India (where she had the opportunity to recharge ) Alanis
returned with the song Uninvited, for City of Angels(1998) soundtrack on March 31st 1998. In the same year the album
"Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" was released. Alanis directed the
videos Joining You, Unsent and So Pure from SFIJ. In 1999 she played
the role of God in the movie Dogma
(1999) and collaborated with the song Still for the soundtrack. In 1999
she also recorded the album MTV Unplugged. In 2000 Alanis performed on Broadway show The Vagina Monologues. She lives in Brentwood, California.