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Alanis Nadine Morissette

Date of Birth: June 1, 1974
Place of Birth: Ottowa, Canada

FATHER: Alan Morissette - French and Canadian
MOTHER: Georgia Morissette- Hungarian born
CHAD MORISSETTE (OLDER BROTHER)
WADE MORISSETTE (TWIN BROTHER)

Alanis' father wanted a female version of his name, and the name Alanna didn't appeal to him. He saw the name Alanis in a Greek newspaper and liked it

Alanis Morissette has released 4 albums:

"Fate Stay With Me" (1987). (Independent label)
Alanis (1991)
Now is the Time (1992)
Jagged Little Pill (1995)

FATE STAY WITH ME - Lamor Records (Alanis' own label)
Alanis wrote "Fate Stay With Me" when she was 9 years old, but did not record and release it until she was 11. Lyrics and music written by Alanis

ALANIS - MCA Canada
Released in 1991. Sold over 100,000 copies. Earned Alanis a Juno Award as Most Promising Female Artist. Released when Alanis was seventeen years old.

NOW IS THE TIME - MCA Canada
Released in 1992. Sold over 50,000 copies. Released when Alanis was 18 years old.

JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Maverick Recording Co.
Sold over 19 million copies worldwide. Earned Alanis four Grammy Awards
Produced by Glen Ballard. All lyrics written by Alanis. Recorded in Glen Ballard's home studio in Encino.

Awards

1990 - Juno Award as Most Promising Female Artist

1995 - Club Act of the Year

1996 - Four Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female - "You Oughta Know"

1996 - Three Juno Awards: Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, Album of the Year

1996 - The NARA has said that Jagged Little Pill will surpass the sales record set by Mariah Carey as the top selling debut album by a female.