Morissette, Alanis (1974–)
Morissette, Alanis (1974–)
Canadian musician. Name variations: Alanis Nadine Morissette. Born Alanis Nadine Morissette, June 1, 1974, in Ottawa, Canada.
Was the youngest person, at 21, to earn Album of the Year Grammy with Jagged Little Pill, which became one of the highest selling albums ever; began to play piano at 6; wrote 1st song at 9; at 10, acted on Nickelodeon's "You Can't Do That on Television"; released single, "Fate Stay With Me" (1987); released moderately successful dance-pop albums Alanis (1991) and Now Is the Time (1992); moved to LA (1994), and partnering with producer and songwriter Glen Ballard, wrote songs for rock album, Jagged Little Pill (1995), which included hits, "You Oughta Know," "Hand in My Pocket" and "Ironic," making her international star; won 4 Grammy Awards; released moderately successful Eastern-music-influenced Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998), which included song "Thank U"; won 2 Grammys, including Best Rock Song, for song, "Uninvited," from soundtrack of City of Angels (1998); played God in film Dogma (1999); released live album, MTV Unplugged (1999); films include Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and De-Lovely (2004); other albums include Feast On Scraps (2002), Under Rug Swept (2002) and So-Called Chaos (2004).