Alanis Morissette Musical artist

Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American alternative rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records Canada. Her first international album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995. Jagged has sold more than 33 million units globally. Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement. Her eighth studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights, was released on August 28, 2012. Morissette has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. Morissette is also known for her powerful and emotive mezzo-soprano voice. She has been dubbed by Rolling Stone as the "Queen of alt-rock angst".

Personal facts

Alanis Morissette
Alias (AKA)Morissette Alanis Nadine
Birth dateJune 01, 1974
Birth place
Ottawa
Hometown
Ontario
Ottawa

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Musical artist

Career started1987
associated musical artist
Dave Matthews Band
Tim Thorney
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Alternative rock
Electronica
Pop rock
Post-grunge
instrument
Bass guitar
Flute
Guitar
Harmonica
Piano
Singing
record label
Maverick Records
MCA Records

Alanis Morissette on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://alanis.com
  2. http://www.alanis.com
  3. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PAlanisMorissette.htm
  4. http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-m/alanismorissette_main.htm