Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette
Morissette in 2025
Born
Alanis Nadine Morissette

(1974-06-01) June 1, 1974
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • US (from 2005)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
  • actress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Mario Treadway
​
(m. 2010)​
PartnerRyan Reynolds (2002–2007)
Children3
Relatives
  • Wade Morissette (brother)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
  • flute
  • keyboards
Works
  • Discography
  • songs
Labels
  • MCA Canada
  • Maverick
  • Reprise
  • Warner Bros.
  • Collective Sounds
  • Rough Trade
  • Epiphany Music
Websitealanis.com
Signature

Alanis Nadine Morissette (/əˈlænɪs ˌmɒrɪˈsɛt/ ə-LAN-iss MORR-iss-ET; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress. Regarded as the "queen of alt-rock angst",[9] she became a cultural phenomenon for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting.[10][11][12] She has sold more than 60 million records worldwide.[13][14] Her accolades include a Brit Award, seven Grammy Awards, fourteen Juno Awards, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.

Morissette began her music career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums, Alanis (1991) and Now Is the Time (1992). After relocating to Los Angeles, she released the alternative rock album Jagged Little Pill (1995), which became one of the best-selling albums of all time and has appeared on several all-time lists. She won five Grammy Awards for the record including Album of the Year, becoming the youngest winner of the category at the time. She continued this success with her next album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998), which saw her adapt an experimental sound and was highly anticipated. That same year, her single "Uninvited" for City of Angels won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

Beginning in 2002, Morissette took on further creative control and production duties as the sole producer of her fifth album, Under Rug Swept, which won her the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award. Her 2005 song "Wunderkind" for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe netted her a second nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. She has continued her career with the albums So-Called Chaos (2004), Flavors of Entanglement (2008), Havoc and Bright Lights (2012), Such Pretty Forks in the Road (2020), and The Storm Before the Calm (2022).

Morissette holds the record for the most number ones on the weekly Billboard Alternative Songs chart among female soloists, group leaders, or duo members.[15] Her first three internationally released studio albums topped the Billboard 200 albums chart, and her next four albums peaked within the top 20.[16] Her singles "You Oughta Know", "Hand in My Pocket", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Head Over Feet", "Uninvited", "Thank U", and "Hands Clean", reached top 40 in major charts around the world. VH1 ranked her the 53rd-greatest woman in rock and roll.[17] In 2005, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

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  11. ^ "Alanis Ties For Highest-Selling Debut Ever". Rolling Stone. August 5, 1998. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Morissette's 1995 bow is now tied with Boston's self-titled 1976 album as the best-selling debut of all time
  12. ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 15, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Missy Elliott, Hot 100 And The Best Selling Album Of All Time". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2022. We're including Morissette's "Jagged," as it was her U.S. major label debut
  13. ^ Beech, Mark (June 2, 2008). "Alanis Morissette Marries Sexy Electrobeats, Heartbreak, Anger". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2011. she has shifted about 60 million CDs in total
  14. ^ Skye, Dan (December 21, 2009). "Land of Alanis". High Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011. Now 35, the Canadian-born singer has sold over 60 million albums worldwide
  15. ^ Zellner, Xander (September 3, 2019). "Alternative Songs 30th Anniversary: Dolores O'Riordan, Alanis Morissette & More Top Female Artist". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Alanis Morissette | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.
  17. ^ "VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll". 1999. Retrieved October 23, 2017 – via RockOnTheNet.com.
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