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Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for making us aware that June 1 is the anniversary of Canadian-American, singer and songwriter Alanis Nadine Morissette.
Happy 46th birthday Alanis Nadine Morissette!

"Canada Moves" with Alanis Morissette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb351eh95P4

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1. Alanis Morissette performing live at Marianne Williamson's pre-election rally, held at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills California, on Monday May 19th, 2014.
2. Alanis Morissette & husband Mario 'MC Souleye' Treadway arriving at the American Music Awards 2011 on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA.
3. Alanis Morissette holding daughter Onyx with son Ever with her husband Mario 'MC Souleye' Treadway
4. 1991 Alanis Morissette album 'Alanis'

Biographies
1. imdb.com/name/nm0001551/bio
2. chilloutradio.com/alanis-morissette

1. Background from {[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001551/bio]}
"Alanis Morissette Biography
Overview (3)
Born June 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name Alanis Nadine Morissette
Height 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Bio (2)
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 Franklin, Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand. Then she moved to LA at age 19. On June 13th 1995 "Jagged Little Pill" was released by Madonna'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.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Carol Marini< [login to see] .br>
Alanis Morissette has released a series of groundbreaking albums that have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. She has won twelve Juno Awards, seven Grammy® Awards, and has also received an additional fourteen Grammy® nominations. Morissette's international debut album "Jagged Little Pill" remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S. and is the highest selling debut album worldwide in music history. Morissette's subsequent five studio albums have all included a series of chart-topping singles. Her most recent release, "Flavors of Entanglement", was released in June 2008 and debuted in the U.S. in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. Achieving success as a recording and performing artist, Morissette has also lent her talents to other forums. Her television acting work includes roles on Sex and the City (1998) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), along with a three-episode arc on Nip/Tuck (2003).
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Carleen Donovan
Spouse (1) Mario "MC Souleye" Treadway (22 May 2010 - present) (3 children)

Trade Mark (4)
Her Smile; Cryptic but emotional Lyrics; Frantic Lyrical delivery; Long Silky Black Hair
Trivia (58)
1. Born to a French Canadian father Alan Richard Morissette and a Hungarian mother Georgia Mary Ann Feuerstein. Twin brother named Wade. Released two albums in Canada prior to first release in U.S.
2. Has an older brother, Chad, and a twin brother, Wade.
3. When her first debut single "Fate Stay With Me" and the "Alanis", and "Now Is The Time" albums were released in Canada she was known only as "Alanis". She was advised to go just by her first name to not cause any name confusion with Alannah Myles, another Canadian singer who was popular at the time.
4. Attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario.
5. Has met Maverick Records boss Madonna only a few times. When Jagged Little Pill hit the 1 million sales mark, Madonna gave Alanis platinum nail polish to celebrate. In March 1999, Madonna gave her a $49,000 Tiffany's bracelet for her success.
6. Phoned Mother Teresa the night before she died wanting to volunteer, but she was sleeping. Not wanting to wake her, Alanis said she would call back at a later time.
7. 8 March 1996 was named "Alanis Morissette Day" in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by the then mayor.
8. Financial backer of Broadway musical 'Jane Eyre,' spring 2001.
9. Madonna had to meet with Alanis and exert pressure on her not to quit Maverick Records over her disappointing sales -and Maverick marketing- of latest album (May 2001).
10. Began playing the piano at the age of 6.
11. After playing God in the movie Dogma (1999), she was asked if she had ever read the Bible. She said she had, but found it to be "patriarchal and sexist."
12. Her album "Under Rug Swept", released on 26 February 2002, included 13 new songs and topped the Billboard 200 chart.
13. When MP3 sponsored one of her concert tours, she was offered $50,000 in cash. Instead, she chose to take it in the form of company stock. When MP3 went public, the value of her shares went into the millions of dollars.
14. Alanis admitted to US Weekly that "Hands Clean" from her 'Under Rug Swept' album is about an affair that she had with a 29-year-old man when she was just fourteen years old. Their relationship lasted 5 years.
15. Twin brother Wade is a yoga instructor.
16. Is 12 minutes younger than her twin brother.
17. Is the youngest artist (at the age of 21) to ever win an "Album of the Year" Grammy. [1996]
18. Has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, making her one of the most successful female artists of all time.
19. Attended the 2003 Canadian Juno Music Awards with actor Ryan Reynolds.
20. Has won 16 Juno Awards (five in the years 1996 and 2000), eight Grammy Awards including "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "You Oughta Know" in 1999, and four American Music Awards.
21. Replaced Emma Thompson as God in the film Dogma (1999)
22. Was born at the Riverside Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario.
23. To celebrate their one year anniversary, Alanis and boyfriend Ryan Reynolds wear matching rings on their fourth fingers of their right hands (May 2003).
24. Ranked #53 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
25. Spoke German when she was a child, but eventually forgot it later in her life.
26. Will host the 2004 Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent to the Grammy Awards, which will take place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 4 April.
27. Will be performing at an event featuring the The Dalai Lama to build support for his Tibet China Negotiation Campaign. The event will take place in her hometown of Ottawa, Canada (24 April 2004).
28. While hosting the 2004 Juno Music Awards in Edmonton, Canada, she wore a nude-colored body suit with lifelike nipples and pubic hair to make a statement about censorship and Janet Jackson's breast-baring Superbowl incident. The audience roared with laughter upon realizing that her nudity was fake.
29. Dating Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002) actor Ryan Reynolds since 2002. They have homes together in Los Angeles and Vancouver, B.C.
30. Attended "Glebe Collegiate Institute" located in Ottawa, Ontario.
31. Became engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, in June 2004.
32. Shares a birthday with model Heidi Klum and actress Teri Polo.
33. Plans on becoming an American citizen but will still keep her Canadian citizenship.
34. Wrote and recorded her album "Jagged Little Pill", basing it on her relationship with then-beau Dave Coulier and her entire upbringing.
35. Has publicly stated her opposition to George W. Bush invasion and occupation of Iraq.
36. Became a U.S. citizen on 11 February 2005. She now considers herself a Canadian-American.
37. Will be inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame on 5 June 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
38. "Jagged Little Pill" sold over 43 million copies, making it the biggest selling debut album of any artist in history.
39. Is fluent in French.
40. Was engaged to Ryan Reynolds from 2004 to 2006.
41. She was first considered for the character of "Becky" in the original incarnation of Clerks II (2006), and would have involved Randal falling in love with her as opposed to Dante, like in the present version.
42. On You Can't Do That on Television (1979) in 1986, Alanis was green slimed on her first episode and cream pied on the "Enemies and Paranoia" episode.
43. Performed the US and the Canadian national anthem at Game 4 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals between the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Ottawa Senators. [June 2007]
44. Became an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church (2004).
45. During her live performance at The 38th Annual Grammy Awards (1996), CBS infamously censored some of the lyrics of "You Oughta Know" (28 February 1996).
46. When making her first album, she suffered from anorexia and bulimia nervosa due to professional pressure and managerial demands, so she subsequently had to began therapy.
47. Two music videos that made it on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos: "Ironic" was #18 and "Thank U" was #66.
48. Embarking on a European tour. [July 2003]
49. Guests as Poppy, the anesthesiologist lesbian lover of Roma Maffia's Liz in the TV show Nip/Tuck (2003). She will be on the show for three episodes. [October 2006]
50. Finishing up work on her sixth full-length album. It will be called "So-Called Chaos" and it will be released on May 18, 2004. [January 2004]
51. Just released the 10th year acoustic version of her worldwide famous album "Jagged Little Pill". [June 2005]
52. Her favorite song is Ave Maria.
53. Mother, with husband Souleye, of three children: son Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway (b. December 25, 2010), daughter Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway (b. June 23, 2016) and another son, Winter Mercy Morissette-Treadway (b. August 8, 2019).
54. Her former manager Jonathan Todd Schwartz embezzled $7 million from her and other celebrities.[May 2017].
55. Ran a marathon promoting awareness for the National Eating Disorders Association.[2009].
56. Between the births of her son Ever and daughter Onyx, she had multiple miscarriages.
57. A distant cousin of Paul McMichael on his father's side of the family.
58. She not only played god in the Kevin smith comedy dogma she wrote a song for the soundtrack too.

Personal Quotes (11)
1. We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.
2. Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.
3. The whole celebrity thing is not something I'm overly interested in. I don't pop up at parties. It's just not my thing.
4. Music will always be a part of my life. I love music and I don't care how many units I sell.
5. That what we judge in someone else, we are really judging in ourselves.
6. So many times I've been just gripping the steering wheel and driving, and just have a piece of paper on where my horn is, and just writing sort of looking up and down. I've done that so much! It'll be worth the crash.
7. I have not an ounce of regret. Every link is so valuable in forming the chain that is my life. Who I am today is because of those links, and I wouldn't change any of them.
8. Every time I go through something difficult, I think, 'This is the mother-load. I'm not going to get through this one.' And then, six months later, I'm like, 'What's his name again?'
9. I've never talked about who my songs are about, and I won't because...they're written for the sake of personal expression. So with all due respect to whomever may see themselves in my songs - and it happens all the time - I never really comment on it because I write these songs for myself. I don't write them for other people.
10. Jagged Little Pill was such an insulated experience, not only the writing of it, but then the touring of it. I felt so solitary, like I was in survival mode.
11. After being in the public eye for a long time, I get why people don't want to be here.


2. Background from {[https://chilloutradio.com/alanis-morissette/]}
The biography of Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette
What is she famous for?
Alanis Morissette is famous for being a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is well known for her unique mezzo-soprano voice and first became successful in the 1990s, she is most well-known for her album ‘Jagged Little Pill’ which was rock influenced and sold more than 33 million copies around the world – the album is her most critically acclaimed and popular. The singer has had a great deal of creative control over her music in subsequent albums and has sold more than 75 million albums combined worldwide. She has often been called the queen of alternative rock.
Early Career
Alanis Morissette first began her career after she recorded a demo of the song ‘Fate Stay With Me’ in Toronto. She recorded second demo in 1989 and sent the song to Geffen Records, but the tape was stolen and never listened to after a burglary at the studios headquarters in 1989.
In 1991 the singer released her debut record under the label MCA Records Canada, her album ‘Alanis’ was available only in Canada. The singer co-wrote every track on the album with producer Leslie Howe. The album achieved platinum certification and it’s single ‘Too Hot’ reached the top twenty on the Canadian charts. Other singles, ‘Walk Away’ and ‘Feel Your Love’ also reached the top 490. The singer was often compared to Debbie Gibson and Tiffany because of her looks and sound. The singer opened for Vanilla Ice at a number of concerts and received nominations for the Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year and Best Dance Recording at the 1992 Juno awards.
The singer also released a second album, ‘Now is the Time’ which was less dance-oriented and included more introspective lyrics. The album produced three hits in Canada but was considered commercially unsuccessful because it sold only half of the units that her previous album did, she was subsequently dropped from her label.
In 1993 the singer was introduced to Scott Welch from HitQuarters, who was impressed by her voice. The pair decided that it would be best for career if she moved to Toronto after completing high school. Part of her development as a musician was funded by her producer and songwriter Glen Ballard was positive enough about her potential that he allowed her to use his studio to produce new music. She worked with him on two of her songs for ‘Jagged Little Pill’ which was her first album to be internationally released. By 1995 the singer has signed a deal with label Maverick Records, she also learned how to play the guitar in the same year.
Career Breakthrough
‘Jagged Little Pill’ was released in 1995. Whilst it was initially only expected to sell moderately, it was picked up by KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, who played ‘You Oughta Know’ and the song quickly gained attention and popularity. The music video for the song entered heavy rotation on MTV. Following the success of the album’s first single, subsequent singles ‘All I Really Want’, ‘Hand In My Pocket’, ‘You Learn’ and ‘Head Over Feet’ all became hits. ‘Ironic’ was the album’s biggest hit, reach number one on the charts. The album sold more than 16 million copies and approximately 33 million worldwide, which made it the second biggest selling album by a female artist at the time.
Alanis Morissette became extremely popular in Canada and the album was certified twelve times platinum in the country, it was also a best-selling album in Australia and the United Kingdom.
The album’s success is often credited as being instrumental in allowing other female artists such as Shakira, Meredith Brooks, Pink, Michelle Branch, Lady Gaga and Avril Lavigne to break into the industry. The singer did however receive criticism for her collaborations with Ballard as he was known as an image-maker. Following the release of her album the singer won a number of awards including six awards at 1996’s Juno Awards ceremony; awards included album of the year, single of the year, female vocalist of the year, songwriter of the year and best rock album.
At the Grammy Awards the singer won best female rock vocal performance, best rock song, best rock album and album of the year. She also won a number of awards the following year, including songwriter of the year and international achievement award and in 1998 she won Best Music Video, Long Form.
To promote the album the singer began an 18-month long tour and at one-point opened for the Foo Fighters during a performance. She released her fourth album ‘Supposed Formed Infatuation Junkie’ in 1998. Her label hoped to sell up to one million copies in total upon its release but instead the album debuted at number one and sold more than 469.000 copies in its first week, which was a record at the time. Despite record sales the album alienated a number of the singers fans with its lyrics and is often considered to be an example of the sophomore jinx. Despite mixed responses the album one the Juno Award for best album and received platinum certification.
In 1999 the singer released a live acoustic album titled ‘Alanis Unplugged’ which was recorded during her MTV Unplugged appearance. The singer performed her single ‘So Pure’ live during the 1999 Woodstock festival and received a nomination for the best female rock vocal performance during the 2001 Grammy awards.
Continuing Career
The singer released her fifth album, ‘Under Rug Swept’ in 2002, the album was solely produced and written by her and it debuted at number one on the US charts. It sold a million copies in the US and went platinum in Canada after it received a lot of airplay.
In 204 the singer hosted the Juno Awards dressed in a bathrobe which she removed, revealing a flesh coloured bodysuit. The stunt was in response to the censorship culture of the US and the controversy surrounding Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl halftime show.
The singer released her sixth album ‘So-Called Chaos’ in May 2004, the album debuted at number five and received mixed reviews. The album went on to become the singers lowest selling in the US.
To celebrate the ten year anniversary of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ the singer released an acoustic version of the album. In 2005 the singer released a Greatest Hits album titled ‘Alanis Morissette: The Collection’, the album sold around 373,000 copies in the US.
In 2007 the singer released a cover of The Black Eye Pea’s theme song ‘My Humps’. The singer released her seventh album ‘Flavors of Entanglement’ in mid-2008. In 2011 the singer appeared at the American Music Awards and said that she was working on a new album which would likely be released in 2012. She began a tour in 2012 throughout Europe, prior to announcing that her eight studio album ‘Havoc and Bright Lights’ would be released in August 2008.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ the singer released a four disc-collector’s edition of the albums.
In 2018 whilst on tour this singer recorded a new song titled ‘Ablaze’ and hinted that she was working on a new album after an almost six year hiatus. She announced in June 2019 that the album would be called ‘Such Pretty Forks in the Road’ and that it was set for release in May 2020.

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Alanis Morissette Throwback MTV Interview From 1995 | MTV News
In honor of the 20th anniversary of "Jagged Little Pill," MTV dug into the archives to find this vintage Alanis Morissette interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_e-_cJZeWw


Images:
1. Alanis Morissette at the 2009 Environmental Media Association Awards. Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
2. 1998 Alanis Morissette album 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'
3. Alanis Morissette. Performing a live concert in the Espacio Movistar, Barcelona, June 2008.
4. 1995 Alanis Morissette album 'Jagged Little Pill'

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"Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette became one of the most unlikely stars of the 1990s on the strength of her third album, Jagged Little Pill. A former child actress turned dance-pop diva, Morissette transformed herself into a confessional alternative singer/songwriter in the vein of Liz Phair and Tori Amos. However, she bolstered that formula with enough pop sensibility, slight hip-hop flourishes, and marketing savvy to become a superstar. Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995, spun off six highly successful singles and earned Morissette several Grammy Awards the following year, including Album of the Year. And she continued to release well-received albums, from the multi-platinum Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie to the self-produced Under Rug Swept.

Morissette was born in Ottawa, Canada, and began playing piano and writing songs during her childhood years. She also joined the cast of You Can't Do That on Television, a children's television program. Using money that she earned on the show, Morissette recorded an independent single, "Fate Stay with Me," which was released when she was only ten years old. She then concentrated on a musical career after leaving the show's cast, signing a music publishing contract when she was 14. The publishing contract led to a record deal with MCA Canada, and Morissette moved to Toronto before releasing her debut album, Alanis, in 1991.

Alanis was a collection of pop-oriented dance numbers and ballads that found success in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies and earning the singer a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Artist. However, no other country paid much attention to the record. In 1992, Morissette released Now Is the Time, an album that closely resembled her debut. Like its predecessor, it was a success in Canada, even if its sales did not match those of Alanis. Following the release of Now Is the Time, Morissette relocated to Los Angeles, where she met veteran producer Glen Ballard in early 1994. Ballard had previously written Michael Jackson's hit single "Man in the Mirror," produced Wilson Phillips' hit debut album, and worked with actor/musician David Hasselhoff. The two decided to work together, and despite their shared experience with mainstream pop, they opted instead to pursue an edgier, alternative rock-oriented direction. The result was Jagged Little Pill, which was released in 1995 on Madonna's label, Maverick Records.
On the strength of the angst-ridden single "You Oughta Know," Jagged Little Pill gained attention upon its release in the summer of 1995. The song soon received heavy airplay from alternative radio outlets and MTV, sending the album into the Top Ten and helping it achieve multi-platinum status. Jagged Little Pill's subsequent singles -- "Hand in My Pocket," "All I Really Want," "You Learn," and "Ironic" -- kept the album in the Top Ten for an astounding 69 weeks, and Morissette was nominated for six Grammys in early 1996. She won several of those awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

While she never managed to replicate the success of Jagged Little Pill, Morissette continued to release well-received albums into the 21st century. Her much-anticipated follow-up, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in the autumn of 1998, setting a record for the highest first-week sales by a female artist. An Unplugged set appeared a year later and featured a cover of the Police's "King of Pain," while 2002's Under Rug Swept saw Morissette writing and producing without the help of collaborators. So-Called Chaos followed in 2004. A year later, she took Jagged Little Pill on the road as an acoustic tour. Those tour dates led to the release of Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, an album originally (and tellingly) sold exclusively through Starbucks outlets. Morissette and her fans had grown up, and Collection -- an 18-track retrospective of her work -- followed in November 2005. But Morissette wasn't done, returning in 2008 with the brooding Flavors of Entanglement, which dealt with the emotional fallout from the dissolution of her engagement with actor Ryan Reynolds. In 2010, Morissette gave birth to her first child, Ever Imre, with rapper Mario "MC Souleye" Treadway, resulting in 2012's spry and hopeful Havoc and Bright Lights, which focused on spirituality, marriage, and motherhood; it debuted at five on the Billboard Top 200. Over the next few years, Morissette played some acoustic shows, acted, and launched a self-help podcast. Also in 2015, she celebrated the 20th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill through the release of a four-CD Collector's Edition reissue of the album. In December 2019, she released "Reasons I Drink," which served as the first single off her ninth studio album, 2020's Such Pretty Forks in the Road."

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