Alanis Morissette has emerged as one of the most distinctive and influential performers of recent memory. Along with counterparts Jewel and Fiona Apple, Alanis Morissette was one of the most successful singer/songwriters in the mid-'90s. She and her two brothers were raised in Ottawa, Canada. By the age of 10, the precocious Morissette had landed a role on the Nickelodeon TV show "You Can't Do That on Television" and recorded her first single, "Fate Stay With Me." She spent most of her pre-pubescent years performing throughout Canada, singing "O Canada" at sporting events and even making the de rigueur appearance on "Star Search."
The hard work paid off and at 14 Morissette was offered a recording contract with MCA/Canada. Her debut, "Alanis," was released in 1991 and went platinum in Canada. That year, Morissette won the Juno award (Canada's Grammy) for Most Promising Female Vocalist. Her sophomore effort, 1992's "Now Is the Time," was recorded and released before Morissette graduated from high school. After high school, Morissette moved to Los Angeles where she had the good fortune to hook up with songwriter/producer Glen Ballard, known for his work with Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul and Wilson Phillips. Ballard pushed Morissette to pursue darker, edgier themes in her music, venturing away from the cutesy teenager and toward the introspective young woman.
The resulting demo tape was shopped around to the major labels and Madonna's Maverick im print eventually signed Morissette. "Jagged Little Pill," was released in the summer of 1995. On the strength of the break-out single "You Oughta Know," the album reached platinum status and the Top 10. Follow-up singles "Hand in My Po cket," "All I Really Want" and "Ironic" kept "Jagged Little Pill" on the album charts the next two years, ultimately selling 28 million copies worldwide.
Alanis Morissette was showered with industry awards for "Jagged Little Pill," including Grammys for Album of the Year, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album. Her much-anticipated follow-up, "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie," was released in November 1998 on Maverick and has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. In 2002 Morissette released Under Rug Swept. So-Called Chaos followed in 2004, and a year later she took Jagged Little Pill on the road as an acoustic tour. That tour became Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, an album originally -- and tellingly -- sold exclusively through Starbucks outlets. Morissette and her fans had grown up. Collection, an 18-track retrospective of her work, followed in November 2005. Since then, Alanis has continued to tour and break new ground both creatively and commercially.

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