Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette Biography: Canadian pop diva Alanis Morissette was born on June 1, 1974 in Ottawa. A girl started playing piano early in her childhood. By nine she had been already writing songs and in a year she became a star. Morissette was cast to participate in a TV show You Can't Do That on Television. This event earned her a name but also helped to meet Stephan Klovan, who helped Morissette to perform in Ottawa Festival, to sing a pop version of anthem at sport events and to have a shot on Star Search, a talent show. By the time she graduated from a high school, Alanis had released her debut album which became platinum and won a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist. Her sophomore album did not have the same success as the first one, so Morissette went to Toronto to find inspiration there. Actually she found Glen Ballard, a notable producer, who helped Alanis to release her third album called Jagged Little Pill. It sold about 16 million copies worldwide and brought Morissette six Grammy nominations, she won three of them. Overall, Alanis released six albums and had recently turned to acting. She landed a debut role in a movie The Vagina Monologues and had a guest role in Sex and the City.