Alanis Morissette

By: Melanie Weber

Singing and Playing Guitar

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Background

• Born on June 1st 1974• Born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada• Has a twin brother, Wade• Her parents were both teachers• She is half Hungarian• Wrote her first song at nine years

old

Ottawa, Canada

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Early Career

• First album was called Alanis in 1991 produced by MCA Records Canada

• She co-wrote every song• Alanis went platinum• 1992 second album came out Now is

the Time• Didn’t do well with second album

Alanis’s First Album

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Mid-Career

• Jagged Little Pill sold over twenty-five million copies.

• Acted for a while and loved it• Was in the Prince of Persia• Won six Grammy Awards• In 2004, Hosted the Juno Awards in a bathrobe• In 2005, released album called The Collection• Was nominated for a Golden Globe award with

Wunderkind

Today’s Career

• She still sings• She is also an actress• She performs in many places around the world

still• In 2008, came out with Flavors of

Entanglement • On May 22, 2010 Morissette married rapper

Mario “MC” Souleye• Their first child, Imre Morissette-Treadway,

was born on December 25, 2010• Was on 210th episode of 30 Rock

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Discography

• Alanis (1991) • Now Is the Time (1992) • Jagged Little Pill (1995) • Supposed Former Infatuation

Junkie (1998) • Under Rug Swept (2002) • So-Called Chaos (2004) • Flavors of Entanglement (2008)

“Ironic” By: Alanis Morissette

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc&feature=player_detailpage

Works Cited

• "Alanis Morissette." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Feb. 2012. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanis_Morissette>.

• "Alanis Morissette." Alanis Morissette. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.alanis.com/>.

• "Alanis Morissette." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001551/>.