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Morissette (born June 1, 1974, Ottawa, Canada) was one of the most
unlikely stars of the mid-'90s. 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
added enough pop sensibility, slight hip-hop
flourishes, and marketing savvy to that formula to become a superstar
with her third album, Jagged Little Pill.
Morissette was born and raised in Ottawa,
Canada. In her childhood, she began playing
piano and writing songs. At the age of ten, she 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
ten. After leaving the show, she concentrated on a musical career,
signing a music publishing contract when she was 14. The publishing
contract led to a record deal with MCA Canada. In 1991, she moved to
Toronto and released her debut album, Alanis. |
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Morissette was a collection of pop-oriented dance numbers and ballads that was
successful in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies, and leading to a Juno
Award for Most Promising Female Artist. However, no other country paid
any attention to the record. In 1992, she released Now Is the Time, an
album that closely resembled her debut. Like its predecessor, it was a
success in Canada, even if it sold half of what Alanis did. Following
the release of Now Is the Time, Morissette relocated to Los Angeles,
where she met Glen Ballard in early 1994. Ballard had previously written
Michael
Jackson's hit "Man in the Mirror," produced Wilson
Phillips' hit debut album, and worked with David Hasselhoff. Despite the
duo's mainstream pop pedigree, they decided to pursue an edgier,
alternative rock-oriented direction. The result was Jagged Little Pill,
which was released on Maverick Records, Madonna's label.
On the strength of the single "You
Oughta Know," Jagged Little Pill gained attention upon its release
in the summer of 1995. Soon, the single received heavy airplay from both
alternative radio and MTV, sending the album into the Top Ten and
multi-platinum status. The second and third singles from Jagged Little
Pill, "Hand in My Pocket" and "All I Really Want,"
kept the album in the Top Ten. In early 1996, she was nominated for six
Grammys. Shortly after the nominations, Morissette released her fourth
single, "Ironic," which proved to be her biggest crossover
success. Morissette won several Grammy awards in 1996, including Album
of the Year and Song of the Year. Her much-anticipated follow-up,
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in the autumn of 1998.
An Unplugged set appeared a year later, and 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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Bio From: MTV |
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