Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, "Alanis" and "Now Is the Time", under MCA Records Canada. Her worldwide debut album was the rock-influenced "Jagged Little Pill", which remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S., and the highest selling debut album worldwide, selling more than 30 million units globally. Her following album, "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie", was released in 1998 and was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include "Under Rug Swept", "So-Called Chaos" and "Flavors of Entanglement". Morissette has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide.
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