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Alanis Nadine Morissette (born in Ottawa , 1 June 1974 ) is a Canadian and Naturalized American Singer-songwriter , Record Producer , and occasional Actress . She has won twelve Juno Award s and seven Grammy Award s, and has sold more than forty million albums worldwide. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two '' Blog. August 24 2007 . Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie '', '' Under Rug Swept '' and '' So-Called Chaos ''. BIOGRAPHY Early life Alanis Morissette was born in '' People In The News ''. January 4 2003 . In 1984, Morissette wrote her first song, "Fate Stay with Me", which she sent to a local folk singer, Lindsay Morgan, who recruited Morissette as his protégé. In 1986, Morissette had her first stint as an actress: five episodes of the children's television show ''. During her high school years, Morissette attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa. At a New York City audition, Morissette landed a spot on '' Star Search '', a popular American talent competition on which she used her stage name, Alanis Nadine. Morissette flew to Los Angeles to appear on the show, but lost after one round. In 1988, Morissette signed a publishing deal with MCA Publishing , which helped to fund her record deal with one of its independent subsidiary labels. 1990–1993: ''Alanis'' and ''Now Is the Time'' ''. Between the ages of fourteen to eighteen, Morissette suffered from ''. June 29 2005 . Retrieved November 16 2006 . In 1992, she released her second album, ''''. November 2 1995 . With her two-album deal with MCA Canada complete, Morissette was left without a major label contract. During this period, Morissette dated . January 10 2000 . In 1993, she appeared in the film '' Just One Of The Girls '' starring Corey Haim , which she called "horrible". 1993–1995: Move to Los Angeles In 1993, after graduating from high school, Morissette moved from Ottawa to Toronto . Living alone for the first time in her life, she met with a bevy of songwriters, but the results frustrated her. A visit to Nashville a few months later also proved fruitless. In the hopes of meeting a collaborator Morissette began making trips to Los Angeles and working with as many musicians as possible. During this time, she met producer and songwriter Glen Ballard , and within ten minutes of meeting each other they had begun experimenting creatively. According to Morissette, Ballard was the first collaborator who encouraged her to express her emotions. The two wrote and recorded Morissette's third album, '' Jagged Little Pill '', and by the spring of 1995, she had signed a deal with Maverick Records . As Morissette later revealed, during her stay in L.A., a thief confronted and robbed her on a deserted street, although he did not take the writing and brainstorming notes in her purse; they were the scribblings that soon made up ''Jagged Little Pill''. Morissette subsequently developed an intense and general Angst , which manifested in random daily Panic Attack s, including on planes. She checked herself into a hospital and attended psychotherapy sessions, but with no improvement. She focused her inner problems on the soul-baring lyrics of the album for her own health. 1995–1998: ''Jagged Little Pill''
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