Canadian singer-songwriter who initially gained minor success in the early 90s as a young dance-pop songstress, much in the
vein of Paula Abdul or Debbie Gibson, but reinvented herself with the release of 1995's massive Jagged Little Pill. The album
sold over 30 million copies world-wide. Likely the biggest post-grunge release in the United States, the album ushered in a new
wave of angry, young female musicians eager to express their discontent. Alanis became the star of the movement and
garnered much critical acclaim for the album. Her follow-up took three years to hit the market ...read more
Canadian singer-songwriter who initially gained minor success in the early 90s as a young dance-pop songstress, much in the
vein of Paula Abdul or Debbie Gibson, but reinvented herself with the release of 1995's massive Jagged Little Pill. The album
sold over 30 million copies world-wide. Likely the biggest post-grunge release in the United States, the album ushered in a new
wave of angry, young female musicians eager to express their discontent. Alanis became the star of the movement and
garnered much critical acclaim for the album. Her follow-up took three years to hit the market and was a relative flop. None of
her later albums approach on the success of Jagged Little Pill. Her last studio release was 2004's So-Called Chaos. In
the summer of 2005, she released an acoustic remake of Jagged Little Pill. « hide