Alanis Morissette

Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and musician. She is known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. Morissette began her music career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums. In 1995, she released Jagged Little Pill, an alternative rock-oriented album with elements of post-grunge. This album sold more than 33 million copies globally, propelling her to become a cultural phenomenon. It earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996 and was adapted into a rock musical of the same name in 2017. The musical earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. Additionally, the album was listed in Rolling Stone's 2003 and 2020 editions of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" guide. The lead single, "You Oughta Know", was also included at #103 in their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

1 June 1974

Born on the same birth date (1 June 1974): Michael Rasmussen (cyclist) • Sarah Teather

Born on the same birth day (1 June): Andy Griffith • Arsen Gitinov • Charlene (singer) • Enno I, Count of East Frisia • Geminiano Montanari • Geoffrey, Count of Nantes • Kagayaki Taishi • Kip Thorne • Marlon Devonish • Mikhail Glinka • Ronnie Dunn • Vital Borkelmans • William Standish Knowles • Yevgeny Prigozhin • Şenol Güneş

Born in the same month (June 1974): Andrew Gwynne • Bear Grylls • Buddy Wakefield • Christopher O'Neill • Craig Lowndes • Doug Mientkiewicz • Dustin Lance Black • Flavio Roma • Gata Kamsky • Glen Metropolit • Joel Edgerton • Joseph May • Kelly Jones • Mark Hendrickson • Samoth • Sonya Walger • Valeri Bure