Definitions for alanis
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1. alanis

   Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ə-LAH-niss MORR-ih-SET; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her 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, which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work to date. It earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996 and has been made into a rock musical of the same name in 2017, which earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The album was also listed in the 2003 and 2020 editions of Rolling Stone's 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. A highly anticipated, more experimental follow-up, electronic-infused album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998. Morissette assumed creative control and production duties for her subsequent studio albums, including Under Rug Swept (2002), So-Called Chaos (2004), Flavors of Entanglement (2008), Havoc and Bright Lights (2012), and Such Pretty Forks in the Road (2020). Her latest album, The Storm Before the Calm, which features ambient music, was released in 2022. Her well-known singles "You Oughta Know", "Hand in My Pocket", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Head Over Feet", "Uninvited", "Thank U", and "Hands Clean" reached top 40 in the major charts around the world, including ten top-40 hits in the UK, 3 three top-10 in the US and Australia, and twelve top-10 hits in her native Canada. She also holds the record for the most No. 1s on the weekly Billboard Alternative Songs chart for any female soloist, group leader, or duo member. She is listed on VH1's 1999 "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll" at number 53.Morissette has won seven Grammy Awards, fourteen Juno Awards, one Brit Award, and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. She has been dubbed the "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst" by Rolling Stone.

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1. Alanis

   Alanis is the debut album by Alanis Morissette, released only in Canada in April 1991 by MCA Records Canada. Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who also produced her second album Now Is the Time, and it was certified platinum.

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1. ALANIS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alanis is ranked #3274 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Alanis surname appeared 11,029 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Alanis.
   
   94.5% or 10,422 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.6% or 513 total occurrences were White.
   0.2% or 32 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 31 total occurrences were Black.
   0.1% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.1% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce alanis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alanis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alanis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of alanis in a Sentence

1. Catherine Birndorf:

   Everyone has to do or say what they feel most comfortable with, but it's particularly helpful when celebrities, like Hayden Panettiere or Alanis Morissette, walk us through their struggle. This allows women with postpartum depression and others to truly understand this very real illness.

2. Kirstin Wilder:

   God has been portrayed by many actors over the years as the creative team behind any project decides which direction to go with their project -- from Groucho Marx to Alanis Morrisette to Whoopi Goldberg, god has been portrayed in many different lights. That said, I believe the religious community is apt to be more supportive when the role is played with integrity and stays true to the narrative from the Bible.

3. Dave Coulier:

   I ’ll tell you the kind of person she is, when my sister Sharon was dying with cancer, Alanis was living in Toronto. My sister was in Detroit. She actually drove to Detroit with her guitar and sat with my sister playing songs and singing to my sister in the hospital. That’s the kind of human she is. So I’ve never had anything bad to say about her. She’s lovely.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanis
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=alanis
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html