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Alanis Nadina Morissette--and her twin brother, Wade-- were born in Ottawa on June 1,1974, to Alan and Georgia Morisette, who are both teachers. Alan is French-Canadian. Georgia was born in Hungary--fleeing to Canada with her family during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising at the age of 10. Georgia was just 12 when she and Alan met in a schoolyard and fast became sweethearts. Alan boldly predicted he would marry her, which he did, nine years later in 1967. The Morisettes have three children--the older brother, Chad, was born three years before the twins. The bond between Alanis and Wade seems strongest. As a child prodigy, she often performed with her twin brother........