Alanis Morissette ???

I was reading through the uncited Wikipedia hodgepodge of Shakira stuff and I saw that Shakira's fledgeling pop music career being compared to Alanis Morissette. I grew up in Canada and I am quite familiar with Alanis Morissette.

I think the basis for comparison is that they both did two albums in their late childhood that were not very successful and then broke through with very personal singer songwriter type stuff.

There really isn't much else to compare. Oh yeah, they both play guitar and harmonica. Alanis' harmonica technique is basically breathing in and out with the thing in her mouth.