Artist

Janis Ian

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Nominations

About Janis Ian

"I wrote my first song at 12, was published at 13, made a record at 14, had a hit at 15, and was a has-been at 16. So, 'At Seventeen' means more to me than you can know."

Born April 7, 1951, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ian was just a teenager when she released her first hit single, "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)," which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her biggest hit, "At Seventeen" (No. 3), was featured on her 1975 studio album, Between The Lines, which topped the Billboard 200.
At the 18th GRAMMY Awards, Ian won her first GRAMMY for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "At Seventeen." That same year, she performed the song during her GRAMMY stage debut.
Ian is also an accomplished writer of prose, contributing to such publications as The Advocate and Performing Songwriter Magazine and websites such as The Huffington Post.
She has two recordings inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame: "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" (2002) and "At Seventeen" (2008).
In honor of her mother, Ian formed The Pearl Foundation to raise money to provide college scholarships for returning students and provide a "new lease" on life to the adults benefiting from continued education.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Janis Ian

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2023	Best Folk Album	Janis Ian	The Light At The End Of The Line	All Nominees
2016	Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album	Janis Ian, Jean Smart	Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller)	All Nominees
2013	Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album	Janis Ian	Society's Child: My Autobiography	All Nominees
1994	Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording	Janis Ian	Breaking Silence (Album)	All Nominees
1982	Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group	Mel Tormé, Janis Ian	Silly Habits	All Nominees
1976	Record Of The Year	Janis Ian	At Seventeen (Single)	All Nominees
1976	Album Of The Year	Janis Ian	Between The Lines (Album)	All Nominees
1976	Song Of The Year	Janis Ian	At Seventeen (Single)	All Nominees
1976	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Janis Ian	At Seventeen	All Nominees
1968	Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording	Janis Ian	Janis Ian (Album)	All Nominees