Fiona Apple

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Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple performing.
Background information
Birth name Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart
Born September 13, 1977 (1977-09-13) (age 35)
United States Manhattan, New York, United States
Genres Alternative pop
Piano pop/rock
Baroque pop
Jazz
Experimental pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Piano, Vocal
Years active 1996–present
Labels Epic
Website Fiona-Apple.com

Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart, or Fiona Apple (born September 13, 1977) is an American musician. Her song Criminal, which was on her first album, Tidal, won a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance [1].

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Discography[change]

Albums[change]

Album information
Tidal
  • Released: July 23, 1996 (U.S.)
  • Chart positions: #15 U.S, #43 Australia
  • Last RIAA certification: 3x platinum[2] (2.7 million copies sold[3])
  • Singles: "Shadowboxer", "Slow like Honey", "Sleep to Dream", "The First Taste", "Criminal", "Never Is a Promise"
When the Pawn...
  • Released: November 9, 1999 (U.S.)
  • Chart positions: #13 U.S., #46 UK, #54 Australia
  • Last RIAA certification: Platinum[2] (1 million copies sold[3])
  • Singles: "Fast as You Can", "Limp", "Paper Bag"
Extraordinary Machine
  • Released: October 4, 2005 (U.S.)
  • Chart positions: #7 U.S, #53 Australia
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold[2] (600,000 copies sold[4])
  • Singles: "Parting Gift", "O' Sailor", "Not About Love", "Get Him Back"
iTunes Originals - Fiona Apple

Charting singles[change]

Year Song Album U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock UK
1996 "Shadowboxer" Tidal – 34 –
1997 "Sleep to Dream" – 28 84
"Criminal" 21 4 –
1999 "Fast as You Can" When the Pawn... – 20 33

References[change]

  1. ↑ "GRAMMY Rewind: 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards". grammy.com. http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-rewind-40th-annual-grammy-awards. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA.com.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Loyal fans helped free Fiona Apple's CD". Associated Press/MSNBC Entertainment. October 5, 2005.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan. "Fiona Taps Rice, Garza For Summer Trek". Billboard. April 19, 2006.

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Studio albums
Singles
"Shadowboxer" • "Slow Like Honey" • "Sleep to Dream" • "The First Taste" • "Criminal" • "Never Is a Promise" • "Fast as You Can" • "Limp" • "Paper Bag" • "Parting Gift" • "O' Sailor" • "Not About Love" • "Get Him Back"
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