Apple was classically trained on piano as a child, and began composing her own pieces by the age of eight. Hugh's School and later Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles), as well as being homeschooled. She attended the private Episcopal school St. Apple grew up in Morningside Gardens in Harlem with her mother and sister, but spent summers with her father in Los Angeles, California. Her sister Amber sings cabaret under the stage name Maude Maggart, and actor Garett Maggart is her half brother. Her maternal grandparents were dancer Millicent Green and big band vocalist Johnny McAfee. Her father is from Tennessee, and through him, Apple has Melungeon ancestry. Apple's fifth studio album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, was released in 2020 to universal acclaim, earning two Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Performance for the lead single 'Shameika.'įiona Apple was born Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart on September 13, 1977, in New York City to singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart, who met when both were cast in the Broadway musical Applause. In 2012, she released her fourth studio album, The Idler Wheel., which received critical praise and was followed by a tour of the United States and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2013.

The album was certified Gold, and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. The album was eventually re-produced without Brion and released in October 2005. However, Apple was reportedly unhappy with the production and opted not to release the record, leading fans to protest Epic Records, erroneously believing that the label was withholding its release. (1999), produced by Jon Brion, which was also critically and commercially successful and was certified Platinum.įor her third album, Extraordinary Machine (2005), Apple again collaborated with Brion and began recording the album in 2002. Her debut album, Tidal, containing songs written when she was in her teens, was released in 1996 and received a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Rock Performance for the single ' Criminal'. Classically trained on piano as a child, she began composing her own songs when she was eight years old.

The youngest daughter of the actor Brandon Maggart, Apple was born in New York City and was raised alternating between her mother's home in New York and her father's in Los Angeles. Apple has received numerous awards and nominations, including three Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a Billboard Music Award. She released five albums from 1996 to 2020, all of which reached the top 20 on the U.S. Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter.

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