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Fiona Apple performing.
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| Birth name | Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart |
| Born | September 13, 1977 Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | Rock, piano rock, alternative pop, baroque pop, jazz, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Optigan, Vocal |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label(s) | Epic |
| Website | Fiona-Apple.com |
Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart on September 13, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Piano rock, sometimes referred to as piano pop, is a term for a style of Rock music that is based around the Piano, and sometimes around Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of BAROQUE POP is a style of music developed in the mid 1960s (often compared to Sunshine Pop, which was a commercial answer to Baroque Pop i Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The Optigan (a Portmanteau of Opti cal Or' gan') was an early electronic Keyboard instrument designed for the consumer market In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The 40th Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics She gained popularity through her 1996 album Tidal, especially with the single "Criminal", and because of the music video made for it. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Tidal is the debut Album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on July 23 " Criminal " is a Piano rock song written by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple for her debut album Tidal (1996 A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Her music is fundamentally based on very personal poetic verses, accompanied by often aggressive and progressive production, rooted equally in early jazz, pop, electronica, and alt-rock. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Apple is a vegan.
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Apple's family has roots in entertainment. Born in New York City, she is the daughter of singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart. The City of New York Brandon Maggart (born 12 December, 1933) is an American actor Her older sister, Amber, sings cabaret under the stage name Maude Maggart. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Maude Maggart (born Amber McAfee Maggart) is an American Cabaret singer and recording artist who performs throughout the United States but most often in Her half brother Spencer is a director and directed the video for her single "Parting Gift". A parting gift or farewell gift is a Parting tradition, a Gift given during Parting. Her half brother Garett Maggart starred in the TV series The Sentinel. Garett Maggart (born 24 May, 1969) is an American actor He is the son of fellow actor Brandon Maggart and half brother of singer Fiona The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced Television series that aired on UPN in the United States from 1996 to 1999. In addition, her maternal grandparents were Millicent Green, a dancer with the George White's Scandals, a series of 1920s musical revues similar to the Ziegfeld Follies, and Johnny McAfee, a multireedist and vocalist of the big band era; her grandparents met while touring with Johnny Hamp and his Orchestra. George White's Scandals were a long-running string of Broadway Revues produced by George White that ran from 1919-1939 modelled after the Ziegfeld A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. History The Follies were lavish Revues something between later Broadway shows and a more elaborate high class Vaudeville Variety show. Multireedist is a term sometimes used to describe a musician who is a capable performer on more than one Reed instrument. A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Johnnie Hamp (sometimes referred to as John Hamp, or Johnny Hamp) is a British Television producer, now retired
Apple's break into the music industry came in 1994, when Apple gave a demo tape of three songs to a friend who was the babysitter for music publicist Kathryn Schenker. Schenker passed the tape along to producer and manager Andy Slater. [1] Apple's rich alto voice, piano skills and lyrics got the attention of Sony Music executive Andy Slater,[2] who signed her to a record deal. Alto is a musical term derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" that has several possible interpretations Sony Music Entertainment is a major global Record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the "big four" record companies
In 1996 Apple's debut album, Tidal, was released by Epic, a subsidiary of Sony. Tidal is the debut Album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on July 23 Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The album went on to sell 2. 7 million copies[3] and was certified three times platinum in the U. S. [4]
"Criminal", the third single, became Apple's breakthrough hit. " Criminal " is a Piano rock song written by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple for her debut album Tidal (1996 The song reached the top forty on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100, while the controversial Mark Romanek-directed music video — in which a scantily-clad Apple cavorted in a '70s-era tract house — became very popular on MTV. Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning American Music video director who has also moved into directing theatrical MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Apple later said: "I decided if I was going to be exploited, then I would do the exploiting myself" [5]
Other singles from Tidal included "Shadowboxer", "Slow like Honey", "Sleep to Dream", "The First Taste" and "Never Is a Promise". Her public image was tempestuous; Most notoriously, while accepting the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for "Best New Artist" for "Sleep to Dream", she proclaimed: "This world is bullshit, and you shouldn't model your life on what you think that we think is cool, and what we're wearing and what we're saying", referring to the mainstream music industry. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Host Chris Rock would comment on her speech later on during the program, saying, "That Fiona Apple was mad, huh? Fiona X was up here". Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television [6] Though her comments were generally greeted with cheers and applause at the awards ceremony, the media backlash was immediate.
She was unapologetic, however: "I just had something on my mind and I just said it. And that's really the foreshadowing of my entire career and my entire life. When I have something to say, I'll say it. "[7] Stand-up comedian Denis Leary included a satire of this speech on his album, Lock 'n Load, titled "A Reading from the Book of Apple". Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian Lock 'n Load is Denis Leary 's second album and was co-written with Chris Philips, features material by Adam Roth, Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo parodied Apple's comments in light of the fact that her video for "Criminal" seemed to reinforce the same celebrity fixation on weight and appearance that Apple condemned. Jane Anne (Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up Comedian, actress, political activist, writer Apple reacted to this parody, including the reference to her figure and her eating disorder in an article in Rolling Stone, January 1998. [7]
During this period Apple contributed covers of The Beatles' "Across the Universe" and Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone to Love" to the soundtrack of the film Pleasantville. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Across the Universe " is a Song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969 and later in modified form on their final album Percy Mayfield ( August 12 1920 " Please Send Me Someone to Love " is a Blues ballad, written and recorded by Percy Mayfield in 1950 on Art Rupe 's Pleasantville is an Academy Award -nominated 1998 film written produced and directed by Gary Ross.
Apple's second album, When the Pawn..., was released in 1999. WHEN THE PAWN hits the conflicts he thinks like a king / What he knows throws the blows when he goes to the fight / And he'll win the whole thing before he enters the ring / There's no body WHEN THE PAWN hits the conflicts he thinks like a king / What he knows throws the blows when he goes to the fight / And he'll win the whole thing before he enters the ring / There's no body Its full title is When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You'll Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You Know That You're Right. The title is a poem Apple wrote after reading the readers' letters that appeared in Spin after an article had cast her in a negative light in an earlier issue. Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr [8] The title's length earned it a spot in the Guinness Book of Records for 2001. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U However, as of October 2007, it is no longer the longest album title, as Soulwax released Most of the Remixes, a remix album whose title surpasses "When the pawn. Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele are an Alternative rock / electro band from Ghent, Belgium. Most of the Remixes is an electronic album by Soulwax. It was released on October 22, 2007 and features a collection of A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version . . "'s length by 100 characters. [9]
The album was cultivated during Apple's relationship with film director Paul Thomas Anderson. Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26 1970 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated American Filmmaker. When the Pawn. . . received a positive reception from publications such as The New York Times and Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published
When the Pawn. . . , which was produced by Jon Brion, used more expressive lyrics, experimented more with drum loops, and incorporated both Chamberlin and Chamberlain. Jon Brion (born December 11, 1963) is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist Singer, Songwriter, In Electronic music, a loop is a sample which is repeated Loops may be repeated through the use of Tape loops delay effects cutting between The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical Keyboard instrument related to the Mellotron. Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17 1967 in San Pedro, California) is a well-known American session Drummer. It did not fare as well commercially as her debut, though it was an RIAA-certified platinum album[4] and sold 1 million copies in the U. S. [3] The album's lead single, "Fast as You Can", reached the top 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and became Apple's first Top 40 hit in the UK. " Fast as You Can " is a song written by Fiona Apple, and produced by Jon Brion for her second album When the Pawn. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. The videos for two follow-up singles, "Paper Bag" and "Limp" (directed by then-boyfriend Anderson), received very little play.
In 2000, at a concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, Apple became dissatisfied with the venue's sound and broke down on stage, berating music critics and the audience with vulgar language, before ending her set early and storming off stage. The Roseland Ballroom (also referred to as Roseland Dance City) is a catering hall/music venue/dance hall in a converted Ice skating rink with a colorful ballroom A music critic is someone who reviews Music (including printed music performances and recorded music and publishes writing on them in books or journals (or on the internet [10][11]
Apple sang with Johnny Cash on a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" that ended up on Cash's album American IV: The Man Comes Around and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals". Extraordinary Machine is the third Album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. " Bridge over Troubled Water " is the title song of Simon and Garfunkel 's final album together Bridge over Troubled Water, released January 1970 American IV The Man Comes Around is the fourth album in the American series by Johnny Cash, released in 2002. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988 She also collaborated with him on Cat Stevens's "Father and Son", which was included on Cash's 2003 collection Unearthed. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician " Father and Son " is a popular song written and performed by British singer Cat Stevens on his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. Unearthed is an acclaimed Box set by Johnny Cash released in 2003
Apple's third album, Extraordinary Machine, was originally produced by Jon Brion. Extraordinary Machine is the third Album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October Jon Brion (born December 11, 1963) is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist Singer, Songwriter, Recording sessions began in 2002 at Ocean Way studios in Nashville, Tennessee, but later moved to the Paramour in Los Angeles. Work on the album continued until 2003, and in May of that year it was submitted to Sony executives. The project was shelved for over two years. In 2004 and 2005 tracks were leaked on the Internet in MP3 format and played on U. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression S. and international radio; subsequently, MP3s of the entire album, believed to have been produced by Brion (although he later claimed the leaked tracks were "tweaked" beyond his own work), went online. Although a website distributing the album was quickly taken offline, they soon reached P2P networks and were downloaded by fans. For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing A fan-led campaign, Free Fiona, was launched in support of the album's official release. Free Fiona was an international campaign to Sony Music Entertainment for the release of Fiona Apple 's third album Extraordinary Machine.
In August 2005, the album was given an October release date. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. Production had been largely redone by Mike Elizondo, who had previously played bass on Pawn, and co-produced by electronica experimentalist Brian Kehew. Michael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known Bassist, Keyboardist, and Hip hop music producer The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Brian Kehew is a Los Angeles -based musician and music producer. Spin later reported: "Fans erroneously thought that Apple's record label, Epic, had rejected the first version of Extraordinary Machine. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. . . in reality, according to Elizondo, Apple was unhappy with the results, and it was her decision to redo the record, not her label's". Two of the eleven previous leaked tracks were relatively unchanged, nine were completely retooled, and one new song was also included. According to Elizondo, "Everything was done from scratch".
The final mastering of Extraordinary Machine was performed by Brian Gardner, the released version has a far higher level of compression than any of Fionas' previous releases. Brian Gardner ( Nicknamed Big Bass Brian) is an American Mastering engineer.
Extraordinary Machine became the highest-charting album of Apple's career in the U. S. on its release (debuting at number seven) and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Vocal Album". The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album was awarded in 1968 and since 1995 It was eventually certified gold[4] and sold 462,000 copies in the U. S. ,[12], though its singles ("Parting Gift", "O' Sailor", "Not About Love" and "Get Him Back") failed to enter any Billboard charts. A parting gift or farewell gift is a Parting tradition, a Gift given during Parting. " O' Sailor " is a song written by American singer Fiona Apple and recorded for her third album Extraordinary Machine (2005 " Not About Love " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple and produced by Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew for her third " Get Him Back " is a song written by American singer Fiona Apple and produced by Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew for her third album
It was revealed in late 2005 that Sony was initially unhappy with the work, and Apple and Brion sought to rework the album. Sony reportedly made caveats on the process, to which Apple balked. After a long period of waiting, she began an attempt to rework the album with close friend Kehew. Elizondo was brought back as co-producer to complete the tracks he had begun with Brion and Apple. Despite suggestions that the album had caused a rift between Brion and Apple, they regularly perform together at Largo, a club in Los Angeles, including a joint appearance with Elizondo on bass just before the news broke of an official release. Largo is a Nightclub and Cabaret in Los Angeles CA, known informally as Café Largo or Club Largo, known for its retinue of musical Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Apple went on a live tour to promote the album in late 2005, and from early 2006 supported Coldplay on their tour of North America. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again
In June 2006 Apple appeared on the joke track "Come over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)" by comedian Zach Galifianakis. Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (pronounced ˌgælɨfəˈnækɨs}} born October 1, 1969) is an American Comedian, Actor, and Galifianakis previously appeared in the music video for Apple's "Not About Love". The joke track is a complete departure from Apple's previous work, both lyrically and musically. It is a hip-hop/dance track that features Apple singing lines such as "Baby, show me your fanny pack/I'll show you my fanny". Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. [13]
Apple recorded a cover of "Sally's Song" for the special edition release of the soundtrack, released in 2006, for the Tim Burton-produced film The Nightmare Before Christmas. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 stop-motion Fantasy In May 2006 Apple paid tribute to Elvis Costello on VH1's concert series Decades Rock Live by performing Costello's hit "I Want You";[14] her version was subsequently released as a digital single. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Decades Rock Live features performances by celebrated artists from rock to soul who have influenced popular music over the last 50 years as well as performances from some of today’s
Apple toured the East Coast in late August with Nickel Creek, after which she will begin studio work on her fourth studio album. Nickel Creek is an American acoustic music trio Although the group's music has roots from bluegrass, the trio describes itself as "progressive acoustic" [15][16]
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Tidal
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U. K Singles
1997 Sleep To Dream #84
1999 Fast AS You Can #33
U. S Billboard Hot 100
1997 Criminal #21 (20 weeks)
U. S Top 40 Mainstream
1997 Criminal #18 (17 weeks)
U. S ARC Weekly Top 40
1997 Criminal #10 (17 weeks)
1998 Never Is A Promise #27 (04 weeks)
1998 Shadowboxer #32 (03 weeks)
1999 Fast As You Can #23 (06 weeks)
U. S Adult Top 40
1996 Shadowboxer #36 (07 weeks)
1997 Criminal #17 (22 weeks)
1998 Shadowboxer #32 (08 weeks)
1999 Fast As You Can #29 (10 weeks)
U. S Modern Rock Tracks
1996 Shadowboxer #34 (06 weeks)
1997 Sleep To Dream #28 (13 weeks)
1997 Criminal #4 (25 weeks)
1999 Fast As You Can #20 (12 weeks)