Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Apple garnered international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success. She received a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single “Criminal” from that album in 1998.
After Tidal, Apple released the critically acclaimed, though less commercially successful albums: When the Pawn… (1999), Extraordinary Machine (2005), and The Idler Wheel… (2012).
Apple’s vocal range is contralto. Her musical style contains elements of jazz and alternative rock. —wikipedia