Hailing fromNew York, it's the amazing singer-songwriter, Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart as your Sunday Spotlight this week.
Fiona has won a Grammy Award whilst being nominated for additional seven Grammy Awards in various categories.
Fiona's debut album, Tidal (containing songs written when she was 17) was released in 1996. The album received a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Rock Performance for the single Criminal.
In 1999 Apple released When the Pawn... , produced by Jon Brion. The album was critically acclaimed, commercially successful and was certified platinum.
Extraordinary Machine (Apple's third album) was released in 2005. Apple again collaborated with Brion, and began recording the album in 2002. Apple was reportedly unhappy with the production and opted not to release the record.
Extraordinary Machine was eventually re-produced without Brion and released in October 2005. The album was certified gold, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
In 2012, Apple released her fourth studio album, The Idler Wheel.
Apple's fifth studio album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, was released late last month. It was meet with widespread acclaim.
Apple has sold over 10 million albums worldwide and has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award, 2 MTV Video Music Awards and a Billboard Music Award.
So why not discover a true gem. From her track Paper Bag that landed in Bridesmaids to her latest amazing record Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Apple is a truly amazing songwriter and storyteller.
Come back next Sunday for another massive Sunday Spotlight!
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