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Fiona Apple
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Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart, born on September 13, 1977, is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known as Fiona Apple.

Apple is a member of a family rich with roots in entertainment. Born in New York City, she is the daughter of singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart. Her older sister, Amber Taleullah, sings cabaret under the stage name Maude Maggart. Her brother Spencer is a director and directed the video for her single "Parting Gift". Her half brother Garett Maggart starred in the TV series The Sentinel. 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.

At the age of twelve, Apple was raped upon returning home from school to her mother's apartment. The rape is mentioned subtly in some of her work (as in the song "Sullen Girl"), but is not necessarily a major theme. While the media latched onto the story of Apple's dark past experience, the singer said the only reason she even mentioned the rape to an interviewer was because she didn't want it to seem like something of which she should be ashamed. There was a rumor that she had called Tori Amos the "poster girl for rape", but this was taken out of context from an interview in which she referenced Amos's song "Me and a Gun" and talked about the song's strong message for those who have experienced rape.

As a child, there was concern Apple had anti-social tendencies, as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder. She underwent therapy as a child after telling a childhood friend that she was going to kill herself as well as her older sister Amber when she was twelve years old. This prompted several therapy sessions, which ultimately led her to believe that there must actually be something wrong with her if she required therapy.

Apple's break into the music industry came when a friend, who babysat for a record executive, handed her employer a demo. Apple's rich contralto voice, piano skills and lyrics got the attention of Sony Music executive Andy Slater, who signed her to a record deal.