Vocal range
Fiona Apple
Contralto · Alternative · Singer-Songwriter · Jazz · USA · prominent since 1996
Cited range
C3 — A5
Octaves
2.8
Semitones
33
Voice type
Contralto
What is Fiona Apple’s vocal range?
Fiona Apple's vocal range is commonly cited as C3 to A5 — about 2.8 octaves, or 33 semitones, and is usually classified as contralto.
Contralto anchored in a husky low register; conversational timing with sudden gravel on peaks. That cited span is wider than 54% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Criminal
Reading the numbers
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 33 semitones.
- The closest range in the library belongs to Adele (C3–A#5), within 1 semitone at both ends.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 225th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 160th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Fiona Apple
Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Fiona Apple’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on C3
13 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A5
28 other voices here reach the same ceiling.