Singers Fiona Apple and D'Angelo are very different stylistic performers, but both emerged in the mid-90s on a wave of critical success, the strength of their artistic visions and breathtaking, affecting voices. Both singers scored unlikely top 25 hits and burst into public consciousness because of controversial, body barring videos (D'Angelo for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and Apple for "Criminal.") At this point the similarities seem to end. D'Angelo fell into addiction and stopped making music while Apple, after battling years of label drama, released the well-recieved Extraordinary Machine and toured extensively in support of it.
