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Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor (born June 30, 1984), [2] known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American singer and actress.She rose to prominence in 2004 for her performance of the Porgy and Bess standard "Summertime" during the third season of American Idol, and eventually became that season's winner. [3]
Season 22 of American Idol came to an end on Sunday with a three-hour finale that included scores of musical guests and a special appearance from American Idol season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino ...
Fantasia's performance of the song on "American Idol" in 2004 seemed to have helped advance her in the singing competition. Fantasia, who was 19 at the time, originally auditioned with "Killing Me ...
The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004, and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% (1.3 million votes); the vote total (65 million votes) was then the highest recorded vote total in the show's history.
The three-hour finale was a celebration of music, featuring guest performances by Jon Bon Jovi, 2004 "Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino, Jason Mraz, Wynonna Judd, Seal, and New Kids on the Block. What ...
Fantasia sang "I Believe" on the third-season finale of American Idol as her last performance within the competition. Diana DeGarmo, the runner up of American Idol, sang the song first on the finale, for her first performance of the night. The judges unanimously acclaimed Fantasia the winner, a prediction that came true when she was crowned the ...
It’s been nearly 20 years since Barrino was crowned the “American Idol,” winning the third season of the singing competition in 2004 and becoming the first Black woman to claim the title.
Fantasia Barrino won American Idol Season 3 when she was 19, and almost immediately made history, becoming the first solo artist to have her first single debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...