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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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Life Is Not a Fairy Tale is a memoir by American singer Fantasia Barrino, describing her life prior to national prominence as winner of the third season of American Idol. The book was released by Atria Publishing Group, and adapted into a 2006 Lifetime television movie.
Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia Barrino shared a sweet hug on Hudson's talk show and reminisced about how far they've come in the 20 years since they first broke through together on "American Idol."
But that’s exactly what Fantasia Barrino did when the original “Color Purple” star approached her in 2021 to play Celie, an abused and uneducated Southern Black woman at the turn of the 20th ...