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Fantasia for Real is an American reality documentary television series on VH1 that debuted on January 11, 2010. [1] The series chronicles American Idol season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino, along with her family, and her struggle to regain control of both her career and personal life.
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.
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]
The season 3 American Idol winner, 39, was hospitalized in August 2010 after overdosing on aspirin and sleep aids. Barrino recalled a nurse showing her a stack of magazines with her face on them.
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.
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."
Season 3 winner Fantasia enjoyed a critically and commercially successful stint in musical theater when she starred in The Color Purple. [57] She also had her own TV show and is expanding into film. The runner-up Diana DeGarmo also found success in musical theater starring in Broadway musicals such as Hair and Hairspray.
Way back during season 3 of American Idol, fans were introduced to a trio of singers known as 'the three divas' 'American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino talks 3 Divas reunion, album plans and more ...