Fantasia (singer)
Fantasia | |
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Barrino in The American Idol Experience motorcade at Walt Disney World in 2009 | |
| Born | Fantasia Monique Barrino June 30, 1984 High Point, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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Kendall Taylor (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Website | fantasiaofficial |
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] Following her victory, Barrino became the second artist after Lauryn Hill to have a debut single enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number one, when her song "I Believe" launched atop the chart.[4][5] It went on to become the best-selling single in the United States that year.[6][7]
Barrino's debut album Free Yourself (2004), was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album garnered three Grammy Award nominations, including Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for her recording of "Summertime". She went on to release the hit single "When I See U", from her eponymous second album (2006), recorded the duet "Put You Up on Game" with Aretha Franklin in 2007, and released later albums Back to Me (2010) and Side Effects of You (2013), with both peaking at number-two on the Billboard 200.
Barrino released her New York Times best-selling autobiography Life Is Not a Fairy Tale (2005), which was adapted into a 2006 television film starring her.[8][9] She portrayed Celie Johnson in the Broadway musical The Color Purple from 2007 to 2008, which earned her a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance. She reprised her role in the 2023 film adaptation, for which she earned nominations for a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actress[10][11] and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture.
She has earned over a dozen top ten hits on the Adult R&B Airplay chart, with Billboard ranking her among the top female artists of the 21st century.[12] Her accolades include two Billboard Music Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her single "Bittersweet", along with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people.[13]
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- ^ Trust, Gary (January 19, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (August 18, 2006). "Fantasia: An 'Idol' Dreamgirl's Hard-Knock Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 2004.
- ^ "The Number Ones: Fantasia's "I Believe"". Stereogum. December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Parham, Marti (August 21, 2006). "Fantasia leads a star-studded cast in her TV life story". Jet. Vol. 110, no. 7. pp. 56–60.
- ^ Sierra, Gabrielle. "COLOR PURPLE With Fantasia Barrino Gets Extended Thru 8/9 At Kennedy Center". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Fantasia Barrino sings her face off in lackluster 'The Color Purple'". EW.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks to Lead The Color Purple Movie Musical". Playbill. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ Zellner, Trevor Anderson,Jim Asker,Pamela Bustios,Keith Caulfield,Eric Frankenberg,Kevin Rutherford,Gary Trust,Xander (March 19, 2025). "Billboard's Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century Chart, Nos. 100-1". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Taraji P. Henson Blown Away By 'TIME' 2024 Most Influential People List Honoree Fantasia: 'The Sky's The Limit'". Billboard. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.