
Fantasia Barrino
Born: 1984-06-30
Place of birth: High Point, North Carolina, United States
Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. Her accolades include two Billboard Music Awards and a Grammy Award, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and three American Music Awards. In 2006, she released her second album, Fantasia, which featured the single "When I See U" which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. She then played the part of Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, for which she won a 2007 Theatre World Award. Her third studio album, Back to Me, was released worldwide on August 24, 2010 and features the single "Bittersweet," which peaked in the top ten on the R&B chart. The single won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Filmography

Soul Kittens Cabaret
2011

The Grammys
1959

The Simpsons
1989

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009

All of Us
2003

The Color Purple
2023

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005

American Idol
2018

Celebrity Prank Wars
2023

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Early Show
1999

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006

Today
1952

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022