Fantasia Barrino

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Fantasia Barrino (2009)

Fantasia Monique Barrino (* 30th June 1984 in High Point ) is an American R & B - singer and Grammy -Preisträgerin. Barrino gained notoriety in May 2004 as the winner of the third season of the talent show American Idol .

biography

Barrino began singing in the church choir at the age of five. In 2002 she became the mother of a daughter. She is currently working towards her graduation. Fantasia's advance into the American Idol finale was overshadowed by fierce allegations. They ranged from racism to suspicion of manipulated vote counting.

In the finale itself on May 26, 2004, Barrino received exuberant praise from the jury for her performance. Record producer Simon Cowell described her as the best singer of all over 70 "idols" who have been chosen worldwide in recent years. At the end of the telephone vote, in which over 65 million television viewers participated, Barrino was just ahead of her competitor Diana DeGarmo .

Fantasia's first single, I Believe , was released in the United States on June 15, 2004. The song was written by Tamyra Gray , who took part in the first season of American Idol , and was fourth there. As with the American Idol winners of previous years, the single was very successful commercially. On July 10, 2004, it reached number 1 on the US Billboard charts. In 2006 she came back with her new album and the first single Hood Boy .

In 2011 Fantasia Barrino received the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her single Bittersweet , making it the last artist in this category to be merged with several other categories in the following year.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2004 Free Yourself US8th
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)US
First published: November 23, 2004
2006 Fantasia US19th
gold
gold

(38 weeks)US
First published: December 12, 2006
2010 Back to Me US2 (29 weeks)
US
First published: August 24, 2010
2013 Side Effects of You US2 (20 weeks)
US
First published: April 19, 2013
2016 The Definition Of ... US6 (5 weeks)
US
First published: July 28, 2016
2017 Christmas After Midnight US193 (1 week)
US
First published: October 1, 2017
2019 Sketchbook US62 (1 week)
US
First published: October 11, 2019

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2004 I believe
free yourself 		US1 (10 weeks)
US
First published: June 29, 2004
Truth Is
Free Yourself 		US21 (20 weeks)
US
First published: December 7, 2004
2005 Baby Mama
Free Yourself 		US60 (12 weeks)
US
First published: May 3, 2005
Free Yourself
Free Yourself 		US41 (18 weeks)
US
First published: June 1, 2005
2007 When I See U
Fantasia 		US32
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US
First published: April 17, 2007
2010 Bittersweet
Back to Me 		US74 (12 weeks)
US
First published: May 11, 2010
2013 Without Me
Side Effects of You 		US74 (2 weeks)
US
First published: April 17, 2013
(feat. Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott )

more publishments

  • 2005: It's All Good
  • 2005: Ain't Gon 'Beg You
  • 2005: Til My Baby Comes Home
  • 2006: Hood Boy ( feat.Big Boi )
  • 2007: Only One U
  • 2010: I'm Doin 'Me
  • 2011: Collard Greens & Cornbread
  • 2013: Lose to Win
  • 2013: Side Effects of You
  • 2013: In the Middle of the Night
  • 2013: What Christmas Means to Me
  • 2016: No Time for It
  • 2016: Sleeping with the One I Love
  • 2017: When I Met You

Web links

Commons : Fantasia Barrino  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: US
personal data
SURNAME Barrino, Fantasia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barrino, Fantasia Monique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH High point