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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 30, 1984
Place of Birth
High Point, North Carolina, United States
Also Known As
- Fantasia
Fantasia Barrino
0.9 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
0.0
Self
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
2024
0.0
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
3.3
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
7.0
Celie
The Color Purple
2023
6.6
Self
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023
5.6
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
🎬
0.0
Self - Co-Host
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
6.3
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
4.9
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
2019
0.0
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Credits
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
as Self
2024
0.0
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
0.0
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023
3.3
The Color Purple
as Celie
2023
7.0
Celebrity Prank Wars
as Self
2023
6.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
🎬
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self - Co-Host
2020
0.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
0.0
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant
2015
7.8
🎬
Celebrities Undercover
as Self
2014
0.0
Soul Kittens Cabaret
as Good Conscience
2011
10.0
🎬
Fantasia for Real
2010
10.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
🎬
Testimonies of Faith
2007
0.0
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Musical Guest
2006
4.2
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as Fantasia Barrino
2006
6.2
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
as Self - Contestant, Winner (archive footage)
2005
0.0
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
4.8
🎬
Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas
as Self
2004
0.0
All of Us
2003
7.3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
American Dreams
as Aretha Franklin
2002
5.1
American Idol
as Self
2002
5.1
Live from E!
as Self
2002
3.7
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
The Simpsons
as Clarissa Wellington (voice)
1989
8.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
5.4
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6
Today
as Self
1952
5.6