Fantasia Barrino

Si Fantasia Monique Barrino (ipinanganak 30 Hunyo 1984), commonly known as Fantasia, ay isang Amerikanang mang-aawit ng R&B/soul, at aktres sa Broadway at telebisyon na natamo ang kasikatan ng manalo sa ika-3 season ng American Idol noong 2004. Walong ulit na siyang nanomina sa Grammy Awards.

Performances
WeekThemeSongArtistOrder SungStatusSemifinalsSemifinal Group 1"Something to Talk About"Bonnie Raitt8AdvancedTop 12Soul music Week"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursStevie Wonder6SafeTop 11Country music Week"Always on My Mind"Willie Nelson3SafeTop 10Motown Week"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"Marvin Gaye9SafeTop 9Elton John"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"Elton John1SafeTop 8Cinema"Summertime"Porgy and Bess5SafeTop 7Barry Manilow"It's a Miracle"Barry Manilow7Bottom 2Top 6Gloria Estefan"Get on Your Feet"Gloria Estefan1SafeTop 5Big Band"Crazy Little Thing Called Love""What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"QueenBarbra Streisand510SafeTop 4Disco"Knock on Wood""Holding Out for a Hero"Amii StewartBonnie Tyler37Bottom 2Top 3Idol's ChoiceJudges' ChoiceClive Davis's Choice"Chain of Fools""A Fool in Love""Greatest Love of All"Aretha FranklinIke & Tina TurnerWhitney Houston246SafeFinaleContestant's Choice"All My Life""Summertime""I Believe"K-Ci and Jo-JoPorgy and BessFantasia (Idol Single)246Winner

Filmography
American Idol (2004)
The Simpsons (2005) She plays Clarissa Wellington in the episode A Star is Torn.
Life Is Not a Fairy Tale (2006) as Herself
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Patti LaBelle (Herself; Tribute performer singing "Lady Marmalade" and "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)")
Soul Train Awards (2009;Tribute to Chaka Khan singing "Tell Me Something Good")
Celebration of Gospel (2010)
 Fantasia for Real (2010)

Teatro
The Color Purple (2007) bilang Celie

Discography

Mga Album
2004: Free Yourself
2006: Fantasia

Mga Singles
2004: "I Believe"
2004: "Truth Is"
2005: "Baby Mama"
2005: "Free Yourself" 
2005: "Ain't Gon' Beg You"
2006: "Hood Boy"
2007: "When I See U"
2007: "Only One U"
2010: "Even Angels"

Mga Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult2004Billboard Music AwardsTop selling single of the year ("I Believe")Top selling R&B/Hip-Hop single of the year ("I Believe")2005NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Female ArtistBillboard American Urban Radio NetworksTop R&B/hip-hop single ("I Believe")Vibe Music Award R&B Voice of the YearAmerican Music AwardsFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistFavorite Soul/R&B Album (Free Yourself)BET AwardsBest Female R&B ArtistBest New ArtistSoul Train Music AwardBest R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist2006Grammy AwardsBest Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Free Yourself")Best R&B Song ("Free Yourself")Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Summertime")Best R&B Album ("Free Yourself")ASCAP Rhythm and Soul AwardsMost performed song ("Free Yourself")Most performed song ("Truth is")Groovevolt Music AwardsBest New ArtistSoul Train Music AwardBest Female R&B/Soul Album (Free Yourself)2007American Music AwardsFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistTheatre World AwardOutstanding Broadway Debut Performance - "The Color Purple"Broadway.com AwardFavorite (Female) Replacement - "The Color Purple"NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Female ArtistOutstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatical Special (as Fantasia Barrino)2008Grammy AwardsBest Female R&B Vocal Performance ("When I See U")Best R&B Song ("When I See U")Best Contemporary R&B Album ("Fantasia")Greensboro sit-ins OrganizationFounder's Appreciation AwardNAACP Image AwardOutstanding Duo or Group Collaboration ("Put You Up On Game")2009NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Duo or Group (with Jennifer Hudson)Grammy AwardsBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("I'm his only woman")2010Barbados Music AwardsInternational Award Of Excellence

Mga sanggunian

 Excerpt: "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale", by Fantasia

Mga kawing panlabas
Opisyal na Website
Official Fantasia Barrino website 

Kategorya:Mga Aprikanong Amerikano
Kategorya:Mga mang-aawit mula sa Estados Unidos