Happy birthday to season three winning Idol, the wonderfully talented Fantasia!
With no formal musical training, Fantasia’s exposure to music began at her childhood church where she was inspired to sing whenever possible and where she developed her dream. In 2004, with only one public performance to her credit, Fantasia auditioned in Atlanta for season three of American Idol. The rest is history.
With crowd favorites like Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” and “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess,” Fantasia would earn millions of votes and garner some of the highest praise by an Idol. Randy Jackson called “Summertime” the best performance ever in Idol history and Simon Cowell went so far as to proclaim her the best contestant to ever compete in any contest.
Fantasia’s Idol victory over runner-up Diana DeGarmo was merely the start to her career. In June, 2004 she released “I Believe” which shot to number one on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. The thirteen-track album, “Free Yourself” was released shortly thereafter and received four Grammy Awards. Later, Fantasia starred in the Broadway musical, “The Color Purple.” Her sophomore album, “Fantasia” garnered three Grammy nominations and recently, she was cast in the movie version of the musical “The Color Purple.”
Fantasia’s life experience has been so inspiring and interesting that her memoirs, “Life Is Not A Fairy Tale” was a New York Times bestseller and the film version was watched by over 19 million viewers. Fantasia is currently working on her third album and preparing for the upcoming film. Fantasia’s life has been an exciting journey of dreaming big and working hard.
Last year, we had the chance for an exclusive chat with Fantasia about starring in “The Color Purple” and her latest album. Check it out!
We wish you a very happy birthday Fantasia!
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by admin
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Just in time for the 4th of July holiday, Phil Stacey is releasing his patriotic song “Old Glory” to country radio. Written while he was still serving active in the US Navy, Phil has widely sung “Old Glory” in public, including, recently, at the Grand Ole Opry.
“The song always gets a great reaction and we’ve fielded a lot of calls from our friends in radio asking where they can get the song,” says Lyric Street VP Promotion Kevin Herring.
“I’m proud to have the chance to record this song,” says Phil. “I wrote it several years ago while I was still in the Navy and it means a lot to get to share it with all the country music fans to honor our service members.”
Phil Stacey earned the admiration of millions as a finalist on American Idol. He wowed us with his unforgettable performance of “Blaze of Glory” as well as such country hits as “Where The Sidewalk Ends” and “I Need You.” americanidol.com caught up with Phil last summer when he was touring and had just released the single, “If You Didn’t Love Me.” Check out what he had to say!
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by admin
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June 30 - ‘WALL-E,’ the tale of a robot toiling away on a long-abandoned Earth, debuted as the No. 1 movie over the weekend. The Pixar Animation film outgunned Angelina Jolie’s assassin thriller ‘Wanted,’ which opened at No. 2.
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by admin
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The retailer’s ad agency won two awards at the Cannes Lion International Ad Festival. One was official; the other was not approved by the department store chain.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin
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Philip Baker Hall appears in new Holiday Inn ads in which he teaches courses in an MBA program - in this case a Master’s of Business Accomodations.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin
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On Monday Gillette will add New York Yankees captain and shortstop to its list of ‘Champion’ spokespeople. Jeter joins Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Thierry Henry.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin
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Burger King introduces Little King, a new character to the King family in ads that target families with more kid-friendly meals.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin
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The fourth installment of the ‘Metal Gear’ series is available on the PS3.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin
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Season Two Idol Ruben Studdard who wooed America with his deep and soulful voice obtained a marriage license this week to wed fiancée Surata Zuri McCants. “The velvet teddy bear,” as fans endearingly refer to him, filled out the paperwork with Surata in Columbiana, Alabama.
This has been an exciting year for Ruben as he’s working on his fourth CD since show’s end, performed at this year’s Finale and is now marrying. We congratulate Ruben and Surata and wish them the very best!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by admin
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June 25 - British singer Estelle, whose new single ‘American Boy’ features Kanye West, says she’s happy to serve as a role model for kids who need someone to look up to.
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by admin
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