Happy Birthday Fantasia!
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!