Reality television has long been associated with competitions such as American Idol and intimate portrayals of our neighbors from John & Kate Plus 8 to Bridezillas. Over the last few years however, women who belt out songs like "Let It Go," "Free Yourself" and "Waterfalls" have jumped into the genre that has even forced the Emmy Awards to create a category for reality show hosts.
Giving a performance that is still being applauded some two weeks later at the 25th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival, American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino admits Gospel is her foundation.
"Church is in me... I'm doing what I was raised on," Fantasia confirmed shortly after performing with mom, Diane Barrino, in Chicago. (Read
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Celebrities including Fantasia, Jamie Foxx and Mariah Carey were all on hand for the 75th anniversary celebration of the Apollo Theater Monday.
Celebrating the legacy of the famed Harlem, New York venue that spawned such talents as Jaheim, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Jackie Wilson, Carey amongst others paid tribute to Patti Labelle and Bill & Camille Cosby.
American Idol winner/recording star Fantasia is set to reunite with her mother for a special "mother & daughter" performance over the weekend.
Sharing the same stage as Grammy winning Gospel recording artists Kirk Franklin and Donnie McClurkin, Barrino and her mother Diane will perform at the 25th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival.
Barrino, whose life before singles like "Free ...Read
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on 04/16/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Fantasia
She sang "Truth Is" on the post American Idol debut "Free Yourself" -- Now R&B singer/actress Fantasia Barrino is set to get real via a soon to be titled VH1 reality series !
Barrino, fast at work on the follow up to 2006's Fantasia and a return to the stage as Celie in "The Color Purple," inked a deal with VH1 this week that will showcase her life as a single mother and recording art ...Read
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'The Color Purple' and former American Idol star Fantasia has signed on to appear at this year's Hampton Jazz Festival !
Taking a quick break from recording the anticipated follow up to 2007s "Hoodboy" and "When I See You" led album "Fantasia" and reprising her role as "Celie" in 'The Color Purple,' the American Idol vet will join iconic performers Patti Labelle and Kenneth "Babyface" Edm ...Read
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R&B singer Fantasia says she's going back to school !
According to E!, the "I'm His Only Woman" singer, who dropped out of school during her ninth grade year, says she's been talking about going back for some time now and hopes to earn a degree.
"I have a lot of young people who look up to me, like my 15-year-old brother and 7 year old daughter. It's something that I really nee ...Read
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R&B singer Fantasia is ready for an unexpected return to the Broadway stage in 'The Color Purple' !
Reprising her role as Celie, which began in 2007, Fantasia told BV Buzz that she's signed to return to the hit show in June.
While news of Fantasia's return to the stage is great for the singer, fans and critics who wrote the singer off after she missed nearly 50 shows during the ...Read
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R&B singer Fantasia Barrino has something to smile about. The former American Idol winner reportedly struck a deal with her financial institution to save her North Carolina home from being auctioned.
Fantasia purchased the six-bedroom house in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 2007 for $1.3 million, but she ran into financial trouble because she was forced to borrow more than $68,000 ...Read
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