Fantasia (singer)

Barrino was born to Diane and Joseph Barrino and raised in High Point, North Carolina. She began singing at the age of five. R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo are her first cousins.{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/4c01z3/true-blood-stars-you-didn-t-know-were-related/nzw9o2|title=True Blood: Stars You Didn't Know Were Related|publisher=slide 9 of 14 BET|access-date=December 14, 2012}} Her uncles, The Barrino Brothers, were a 1970s R&B band.{{Cite web |title='American Idol' champ Fantasia adds 'Ohio college student' to her list of achievements |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/04/20/american-idol-singer-fantasia-to-attend-online-college-classes-at-central-state-university/70134018007/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}

She attended Andrews High School in High Point, North Carolina. Feeling embarrassed and harassed after she was raped by a classmate,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/OnlyinAmerica/story?id=1170655&page=2 |title=Fantasia's Memoirs Reveal Experiences With Illiteracy, Rape |work=ABC News |date=January 6, 2006 |access-date=December 9, 2015}} she dropped out of high school. She became pregnant at 16, and on August 8, 2001, she gave birth to a daughter with her ex-boyfriend Brandel Shouse.{{cite web | url = http://www.realitytvworld.com/realitytvdb/fantasia-barrino/biography |title=Fantasia Barrino|website=RealityTVWorld.com| date= n.d.}}

Barrino's show was a staging of the Porgy and Bess standard "Summertime" that left her in tears from "feeling the song" and earned praise from the judges and was named amongst the AOL's 2004 list of greatest television moments.{{cite press release|url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,670495,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103003629/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,670495,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-11-03|title=Paula Abdul And Randy Jackson Announce The Nominees For AOL(r) Television's 2004 'TV's Top 5 Viewer Awards' |date=July 14, 2004|work=TimeWarner|access-date=March 9, 2015}}

For the final performance of the season, Barrino offered a second performance of "Summertime" that again drew praise from the judges; Simon Cowell remarked that she was the best contestant to ever compete in any competition, including the more than seventy Idol champions crowned nationally and internationally since the show began its first global incarnations. On the finale, over 65 million votes were cast to determine the winner on May 26, 2004, up from 24 million in 2003.{{cn|date=July 2024|reason=deadlinked source; earliest archive already a custom 404}} Barrino defeated runner-up Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million votes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124175005/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5060380/|url-status=dead|title=Fantasia is the new 'American Idol': North Carolina singer beats Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million votes|date=28 May 2004| agency= Associated Press|archive-date=January 24, 2009|publisher=MSNBC }} At age 19, she was the youngest American Idol winner until May 23, 2007, when then 17-year-old Jordin Sparks won the title.

Barrino participated in the U.S. tour with the other American Idol finalists, and appeared in the 2004 Christmas special, Kelly, Ruben and Fantasia: Home for the Holidays as well.

Barrino's brother auditioned for the eighth season of American Idol but failed to make it to the Hollywood round.{{cite web|url=http://realitytv.about.com/b/2008/01/09/another-american-idol-tryout-to-look-forward-to-fantasia-barrinos-brother.htm|title=Another American Idol Tryout to Look Forward To; Fantasia Barrino's Brother|access-date=March 15, 2009|author=About.com|archive-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075423/http://realitytv.about.com/b/2008/01/09/another-american-idol-tryout-to-look-forward-to-fantasia-barrinos-brother.htm|url-status=dead}}

• {{note|1|Note 1}}: When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night, Barrino was in the bottom two, but declared safe when LaToya London was eliminated.

After winning American Idol, Barrino signed to J Records with 19 Entertainment and began work on her debut album. In June 2004, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which later debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This number-one debut made Barrino the first artist in history to achieve this with a first single.{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fantasia-mn0000795053/biography |title=Fantasia |publisher=AllMusic |date=June 30, 1984 |access-date=May 2, 2010}} On the sales chart, the single spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one, giving it the longest consecutive stay on top of that chart for an American Idol contestant. The CD single, "I Believe", went on to become the top selling single of 2004 in the U.S.,{{Cite periodical|title= Fantasia talks about new album 'Free Yourself' and her life as an 'American Idol' |pages=54–58 | first=Marti |last=Yarbrough |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=erYDAAAAMBAJ&dq=fantasia+i+believe+best+selling&pg=PA54 |volume=107| number=1| magazine=Jet |date=2005-01-10 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=The Number Ones: Fantasia's "I Believe" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2207096/the-number-ones-fantasias-i-believe/columns/the-number-ones/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} and has since been certified double platinum by the CRIA. She also won three Billboard Music Awards for the single.

Barrino released her debut studio album, Free Yourself, in November 2004. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 240,000 copies in its first week. To date, it has sold over two million copies worldwide, and was certified Platinum in the U.S. The singles "Truth Is" and "Free Yourself" became R&B hits, reaching number two and number three respectively on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while the controversial "Baby Mama"—which critics accused of romanticizing single motherhood{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499983/20050412/fantasia.jhtml | title=Fantasia Salutes Single Moms, Gets Beaten By Lisa Simpson | first= Corey | last= Moss | date= April 12, 2005 | publisher= MTV |access-date= May 8, 2007 | archive-date= July 20, 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150720184821/http://www.mtv.com/news/1499983/fantasia-salutes-single-moms-gets-beaten-by-lisa-simpson/ | url-status=dead}}—reached the top twenty. Barrino did even better on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay, where she was the first artist of any kind to simultaneously hold the top two spots of the top three,{{cite web |url=http://news.corporate.findlaw.com/prnewswire/20050920/20sep20051919.html |title=Legal Professional News – FindLaw |website=News.corporate.findlaw.com |date=December 3, 2015 |access-date=December 9, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and "Truth Is" spent 14 weeks at the number one position. Barrino was named the number-one artist of the Adult Urban Contemporary format for 2005 according to the December 13, 2005, issue of Billboard magazine.

Through the spring and winter of 2005, Barrino made many television appearances to promote her album. She played Aretha Franklin in an episode of the series American Dreams, singing "Respect";{{Citation |title="American Dreams" One in a Million (TV Episode 2004) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0511702/characters/nm1568881 |access-date=2023-05-22}} guest voiced on The Simpsons episode "A Star Is Torn";{{Citation |title="The Simpsons" A Star Is Torn (TV Episode 2005) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701047/characters/nm1568881 |access-date=2023-05-22}} and guest starred as herself in a cameo role on the sitcom All of Us. She appeared three times as a musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On March 25, 2005, Barrino performed at the thirty-sixth NAACP Image Awards in honor of Illinois Senator Barack Obama after winning the award for Outstanding Female Artist.{{Cite web |title=That Grape Juice's Top 5 Fantasia Performances - That Grape Juice |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2016/07/tgj-top-fantasia-performances/?amp |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=thatgrapejuice.net}} In May 2005, Barrino went on her first tour with her own live band, with soul singers Kem and Rashaan Patterson. She also appeared as a headliner at several music festivals including the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival and the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica. In October 2005, she received good notices as an opening act for Kanye West's Touch the Sky Tour.{{cite web |website=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511361/10122005/west_kanye.jhtm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013141900/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511361/10122005/west_kanye.jhtm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |title=Kanye West Made Sure To Touch The Sky at Tour Launch |date=October 12, 2005 |access-date=December 9, 2015}}

In 2006, Barrino was nominated for three Grammy Awards for her debut album. Though she did not win any awards, she performed at the 48th annual telecast with several artists including Aerosmith, Joss Stone, John Legend, Maroon 5, and Ciara in an all-star tribute to Sly and the Family Stone during the Grammy Award show. In August 2006, Barrino played herself in a Lifetime Television film based on her autobiography Life Is Not a Fairy Tale. The film was directed by Debbie Allen and debuted on August 19, 2006. The movie received nineteen million viewers throughout its debut weekend.{{Cite web |title='American Idol' winner Fantasia is officially a student at Central State University |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/04/21/american-idol-fantasia-central-state-university/11713178002/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life is Not a Fairy Tale has also become the network's second most viewed program of all time.{{Cite web |author=Jeannine Aversa |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/ |title=Yahoo Finance – Business Finance, Stock Market, Quotes, News |website=Yahoo! Finance |date=June 26, 2008 |access-date=October 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080707072224/http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080626/economy.html?.v=14 |archive-date=July 7, 2008}} In 2006, Barrino released her second album Fantasia, that featured the single "When I See U", which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks.

Barrino had many musical collaborations during the fall of 2006 including a remake of The Clark Sisters' "Endow Me" which featured Faith Evans, Lil' Mo, and Coko of SWV; a remake of Stevie Wonder's 1976 song "I Wish" with Patti LaBelle and Yolanda Adams for the soundtrack to the 2006 animated film Happy Feet;{{Cite book |last=Company |first=Johnson Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=fantasia+yolanda+happy+feet&pg=PA47 |title=Jet |date=2007-02-26 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |language=en}} and most notably her duet with Aretha Franklin "Put You Up on Game", which was recorded at that time and later released in 2007.{{Cite book |last=Bego |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_aBDwAAQBAJ&dq=aretha+franklin+fantasia+put+you+up+on+game&pg=PT440 |title=Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul |date=2018-09-18 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-4508-7 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Company |first=Johnson Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ToDAAAAMBAJ&dq=aretha+franklin+fantasia+put+you+up+on+game&pg=PA60 |title=Jet |date=2007-11-19 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |language=en}}

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She released her self-titled second effort, Fantasia, on December 12, 2006. The album involved production by Missy Elliott, Swizz Beatz, Babyface, Diane Warren, and others, and has since spawned the singles "Hood Boy" produced by Tone Mason, "When I See U", and "Only One U" and went on to be certified gold.{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=691381ED-73A8-ED48-8EB1-F323B95F3901 |title=RIAA News Room – The Time is Now – Jul 17, 2007 |website=Riaa.com |date=July 17, 2007 |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521212728/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=691381ED-73A8-ED48-8EB1-F323B95F3901 |archive-date=May 21, 2011 }} "When I See U" became her first single to top the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, remaining at the number one spot for eight consecutive weeks.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The single stayed on the chart for over a year and was named number eight on the Billboard Best of The 2000s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end#/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-songs?year=2009| title= Billboard Best of The 2000s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2010}}

In February 2007, Barrino appeared and performed on American Idol, and announced that she would be taking over the role of Celie from LaChanze who originated the role in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Good Morning America Welcomes an Idol |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=3352531&page=1 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=ABC News |language=en}} After appearing on American Idol and The Oprah Winfrey Show, the musical received a boost of over two million in pre-ticket sales in one week.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Leading up to her first performance on April 10, 2007, the play garnered a total of 6.5 million in pre-ticket sales.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Barrino performed at the 2007 Tony Awards in a tribute to Atlanta's Alliance Theater in which The Color Purple got its start. Barrino was given the Theatre World Award and the Best Replacement Star Broadway.com Award. Barrino was initially scheduled for a limited six-month engagement ending in October 2007 but had her run extended until January 6, 2008.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The Color Purple box office saw a thirty-four-million-dollar jump in sales since Barrino started in the show, a third of the play's 100 million dollar earning since its debut in 2005.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} In the September 2008 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Barrino revealed that the reason for her absences in The Color Purple was because of the development of a cyst on her vocal cords. She was ordered to immediately undergo surgery which later revealed that she in fact had a tumor on her vocal cords. She now reports that after a successful surgery, the tumor was completely removed and she is now well.[http://www.s2smagazine.com/content/content.asp?issueid=200809&listid=14] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904150802/http://www.s2smagazine.com/content/content.asp?issueid=200809&listid=14|date=September 4, 2008}} For her role she earned a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance.{{cite web |last=Snetiker |first=Marc |date=July 18, 2013 |title=Fantasia to Return to Broadway in After Midnight As First in Rotating Roster of Guest Stars |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/170698/fantasia-to-return-to-broadway-in-after-midnight-as-first-in-rotating-roster-of-guest-stars/ |website=Broadway.com}}

Barrino received two Grammy nominations for her sophomore release, Fantasia and subsequently began work on her third studio album in 2008. She stated on the red carpet of the 2008 Grammy Awards that the style of the new album would be a blending of the avenues she has touched musically, which include American Idol and Broadway. She also revealed that she would be writing some of the album's songs and would collaborate again with Missy Elliott, The Underdogs, and Midi Mafia, who produced one of her biggest hits, "When I See U".{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Midi Mafia produced the majority of Barrino's third studio album.{{cite web |url=http://www.gangstasparty.com/usa/rap/news2440.html |title=NEWS2440 |website=Gangstasparty.com |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514040256/http://www.gangstasparty.com/usa/rap/news2440.html |archive-date=May 14, 2009 }} Also, hip hop duo Rock City were confirmed to be writing for the new project. At the time, they had recorded four songs together. She also worked with songwriter-producer Rich King which spawned two songs for her third release. KP, Eric Hudson and Raphael Saadiq are a few people that also became involved on the project. Barrino confirmed that about 75 percent of the album was complete by mid-2009, and that fans should've expected a new single by the fall of 2009, with the album due to be released in early 2010. This was later delayed, and while recording her new album, Barrino decided to do a great deal of it the "old fashioned way", inviting a live orchestra to record in the studio with her.{{cite web|url=http://www.soulofrnb.com/?p=1640 |title=soulofrnb.com |website=Soulofrnb.com |access-date=December 9, 2015}}

In June 2008, Barrino parted ways with 19 Entertainment, but remained with 19 Recordings and J Records.{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2008 |first=Shirley|last= Halperin |title=Fantasia dropped by 19 Management? |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/06/26/fantasia-3/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=EW.com |language=en}} She said that after the release of her third album, she plans to release a gospel album.{{cite magazine |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/06/fantasia.html |title=Fantasia dropped by 19 Management? |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 26, 2008 |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311041114/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/06/fantasia.html |archive-date=March 11, 2009 }} She performed with her mother, Diane Barrino, in a Thanksgiving special on BET's Bobby Jones Gospel. Barrino also appeared on Jennifer Hudson's self-titled album, on the song "I'm His Only Woman", which was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award, though it did not win. Barrino reprised the role of Celie in the national tour of The Color Purple during its Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles stops.{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/touring-productions/news/05-2009/fantasia-set-for-color-purple-in-atlanta-chicago-d_17910.html|title=Fantasia Set for Color Purple in Atlanta, Chicago, D.C. and L.A.|author=Brian Scott Lipton|date=May 7, 2009|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=March 9, 2015}}

Barrino also stars in a reality show produced by World of Wonder. Titled Fantasia for Real, it premiered on January 11, 2010, on VH1 to rave reviews and ratings.{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-idol-winner-and-platinum-selling-artist-fantasia-vh1-and-world-of-wonder-team-up-for-new-docu-series-fantasia-for-real-78216057.html |title=American Idol Winner and Platinum-Selling Artist Fantasia, VH1 and World of Wonder Team Up... – SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ |location=California |agency=PR Newswire |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=May 2, 2010}} The show's first season ended in July 2010 with its second began on September 19, 2010. "Even Angels", a song from Barrino's third studio album, produced by The Stereotypes and written by Heather Bright, was never released to radio . She performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 3, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.wsoctv.com/station/4181056/detail.html |title=Next Oprah: Supermodel Naomi Campbell: The Career, The Controversy & Her New Love – WSOC-TV News Story – WSOC Charlotte |website=Wsoctv.com |date=February 5, 2010 |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506013242/http://www.wsoctv.com/station/4181056/detail.html |archive-date=May 6, 2010 }} The album's first official single, "Bittersweet", was released on May 11, 2010, and has gone on to reach number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as well as number seventy-four on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases – R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates – ...|work=All Access|access-date=March 9, 2015}}

Barrino's third studio album, Back to Me, was released on August 24, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/|title=Fantasia|work=The Official Fantasia Site|access-date=March 9, 2015}} Barrino cited Tina Turner, Queen and Aretha Franklin as influences, and like musicians she admired from their era, she recorded with a live band.{{cite news|url=http://gotriad.news-record.com/content/2010/11/17/article/after_meltdown_fantasia_lives_for_herself|title=After meltdown, Fantasia lives for herself|last=Bringle|first=Jennifer|work=News & Record|date=November 18, 2010|access-date=November 18, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121210746/http://gotriad.news-record.com/content/2010/11/17/article/after_meltdown_fantasia_lives_for_herself|archive-date=November 21, 2010}} The album has been promoted by appearances on Good Morning America and The Wendy Williams Show among others. On March 28, 2010, Barrino also performed "America the Beautiful" at WWE WrestleMania XXVI. To promote the album, Barrino embarked on her first solo concert tour, Back to Me Tour in the fall of 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/us/news/fantasia-announces-back-me-tour |title=Fantasia Announces Back To Me Tour |date=September 28, 2010 |access-date=December 8, 2010 |work=Fantasia Barrino's Official Website |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231035028/http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/us/news/fantasia-announces-back-me-tour |archive-date=December 31, 2010 }} Barrino appeared on the track "I Want to Be Your Man" from Charlie Wilson's album Just Charlie.{{Cite web |last=YKIGS |date=2010-12-08 |title=Editor Pick: Charlie Wilson - I Wanna Be Your Man (featuring Fantasia) - YouKnowIGotSoul.com |url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/new-joint-charlie-wilson-i-wanna-be-your-man-featuring-fantasia-ykigs-editor-pick |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=YouKnowIGotSoul.com {{!}} New R&B Music, Songs, Podcast, Interviews |language=en-US}} In the summer of 2010, she appeared as a guest judge alongside Wayne Brady, on episode 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |title=Fantasia and Wayne Brady Hit "RuPaul's Drag Race" |url=https://www.bet.com/article/k8p0l2/fantasia-and-wayne-brady-hit-rupaul-s-drag-race |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=BET |language=en}}

On February 13, 2011, Barrino won her first Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Bittersweet". In 2011, Barrino was cast in her first film role, playing gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in a biographical film based on the 1993 book Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/idol-worship/fantasia-lands-lead-mahalia-jackson-97485|title=Fantasia Lands Lead in Mahalia Jackson Biopic|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Stacey|last=Wilson|date=February 8, 2011|access-date=February 20, 2011}} It was later reported that the film was fully endorsed by the Mahalia Jackson estate. Barrino also would receive not only the top salary in the project but a percentage of the box office revenue the film creates. Production was originally planned to begin in October 2011 in New Orleans and Chicago with a release date of late 2012 and a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.{{cite news|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/7199/Fantasia-Tapped-to-Play-Gospel-Great-Mahalia-Jackson-in-New-Biopic|title=Fantasia Tapped to Play Gospel Great Mahalia Jackson in New Biopic|website=Singersroom.com|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=June 16, 2011}} In August 2011, organizers of the International Hair Show in Atlanta, Georgia, said medical conditions requiring bed rest had forced Barrino to cancel her scheduled performance there.{{cite news|url=http://voice-online.co.uk/article/fantasia-dropped-movie|title=Fantasia dropped from movie?|website=Voice-Online.co.uk |date= August 20, 2011|access-date=March 9, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150623021019/http://voice-online.co.uk/article/fantasia-dropped-movie | archive-date=June 23, 2015| url-status=live}} After reports were released suggesting that Barrino would not be involved with the film, Double Dutch Productions LLC, the production company behind Mahalia!, released a statement saying it "extends apologies to Barrino for the inaccurate, non-factual and disparaging statements of Ms. Barrino's reputation, character and image."{{cite web|url=http://www.s2smagazine.com/stories/2011/10/mahalia-producers-apologize|title='Mahalia!' producers apologize|work=S2SMagazine.com|access-date=March 9, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030033400/http://www.s2smagazine.com/stories/2011/10/mahalia-producers-apologize|archive-date=October 30, 2012}}

In 2011, Aretha Franklin stated Barrino and Jennifer Hudson were on her list of people to play her in a planned biographical movie.{{cite news|author=Alan Duke |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/02/08/aretha.franklin/index.html |title=Aretha Franklin feels 'absolutely super' ahead of Grammy tribute |publisher=CNN |access-date=December 9, 2015}} Hudson ended up portraying her in the film Respect (2021). On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Barrino (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release her future material on the RCA Records brand.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) | Billboard |magazine=Billboard |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |publisher=FMQB |access-date=April 20, 2013 |archive-date=November 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044953/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |url-status=dead }} On February 13, 2012, VH1 named Barrino 32nd out of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.{{cite web |last=Graham |first=Mark |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |title=The 100 Greatest Women in Music | VH1 Tuner |publisher=VH1 |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304141551/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-date=March 4, 2012 }} Barrino was featured on a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" with Kelly Price and Faith Evans from Evans' compilation album R&B Divas, which was released on October 2, 2012.{{Cite web |title=Faith Evans Reveals 'R&B Divas' Cover Art, Tracklisting |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/15/faith-evans-reveals-rnb-divas-cover-art-tracklisting/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US}}

On December 19, 2012, Barrino premiered her new single, "Lose to Win". During an interview on Steve Harvey's morning radio show, Barrino revealed that the album's release date would be March 13, 2013. However, on February 28, 2013, via her Facebook page, Barrino announced that her album would be released on April 23, 2013. The album was available for pre-order on March 19, 2013.{{Cite web |last=Holliday |first=Jarvis |title=Fantasia: 'Side Effects of You' Talking About Your Personal Life |url=http://www.grownpeopletalking.com/2013/03/fantasia-side-effects-of-you-talking.html |access-date=2023-05-22 |language=en}} On April 19, 2013, Barrino revealed that her next single would be "Without Me", featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott.{{cite web|title=Fantasia Wants Missy Elliott to Direct 'Without Me' Video|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/04/22/rap-up-tv-fantasia-wants-missy-elliott-to-direct-without-me-video/|website=Rap-Up.com|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2013|archive-date=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501133459/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/04/22/rap-up-tv-fantasia-wants-missy-elliott-to-direct-without-me-video/|url-status=dead}} In June 2013, Barrino embarked on a five-date tour with Andrea Bocelli.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/20130522/News/604137098|title=Fantasia puts drama behind her, talks music|newspaper=Gainesville Sun}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In an interview on Today in that same month, she revealed that she will return to Broadway in October 2013.

Barrino starred in the musical revue After Midnight which opened on Broadway on November 3, 2013, with previews beginning on October 18 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Her role ended on February 9, 2014. She had received rave reviews from critics for her performance. New York Post wrote "... although I admired Ms. Barrino's heartfelt performance in 'The Color Purple,' I was surprised at how smoothly and intuitively she slid into the vocal persona of a jazz singer."{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2013-11-04/Fantasia-Earns-Strong-Reviews-in-Broadways-After-Midnight/ |title=News – Fantasia Earns Strong Reviews in Broadway's 'After Midnight' |website=Singersroom.com |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2015}} Barrino was the first of a rotating roster of special guest stars that also included k.d. lang, Toni Braxton and Babyface. On March 20, 2014, it was announced that Barrino will return to the production for a second stint for four weeks, beginning on May 13 through June 8.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/183351-Broadway-Musical-Revue-After-Midnight-Headlined-by-Fantasia-Barrino-Begins-Performances-Oct-18 |title=Broadway Musical Revue After Midnight, Headlined by Barrino, Begins Performances Oct. 18 |website=Playbill |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717011116/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/183351-Broadway-Musical-Revue-After-Midnight-Headlined-by-Fantasia-Barrino-Begins-Performances-Oct-18 |archive-date=July 17, 2014 }} Barrino performed alongside the cast and Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight at the 68th Tony Awards. In August 2013, Barrino co-wrote and recorded the theme song "In the Middle of the Night" for The Butler.{{Citation |title=The Butler (2013) - Soundtracks - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327773/soundtrack/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |language=en-US}} The song was longlisted for an Academy Award for Best Original Song but did not end up receiving a nomination.{{Cite web |title=What should be on the Oscar shortlist for best song? {{!}} Music {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/17/oscars-2014-best-song-longlist |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=amp.theguardian.com|date=December 17, 2013 }}

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On October 16, 2014, Barrino was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Barrino appeared on Dave Koz's new Christmas album, December 25, which consisted of a collection of Christmas-themed duets. The album was released on September 30, 2014. In November 2014, Barrino teamed up with former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams on the remix of Williams' "If We Had Your Eyes". In November, Barrino announced that she had started work on her next album. She posted a short clip of her and R. Kelly in the studio on her official Instagram account.{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2014/11/fantasia-hits-studio-kelly-previews-song/|title=Fantasia Hits Studio With R. Kelly/Previews New Song|website=Thatgrapejuice.net|date=November 20, 2014}} "No Time for It", the first single from the album, was released on January 7, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/fantasia-returns-with-no-time-for-it/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110044503/http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/fantasia-returns-with-no-time-for-it/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2016|title=Fantasia Returns with 'No Time for It'|date=November 20, 2014}} Barrino is working with music executive and producer Ron Fair.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/fantasia-announces-new-single-no-time-for-it/|title=Fantasia Announces New Single 'No Time For It'|date=January 6, 2016}}

Barrino toured with Anthony Hamilton beginning on April 21, 2016, in Buffalo, New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/02/29/fantasia-anthony-hamilton-joint-tour-dates/|title=Fantasia And Anthony Hamilton Announce Joint Tour|date=February 29, 2016}} The Definition Of... was released in the United States on July 29, 2016, and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 Chart, selling 32,000 units{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7461832/dj-khaled-earns-his-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart-major-key|title=DJ Khaled Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Major Key'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2017}} The album also topped that week's Billboard R&B Albums Chart{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums|title=R&B Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2017}} and was No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album's chart{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2017}} making it Barrino's fourth top ten album. The new album featured two top 10 singles on the Adult R&B Songs airplay chart: "No Time for It", which peaked at number six, and "Sleeping with the One I Love", which peaked at number 9.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-adult-r-and-b-airplay|title=Adult R&B Songs & Music Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2017}}

After parting ways with longtime label home RCA Records, Barrino released Christmas After Midnight on October 6, 2017, via Concord.{{cite web|title=Fantasia Announces Holiday Album 'Christmas After Midnight'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/09/07/fantasia-announces-holiday-album-christmas-after-midnight/|publisher=Rap-Up|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=September 16, 2017}} She promoted the album by embarking on the Christmas After Midnight Tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2017/10/fantasia-announces-christmas-midnight-tour-dates/|title=Fantasia Announces 'Christmas After Midnight' Tour Dates|website=Thisisrnb.com|date=October 4, 2017}} On August 31, 2018, Barrino performed at Aretha Franklin's funeral.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45371670 | title=Aretha Franklin's funeral in pictures | work=BBC News | date=August 31, 2018 }} On February 10, 2019, she paid the tribute to Aretha Franklin at the 2019 Grammy Awards, alongside Andra Day and Yolanda Adams,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/entertainment/aretha-franklin-grammys-tribute/index.html|title=Aretha Franklin honored at Grammys|first=Chloe |last=Melas|date=February 11, 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 11, 2019}} and again at Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul, which was hosted by filmmaker Tyler Perry.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackchristiannews.com/2018/12/tyler-perry-to-host-aretha-franklin-tribute-special-for-cbs-recording-academy/|title=Tyler Perry to Host Aretha Franklin Special for CBS, Recording Academy|website=Blackchristiannews.com|date=December 28, 2018}} Barrino was also a performer at Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration, which took place on April 21, 2019. She paid tribute to Mary Wells, singing "My Guy".{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/stars-perform-motown-60-special/|title=Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross And John Legend Perform At 'Motown 60' Special|website=Udiscovermusic.com|date=April 22, 2019}}

On March 9, 2019, Barrino revealed via her official Instagram account that her sixth studio album, Sketchbook, is complete and will feature 14 tracks.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkxQTPhvCQ/|title=Fantasia has announced that her new album 'Sketchbook' will have 14 tracks|website=Instagram.com|date=May 18, 2019|access-date=June 7, 2019}} Barrino revealed that the album will include features from Meghan Trainor, T-Pain, T.I., Jazmine Sullivan and Brandy.{{cite web|url=https://www.thatgrapejuice.net/2019/04/fantasia-confirms-new-album-feature-long-awaited-collaboration-with-jazmine-sullivan-brandy/|title=Fantasia CONFIRMS New Album To Feature Long-Awaited Collaboration with Jazmine Sullivan & Brandy|website=Thatgrapejuice.net|date=April 30, 2019}} The album's first single, "Enough" was released on May 3, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.thatgrapejuice.net/2019/04/fantasia-announces-new-single-enough/|title=Fantasia Announces New Single 'Enough'|website=Thatgrapejuice.net|date=April 29, 2019}} The single peaked at number nine on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-adult-r-and-b-airplay|title=Adult R&B Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=June 29, 2019}} This marks her twelfth top ten hit on the chart. In September 2019, Barrino recorded the theme song "Shine" for the daytime talk show Tamron Hall.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Fantasia-Performs-New-Song-Shine-for-Tamron-Halls-Upcoming-Talk-Show-20190904|title=Fantasia Performs New Song 'Shine' for Tamron Hall's Upcoming Talk Show|website=broadwayworld.com|date=September 4, 2019}} In October 2022, Barrino revealed via an Instagram Live session with singer Tamar Braxton that she was working on two albums and one of the albums will be a gospel album.{{cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/10/fantasia-reveals-shes-working-two-new-albums-teases-gospel-music-tamar-braxton-duet/|title=Fantasia Reveals She's Working on TWO New Albums / Teases Gospel Music & Tamar Braxton Duet|website=thatgrapejuice.net|date=October 14, 2022}}

Barrino reprised her role as Celie in the 2023 movie musical adaptation of The Color Purple.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/oprah-winfrey-the-color-purple-cast-musical|title=Oprah Winfrey Reveals the Glorious Cast of The Color Purple Musical Film|date=February 3, 2022|magazine=Vanity Fair}}{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/02/fantasia-danielle-brooks-the-color-purple-movie-1234926553/|title= Fantasia And Danielle Brooks To Star In 'The Color Purple' Musical Movie At Warner Bros|website= Deadline Hollywood|date= February 4, 2022|accessdate= May 22, 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a38986473/oprah-color-purple-2023-cast/|title= Everything We Know About Oprah's The Color Purple Musical Film|website= Town & Country|accessdate= May 22, 2023}} The film was released on December 25, 2023.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-color-purple-trailer-oprah-winfrey-musical-1235589157/|title= 'The Color Purple' Trailer: Fantasia Shines in Musical Remake by Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg|website= Variety|date= May 22, 2023|accessdate= July 7, 2023}} Katie Walsh of Los Angeles Times praised Barrino for her "stunning performance as Celie, holding the emotional center over decades."{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Katie |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Review: 'The Color Purple' returns to the screen, more vibrant and truer to Alice Walker's novel |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-12-22/the-color-purple-review-musical-movie-taraji-p-henson-fantasia-barrino-colman-domingo |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times}} She won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture and earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for it.{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=David |date=2023-12-11 |title=Golden Globes nominations list: Nominees for 81st annual ceremony |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-for-81st-annual-ceremony/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=GoldDerby |language=en-US}} Fantasia along with the cast received the Ensemble Award from the Critics' Choice Association's Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements.{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=2023-11-13 |title=Jeffrey Wright, America Ferrera, Greta Lee Among Honorees For Critics Choice Celebration Of Cinema & Television Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/jeffrey-wright-america-ferrera-greta-lee-among-honorees-critics-choice-celebration-of-cinema-amp-television-black-latino-amp-aapi-achievements-1235600623/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Deadline}} Fantasia will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025.{{cite web|title=Hollywood Walk Of Fame Class Of 2025 Announced By Walk Of Famers Niecy Nash, Jimmy Jam and Joe Mantegna|url=https://walkoffame.com/press_releases/hollywood-walk-of-fame-class-of-2025/ |website=Walk of Fame |access-date=June 24, 2024 |date=June 24, 2024}}

In December 2023, Barrino once again reunited with her fellow American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson on her self-titled talk show.

In July 2024, Barrino sang the national anthem at the 2024 A Capitol Fourth concert.

In September 2005, Barrino published a memoir, dictated to a freelance writer, titled Life Is Not a Fairy Tale. In it, she revealed she was functionally illiterate.{{Cite web |date=2005-10-01 |title=Fantasia reveals she can't read |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/fantasia-reveals-she-cant-read-wbna9556438 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}} In 2006, following the release of her autobiography, Barrino's father sued her for $10 million after she said unflattering things about him in the book that he claimed were false.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/american-idol-fantasia-barrinos-dad-files-libel-suit|title='American Idol' Fantasia Barrino's Dad Files Libel Suit|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025011335/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,216046,00.html|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=live}}

On December 9, 2008, Barrino's {{convert|6600|sqft|m2|adj=on}}, lakefront home in Charlotte's Glynmoor Lakes at Piper Glen community was in foreclosure and would be up for auction. Her {{convert|4500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} home, also in Piper Glen, is unaffected.{{cite web |url=http://www.charmeck.org/NR/rdonlyres/eyoqdhyugea6nyi7y7hz2ft7fhv6xdr2jdu7g4hm4qan5c5tdai37gpujnetcmlgeobyoqtcbdlovc5z3w4er6aw25h/BarrinoReal.pdf |title=Notice of Sale |date=2 December 2008| work=Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office|access-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5r2cd7FQb?url=http://www.charmeck.org/NR/rdonlyres/eyoqdhyugea6nyi7y7hz2ft7fhv6xdr2jdu7g4hm4qan5c5tdai37gpujnetcmlgeobyoqtcbdlovc5z3w4er6aw25h/BarrinoReal.pdf |archive-date=July 7, 2010}}{{cite news |title='American Idol' Fantasia Barrino Puts House Up for Auction |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/american-idol-fantasia-barrino-puts-house-up-for-auction |access-date=July 13, 2020 |work=Associated Press |agency=December 9, 2008 |date=December 9, 2008 |location=New York}} The home was due to be auctioned in January 2009 by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office after the company Broward Energy Partners, which had paid over $68,000 of her taxes in 2006, said it had not been fully repaid. The auction earnings were to be used to finish reimbursing the company for the loan,{{cite journal|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20245366,00.html|journal=People|title=Fantasia Barrino Has to Auction Home to Cover a Loan|date=December 10, 2008|archive-date=March 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329060734/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20245366%2C00.html|url-status=dead}} on which Barrino had paid back $10,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/fantasia_practices_good_housekeeping/78551 |title=Fantasia Practices Good Housekeeping |date=January 11, 2009 |first=Natalie |last=Finn |publisher=E! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630092756/http://www.eonline.com/news/fantasia_practices_good_housekeeping/78551 |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |url-status=live }} The auction was canceled after Barrino's attorneys and the lender reached an "eleventh-hour deal", the details of which were not disclosed.

She dated former NFL player Michael Clayton, who was at the time playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/12/24/tampa-bay-rookie-makes-big-catch/|title=Tampa Bay rookie makes big catch|date=December 24, 2004|website=Chicago Tribune}}

An August 2010 divorce filing in Mecklenburg County District Court alleges that Barrino had a year-long relationship with Antwaun Cook, who was married, bringing up the subject of alienation of affection laws in North Carolina.{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/11/1616507/for-idols-fantasia-life-takes.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119034448/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/11/1616507/for-idols-fantasia-life-takes.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|title=For Idol's' Fantasia, life takes another dark turn|last=Washburn|first=Mark|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=August 11, 2010|access-date=August 19, 2010}} Barrino claimed the two began dating after Cook and his wife Paula separated.{{cite news|url=http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/08/26/article/fantasia_vows_to_rise_above_the_drama_in_her_life

|title=Fantasia vows to rise above the drama in her life|last=Moody|first=Nekesa Mumbi|work=News & Record|agency=Associated Press|date=August 26, 2010|access-date=August 28, 2010}} In December 2010, a North Carolina judge ruled in Barrino's favor, stating the Cooks' separation date was September 14, 2009, and not June 2010 as Paula previously claimed.{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2010-12-22/Courts-Rule-in-Favor-of-Fantasias-Married-Lover|title=News – Courts Rule in Favor of Fantasia's Married Lover|work=Singersroom|date=December 22, 2010|access-date=March 9, 2015}}

On August 9, 2010, Barrino was hospitalized in Pineville, North Carolina,{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/10/1614757/idol-fantasia-barrino-hospitalized.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118235945/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/10/1614757/idol-fantasia-barrino-hospitalized.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2013|title='Idol' Fantasia Barrino hospitalized|last=Wootson|first=Cleve R.|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=August 12, 2010}} due to overdosing on aspirin and an unknown sleep aid.{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20409338,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922015449/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20409338,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2010|title=Manager: Fantasia Took an Overdose of Aspirin and a Sleep Aid|last=Oh|first=Eunice|work=People|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=August 11, 2010}}

In December 2011 she gave birth to a son.{{cite news| url=https://people.com/parents/fantasia-barrino-baby-boy-dallas-xavier-born/| title= Fantasia Barrino Welcomes a Baby Boy| first1= Sara|last1= Hammel |first2= Carlos|last2= Greer|date=December 13, 2011 | work=People| access-date=July 20, 2015}}

On July 18, 2015, she married Kendall Taylor,{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/677814/fantasia-barrino-is-married-american-idol-winner-shares-details-from-her-unique-and-memorable-day |title=Fantasia Barrino Is Married! American Idol Winner Shares Details from Her "Unique and Memorable" Day |first=Mike |last=Vulpo |date=July 19, 2015 |publisher=E! |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721010412/http://www.eonline.com/news/677814/fantasia-barrino-is-married-american-idol-winner-shares-details-from-her-unique-and-memorable-day |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://instagram.com/p/5FIhUfNTx4/ | title= ... for my Big Wedding Day on SATURDAY | date= July 13, 2015| publisher= Fantasia Barrino Instagram page | access-date= July 20, 2015}} a businessman.{{cite web|url=http://theybf.com/2014/09/21/meet-fantasias-new-boocoo-kendall-taylor|title=Meet Fantasia's New Boo....COO Kendall Taylor|date=September 21, 2014 | website=TheYBF.com | access-date=July 20, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203100324/http://theybf.com/2014/09/21/meet-fantasias-new-boocoo-kendall-taylor | archive-date=February 3, 2015| url-status=live}} Includes video by Taylor

In 2019, Barrino stoked controversy during an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show. She claimed women were not to lead their households, and that the reason so many women were single is because they were trying to be the leader of a relationship, a position that should fall to the man. Barrino also said it was "generational curse" women were trying to control relationships and stated her belief women should submit to their male partners.{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Fantasia tell WOMEN to submit to MAN, and stop tryin to be the leader in the relationship FOLLOW HIM|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV3C6vmT-l0|url-status=dead|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218072056/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV3C6vmT-l0}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/v2c4p1/fantasia-believes-in-submitting-to-your-man-do-you|title=Fantasia Says She Believes Women Are Single Because They Can't Submit To Men, Do You?|website=BET.com|access-date=September 22, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://newsone.com/playlist/fantasia-submit-to-their-man/|title=Fantasia Gets Backlash For Saying Women Need To 'Submit' To Their Man|date=September 19, 2019|website=News One|access-date=September 22, 2019}}

In November 2020, Barrino revealed that she was expecting her first child with husband Kendall Taylor.{{Cite web|title=Fantasia Barrino Is Pregnant! American Idol Alum Expecting First Child with Husband Kendall Taylor|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/fantasia-barrino-is-pregnant-american-idol-alum-expecting-first-child-with-husband-kendall-taylor/ar-BB1bmJUQ|access-date=November 28, 2020|website=www.msn.com}} In May 2021, she gave birth to a daughter.{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/fantasia-barrino-welcomes-baby-daughter-keziah/|title = Fantasia Barrino and Husband Kendall Taylor Welcome Baby Girl Keziah: 'Our Little Angel'| newspaper=People }}

On November 29, 2022, Sigma Gamma Rho sorority announced that Barrino was inducted as an honorary member of their sorority.{{Cite web |last=watchtheyard |date=2022-11-30 |title=Fantasia Is Now An Honorary Member of Sigma Gamma Rho |url=https://www.watchtheyard.com/sgrhos/fantasia-barrino-sigma-gamma-rho/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Watch The Yard |language=en-US}}

Barrino took a break from her musical and acting career in order to return to school and enrolled at Central State University to study business.{{Cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/news/fantasia-enrolls-in-hbcu/ |title= Fantasia Enrolls In HBCU, Wants to 'Break Generational Curses'|access-date=2023-04-19|website=Essence|date= April 19, 2023}}

Barrino's voice has been described as raspy, gritty and soulful, reminiscent of Tina Turner.{{cite news|title=Barrino family believes fame was inevitable|url=http://www.today.com/id/5006903/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/barrino-family-believes-fame-was-inevitable/|access-date=November 21, 2014|work=Today|agency=Associated Press|date=May 25, 2004|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034822/http://www.today.com/id/5006903/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/barrino-family-believes-fame-was-inevitable/|url-status=dead}}

Barrino has said from childhood she has been influenced by soul singers Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and Chaka Khan,{{Cite web |title=Fantasia Is 'Talking About Everything' on 'Side Effects' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/r7ir9g/fantasia-side-effects-of-you-album |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522220841/https://www.mtv.com/news/r7ir9g/fantasia-side-effects-of-you-album |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=MTV |language=en}} and grew up listening to jazz singers Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway and Nina Simone.{{Cite web |title=BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Fantasia Barrino, Stepping Into Her Favorite Era in Broadway's After Midnight |url=https://playbill.com/article/playbill-brief-encounter-with-fantasia-barrino-stepping-into-her-favorite-era-in-broadways-after-midnight-com-210824 |website=Playbill}} Barrino has drawn many comparisons to her idols. LaBelle affectionately calls Barrino "baby Patti". "[Fantasia's] just a baby me...when you see yourself in someone else, you say, 'God I'm 70, she's 30,' so she's like the Patti Labelle from back in the day and everything and she's so raw", LaBelle stated in an interview.{{cite web|last=Witherspoon |first=Chris |url=http://thegrio.com/2014/06/13/patti-labelle-broadway-depression-voice |title=Patti LaBelle triumphs on Broadway after battling depression and losing voice |website=TheGrio.com |date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=December 9, 2015}} She always credit her church upbringing and cites The Clark Sisters as one of her influences. Barrino is also an admirer of rock music and was influenced by Queen, Tina Turner and Elton John.{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=2013-05-03 |title=Fantasia Talks 'Side Effects of You' Album & Confidence |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/fantasia-talks-side-effects-of-you-album-confidence-1560639/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |magazine=Billboard}} Her fourth album, Side Effects of You introduced a new and much edgier rock-inspired sound which she coined as 'rock soul'. During an interview with Billboard.com, Barrino has stated that she would like to go in more of a rock direction for her fifth studio album. "This whole rock soul direction has been on my heart. I'll always be soulful: I started singing in the church at the age of five. So that will never go anywhere. But there's a certain side of me that wants to tap into that whole rock world. It's hard to come from R&B to that. But it's something I believe in and will fight for", Barrino said in the interview.{{cite magazine|author=Gail Mitchell |url=https://billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6121607/fantasia-fifth-album-after-midnight-rock-soul-interview |title=Fantasia Begins Work on Fifth Album, Talks Rock Music & 'After Midnight' |magazine=Billboard |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=December 9, 2015}}

Over the course of her career, Barrino has inspired other artists, including American Idol season eleven contestant Joshua Ledet who was dubbed "Mantasia" by fans, the media and even Barrino herself. Actress Amber Riley revealed her admiration for Barrino in an interview on The Arsenio Hall Show and cited her as an "inspiration". In 2017, filmmaker Tyler Perry referred to Barrino as one of the greatest singers of all time during Barrino's concert in Atlanta.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.iheart.com/featured/kj-brooks/content/2017-12-04-tyler-perry-honors-fantasia-at-her-atlanta-concert/|title=Tyler Perry Honors Fantasia at Her Atlanta Concert|date=December 4, 2017}}

Barrino's music is mostly contemporary R&B, heavily rooted in soul music and gospel music. Her lyrics speak of love, pain and resilience.{{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Jody|title=Jody Rosen's Top 10 Best Pop Albums of 2013|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/10-best-pop-albums-of-the-year/|website=Vulture.com|date=December 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106160459/http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/10-best-pop-albums-of-the-year/|archive-date=January 6, 2016}} She also incorporates pop, funk, reggae and hip hop into her music. Side Effects of You demonstrated the versatility of Barrino's voice. Barrino introduced a new and much edgier rock-inspired sound which she coined as 'rock soul'. Gerrick D. Kennedy from the Los Angeles Times praised the album as "sumptuous contemporary R&B dipped in vintage rock and soul".{{cite news| url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-apr-23-la-et-ms-fantasia-american-idol-side-effects-you-20130423-story.html | title=Fantasia Barrino emerges triumphant on 'Side Effects of You' | date=April 23, 2013|first= Gerrick D. |last=Kennedy| work=Los Angeles Times| access-date= July 20, 2015 | archive-date= May 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529192912/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/23/entertainment/la-et-ms-fantasia-american-idol-side-effects-you-20130423| url-status=live}} Andy Kellman from Allmusic called it "her finest album yet". Barrino further showcased her versatility and expanded her range while starring in Broadway musicals The Color Purple and After Midnight, as well as her mini-tour with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Fantasia Barrino}}

Since winning American Idol in 2004, Barrino has won numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award, two Billboard Awards, five NAACP Image Awards and two ASCAP Awards, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award. She has often been referred to by music critics as "The Queen of Rock Soul".{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Trevell |date=2016-01-19 |title=Kelly vs. Fantasia vs. Carrie: And the best 'American Idol' winner is ... |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-american-idol-winners-ranking-20160119-htmlstory.html |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Fantasia's Top Musical Feats |url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/6o3etl/fantasia-s-top-musical-feats/8zvqpj |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=BET |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Fantasia Barrino and K-Ci and JoJo |url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/related-celebrities/fantasia-barrino-and-k-ci-and-jojo/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Capital XTRA |language=en}} VH1 ranked her number 32 out of the 100 Greatest Women in Music (2012). She has also been inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.{{cite news |title=Fantasia - North Carolina Music Hall of Fame |url=https://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/inductee-item/fantasia/ |accessdate=May 22, 2023 |website=North Carolina Music Hall of Fame}} In 2024, Barrino was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time. She is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-06-24 |title=Prince, Keith Urban, Green Day & More Selected for Hollywood Walk of Fame: See the Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/hollywood-walk-of-fame-class-2025-prince-green-day-fantasia/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Her first single "I Believe", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number-one, making Barrino the second artist in history to achieve this with a debut single. Barrino was named the number-one artist of the Adult Urban Contemporary format, according to the December 13, 2005, issue of Billboard magazine. She was the first artist of any kind to simultaneously hold the top two spots of the top three on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay; Her song, "Truth Is" spent fourteen weeks at the number-one position. Barrino's American Idol performance of the Porgy and Bess standard "Summertime" was named amongst the AOL's 2004 list of greatest television moments.

Barrino received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance in The Color Purple (2023). Barrino also earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical,{{Cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |date=December 10, 2023 |title=Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/critics-choice-tv-nominations-abbott-elementary-better-call-saul-lead-field-full-list-1235190912/ |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the performance, along with a shared nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

{{Main|Fantasia discography}}

• Free Yourself (2004)
• Fantasia (2006)
• Back to Me (2010)
• Side Effects of You (2013)
• The Definition of... (2016)
• Christmas After Midnight (2017)
• Sketchbook (2019)

• Life Is Not a Fairy Tale{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=1171519|title=Excerpt: Fantasia Barrino's "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale"|work=ABC News|access-date=May 8, 2016}} (2005)

;Headlining

• 2010–11: Back to Me Tour
• 2013: Side Effects of You Tour
• 2016: The Definition Of... Tour
• 2017: Christmas After Midnight Tour
• 2019: The Sketchbook Tour

;Co-headlining

• 2004: American Idols LIVE! Tour 2004 {{small|(with the Top 10 finalist of American Idol 2004)}}
• 2005: Find Your Way Tour {{small|(with Kem and Rahsaan Patterson)}}{{cite journal |author= |title=Kem, Fantasia and Rahassan Patterson Team Up For U.S. Tour |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbYDAAAAMBAJ&q=fantasia%20kem%20tour&pg=PA58 |journal=Jet |volume=108 |issue=1 |location=Boulder, Colorado |issn=0021-5996 |date=July 4, 2005 |pages=58 |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
• 2016: Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert {{small|(with Anthony Hamilton)}}
• 2016: Annual Summer Jam {{small|(with Maxwell and Ro James)}}

;Opening act

• 2005: Touch the Sky Tour {{small|(for Kanye West)}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com:80/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001137125 |title=Kanye Confirms Fall Tour With Common, Fantasia |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |date=September 14, 2005 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807011534/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001137125 |archive-date=August 7, 2007 |url-status=dead }}
• 2006: Unpredictable Tour {{small|(for Jamie Foxx)}}{{cite journal |last=King |first=Alyia S. |date=March 2007 |title=Truth Is |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pyUEAAAAMBAJ&q=fantasia%20jamie%20foxx%20tour&pg=PT24 |journal=VIBE Vixen |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=106 |issn=1556-2581|location=Boulder, Colorado |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
• 2011: Intimacy Tour {{small|(for Kem)}}{{cite web |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/03/14/kem-returning-to-detroit-for-2-shows-at-fox/ |title=Kem Returning To Detroit For 2 Shows at the Fox Theatre |author= |date=March 14, 2011 |publisher=WWJ-TV |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
• 2013: 2013 World Tour {{small|(for Andrea Bocelli)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-apr-23-la-et-ms-fantasia-american-idol-side-effects-you-20130423-story.html |title=Fantasia Barrino emerges triumphant on 'Side Effects of You' |last1=Kennedy |first1=Gerrick D. |date=April 23, 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
• 2017: In It to Win It Tour {{small|(for Charlie Wilson)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/charlie-wilson-fantasia-coming-to-the-usf-sun-dome-in-tampa/2309551/ |title=Charlie Wilson, Fantasia coming to the USF Sun Dome in Tampa |last1=Cridlin |first1=Jay |date=January 13, 2017 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=October 14, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015095009/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/charlie-wilson-fantasia-coming-to-the-usf-sun-dome-in-tampa/2309551 |archive-date=October 15, 2017 }}

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