American Idol's third season winner Fantasia Barrino plays herself in a television movie that shows how the teenage single mother overcame poverty, sexual abuse and illiteracy to win the hit talent ...

HIGH POINT — When “The Color Purple” opened in movie theaters on Christmas Day 2023, starring High Point native Fantasia Barrino, it only hinted at the amazing year Barrino was about to experience.

Fantasia Barrino is to play herself in a movie of her life story – overcoming poverty and sexual abuse to win American Idol. The film – provisionally titled Life Is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia ...

While American Idol produced some mesmerizing performances over the years, season 3 offered a plethora of amazing talent. Looking back on the season that aired in 2004, the competition welcomed ...

Young women brought the drama, Jay-Z surprised with a barbed speech and heroes long absent from the show’s stage made welcome returns at the 66th annual awards. By Elena Bergeron, Jon Pareles, Ben ...

*While many women would claim they were called beautiful 1000+ times before they met their husbands, Fantasia Barrino had to wait until meeting her husband before she heard “You are beautiful” ...