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Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984)〔 known by the mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series ''American Idol'' in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe," which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, ''Free Yourself'', which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. In 2006, she released her second album, ''Fantasia'', which featured the single "When I See U" which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. She then played the part of Celie in the Broadway musical ''The Color Purple'', for which she won a 2007 Theatre World Award. Her third studio album, ''Back to Me'', was released worldwide on August 24, 2010 and features the single "Bittersweet," which peaked in the top ten on the R&B chart. The single won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. As of February 2012, Barrino has sold 2,842,000 albums and 1,425,000 tracks in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 24 'American Idols' Of All-Time )〕 In 2012, VH1 ranked her number 32 out of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. On April 18, 2013, Barrino returned to ''American Idol'' singing "Lose to Win." The performance dubbed "dynamic, passionate and powerful" won her fervent expressions of approval from the show's current judges and a wild ovation from the live audience. Moreover, she has received rave reviews in the media for the performance. In November 2013, Barrino returned to Broadway in the musical ''After Midnight''. On October 16, 2014, she was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Barrino has been nicknamed "Baby Patti LaBelle" by her idol Patti LaBelle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patti LaBelle on Which Singers Inspire Her: "Not Many" )〕 She has also been dubbed the "Queen of Rock Soul".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fantasia The Rock Soul Queen )〕 ==Early life== Fantasia Barrino was born to Diane and Joseph Barrino and raised in High Point, North Carolina. She began singing at the age of five. Barrino cites Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Tina Turner as her biggest musical influences. Music runs in her family. R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, formerly of Jodeci, are her first cousins. Her uncles, The Barrino Brothers, were a 1970s R&B band. Barrino's own family would travel and perform in the Carolinas and elsewhere in the American South and recorded the CD ''Miracles'' for a local label. Despite the travels, Barrino attended Andrews High School in High Point, North Carolina. Feeling embarrassed and harassed after she was raped by a classmate,〔() http://abcnews.go.com/2020/OnlyinAmerica/story?id=1170655&page=2 ''ABCnews.go.com'' Retrieved on 01-16-08〕 she dropped out of high school. She became pregnant at 16, and on August 8, 2001, gave birth to her daughter, Zion Quari Barrino with her ex-boyfriend, Brandel Shouse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fantasia Barrino )〕 Barrino then briefly moved to neighboring Greensboro, North Carolina before trying out for the ''American Idol'' Auditions in Atlanta. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fantasia Barrino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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