Fantasia won the 3rd season of American Idol.
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Barrino began singing in her church at the age of 5. She was a member of The Barrino Family, a group that travelled and performed in the Carolinas and elsewhere in the American South.
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Fantasia released her album, Free Yourself, in November 2004. It debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart, selling 240,000 copies in its first week
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In May and June 2005 Fantasia went on her first tour with her own live band, supporting soul singers Kem and Rahsaan Patterson.
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In September 2005, Fantasia published her memoir (which she dictated to a freelance writer), Life is Not a Fairy Tale. In it she reveals that she is, in fact, functionally illiterate.
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Fantasia played Aretha Franklin in an episode of the series American Dreams, singing "Respect".
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Fantasia appeared three times as a musical guest on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show.
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Fantasia and Lyfe Jennings made his single "Hypothetically".
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The full name of her daughter is Zion Quari' Barrino.
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Fantasia's trade mark is her soulful voice.
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