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There was no diva in former "Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino on Monday, when she provided what several accounts say was the "emotional crescendo" for Jennifer Hudson family's memorial service.The Chicago Tribune reports Oprah, Fantasia, Missy Elliot,...
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Fantasia Barrino sings the gospel song "Your Grace and Mercy" at the private service
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Billy Joel buys a Beetle. Kid Rock civil case continues. Emilio Navaira recovers. Fantasia Barrino apple of festival's eye. Miranda Cosgrove gets a record deal. Heidi Klum, Nicky Hilton ready to party. Hasselhoff was hassled with hefty payment.
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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino is to star in a remake of The Colour Purple.
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Filed under: Music, American Idol TMZ.com: Despite her unfortunate two-tone 'do and glamorous tat/gown combo, Fantasia Barrino still got some love from an admirer outside of Mr. Chow on Sunday. With her run as Miss Celie in "The Color Purple" now over, maybe she'll get her second wind as... Read more
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SIMON COWELL was delighted when former AMERICAN IDOL winner FANTASIA BARRINO's brother auditioned on the U.S. TV show - until he heard his "terrible"
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Filed under: Star Catcher TMZ.com: "American Idol" Fantasia Barrino not only blows off her performances -- but her fans too! The singer gave her final "Color Purple" performance on Sunday, and after the show ended at 6:00 PM, fans waited by the stage door to get her autograph.... Read more
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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has denied reports she's expecting her second child. The 23-year-old fueled speculation she was pregnant after canceling a string of performances in musical "The Color Purple" on Broadway earlier this year. [...] Read more!
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DOES Fantasia Barrino have a bun in the oven? Yes, say several reliable bloggers including celebrity writer Jonathan Jackson, who credits Atlanta rapper Young Dro with being the father. Barrino's flack didn't get back to us, but an upcoming visit...
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"AMERICAN Idol" alum Fantasia Barrino brought down the house at Tillman's Bar & Lounge during a send-off party for her "Color Purple" co-star Kimba Shannon. She jumped onstage the other night to toast her pal and gave an impromptu performance of...
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Guess who's got those foxy legs. (Popoholic) Carmen Electra gets a hand from Richard Branson. (Hollywood Tuna) You don't want to see Fantasia Barrino in a bikini. (DListed) Mary Louise Parker is the MILFiest. (PopSugar) Wait. Britney Spears can read?...
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Fantasia Barrino has become the first American Idol winner to prove her
worth on Broadway. Reporting on her success since taking on the role of Celi
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"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino's work on New York's Broadway must be fantastic -- she just extended her run in "The Color Purple."...
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AMERICAN IDOL star FANTASIA BARRINO love affair with Broadway is set to continue - the singer has extended her run in hit musical THE COLOR PURPLE.
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File this one under things we wish we never knew. American Idol dribs and drabs today: We have word that Fantasia
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Happy Birthday to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps (1985), "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino (1984), Pantera singer Phil Anselmo (1968), boxing star Mike Tyson (1966), Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), "In Living Color" comedian David Alan Grier (1955), The Supremes singer Florence Ballard (1943; d. 1976), actress/singer Lena Horne (1917), and jazz clarinetist Harry Shields (1899; d. 1971).
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FANTASIA Barrino, who picked up a Theater World Award the other day for her debut in "The Color Purple," admits there was a time not long ago when her fashion sense was way out of whack. After thanking God and producer Scott Sanders - in that order...
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· A demure Angelina Jolie tried to stay in the background at the Ocean’s Thirteen premiere, telling reporters it was her man's night.
· Sinead O’Connor reportedly once got into a fistfight with Prince after she did a cover of his song, "Nothing Compares 2 U."
· Fantasia Barrino says that when she hit it big, people were all, “Girl, you need to lose those pumps and long nails.” She did....
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"American Idol" is, once again, a singing competition.
In the end, Jordin Sparks rose to the top of a season more crowded with stories about Haley's short shorts and Sanjaya's faux-hawk than about who had the most impressive range or who was the most deserving heir to the throne that Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks built.
The 17-year-old Glendale, Arizona, resident, dubbed The Singer by the judges, beat out "The Entertainer," 25-year-old Blake Lewis of Bothell, Washington, Wednesday night to become the sixth American Idol, thereby restoring the most watched show on television to its ballad-happy roots.
"I can't thank you enough!" an emotional Sparks told the audience at Hollywood's Kodak Theater, happy tears streaming down her face, after learning she had received the majority of a record 74 million votes.
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Jennifer Hudson has hit back at reports she was spotted drinking heavily with singer pal Fantasia Barrino - because she's tee-total.
The New York Post claimed the two former American Idol stars were intoxicated as they left a club in Hudson's native Chicago, Illinois, but the Oscar winner insists that isn't possible.[...] Read more!
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THE diva herself celebrated "Jennifer Hudson Day" in Chicago last Thursday by getting tipsy and fending off guys. The Oscar winner went out with "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino to Windy City hot spot Boutique, and proceeded to order several...
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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has confirmed she's set to make her Broadway debut in Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple musical.
Appearing on a live American Idol last night, the singer announced she'll play the leading role of Celie from April 10.[...] Read more!
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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino desperately tried to win the role of Effie White in Dreamgirls and even had co-star Jamie Foxx backing her, before eventually losing out to Jennifer Hudson.
Foxx, who plays record boss Curtis Taylor in the film, was pushing for Barrino to land the role, but director Bill Condon had other ideas.[...] Read more!
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On her 2004 debut 'Free Yourself,' Fantasia Barrino stayed within the pop confines of the series ("American Idol") that made
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Jamie Foxx is hitting the road hot on the tails of Kris Kringle.
The Oscar winner has announced plans to kick off a 19-city tour Dec. 26 at the San Diego Civic Theater.
Foxx's label, J Records, said Friday that the concert series will hearken back to the "Ray" star's roots, featuring a combination of tunes from his multi-platinum debut solo album, "Unpredictable," and stand-up comedy.
Foxx, who's collecting kudos as we speak for his role as a shady girl-group manager in the mega-hyped big-screen adaptation of "Dreamgirls"âÂÂwhich opened FridayâÂÂwill wind up his tour Feb. 16 in Las Vegas. He'll be joined in Sin City by Fantasia Barrino, who is also set to lend her vocal styling to five other shows during Foxx's cross-country jaunt.
And while few remember Foxx's 1994 musical offering, "Peep This," the 39-year-old singer-actor has more than proved himself lately.
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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino was devastated when fellow talent show contestant Jennifer Hudson beat her to the part of Effie White in the forthcoming Dreamgirls movie. [...] Read more!
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The father of "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a suit claiming her biography contained details that are untrue.
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Father of 'American Idol' Winner Fantasia Barrino Files $10 Million Suit Against Publisher
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Fantasia Barrino's life pre-"American Idol" may not have been a fairy tale, but according to her father, the book about her life includes some parts that are pure fiction.
The "American Idol" winner's dad, Joseph Barrino, sued publisher Simon & Schuster for $10 million Tuesday, alleging that the 2005 memoir "Fantasia: Life Is Not a Fairytale" contains "false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths."
Joe Barrino, a truck driver and a musician himself, is claiming that, although his daughter is listed as the book's author, it was the singer's grandmother, pastor Addie Collins, who actually penned the story.
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Fantasia Barrino will play herself in a original Lifetime movie about her life that's being aired on August 19. She's just one of many musicians whose lives will be depicted on film.
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