Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Barrino
Contestant
Season	Season 3
Age	19
Contestant #	34572
Placed	Winner
Personal
Hometown	High Point, North Carolina
Gender	Female

Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984), later known as Fantasia was a contestant in Season 3 of American Idol.

Audition

Fantasia auditioned in Atlanta. She sang "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner. All three judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.

Hollywood Round

Fantasia was one of the first contestants shown in the first round of Hollywood Round, singing "Think" by Aretha Franklin. During the first cut after the second day, it was revealed that she advanced to the third day. She later managed to progress to the final day and advanced to the live shows and the Top 32.

Top 32

Fantasia was shown in Group 1. She sang "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt. She received enough votes to land her in the Top 2 for that week and the overall Top 12.

Top 12

Fantasia sang "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 11

Fantasia sang "Always on My Mind" by Brenda Lee. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 10

Fantasia sang "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by The Miracles. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 9

Fantasia sang "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 8

Fantasia sang "Summertime" by Abbie Mitchell from the film Porgy and Bess. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 7

Fantasia sang "It's a Miracle" by Barry Manilow. She was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.

Top 6

Fantasia sang "Get on Your Feet by Gloria Estefan. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 5

Fantasia sang "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen and "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" by Julie Andrews. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 4

Fantasia sang "Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd and "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler. She was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.

Top 3

Fantasia sang "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin, "A Fool in Love" by Ike & Tina Turner (per request of Simon Cowell) and "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston (as chosen by Clive Davis). She received enough votes to advance to the Finale.

Season 3 Finale

In the Finale, Fantasia sang "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo, "Summertime" by Abbie Mitchell and "I Believe". She received more votes than Diana DeGarmo, making her the American Idol.

After the Show

Fantasia appeared in the Finale of Season 18, and she served as a mentor for the Top 12 performance show of Season 23.

Performances

Week	Theme	Song	Artist	Order Sung	Status
Semifinals	Semifinal Group 1	"Something to Talk About"	Bonnie Raitt	8	Advanced
Top 12	Soul music Week	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Stevie Wonder	6	Safe
Top 11	Country music Week	"Always on My Mind"	Willie Nelson	3	Safe
Top 10	Motown Week	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"	Marvin Gaye	9	Safe
Top 9	Elton John	"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	Elton John	1	Safe
Top 8	Cinema	"Summertime"	Abbie Mitchell	5	Safe
Top 7	Barry Manilow	"It's a Miracle"	Barry Manilow	7	Bottom 2
Top 6	Gloria Estefan	"Get on Your Feet"	Gloria Estefan	1	Safe
Top 5	Big Band	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"	Queen Barbra Streisand	5 10	Safe
Top 4	Disco	"Knock on Wood" "Holding Out for a Hero"	Eddie Floyd Bonnie Tyler	3 7	Bottom 2
Top 3	Idol's Choice Judges' Choice Clive Davis' Choice	"Chain of Fools" "A Fool in Love" "Greatest Love of All"	Aretha Franklin Ike & Tina Turner George Benson	2 4 6	Safe
Finale	Contestant's Choice	"All My Life" "Summertime" "I Believe"	K-Ci & JoJo Abbie Mitchell Fantasia	2 4 6	Winner

Trivia

• In Season 7, Fantasia's brother Ricco Barrino auditioned, but given how his name did not appear on the American Idol website's list of Golden Ticket recipients for that year, he either was unable to get one or withdrew shortly after receiving one.

Gallery

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