Fantasia

Fantasia is the latest star to get her life turned into a reality show. VH1 said Friday that its cameras will begin following the singer for a series that it hopes to premiere early next year.... More »

Fantasia Barrino is a class act. The American Idol star, 24, says she's ready to hit the books and earn her high school degree after giving up the chance to do so when she dropped out of school... More »

American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino is again finding that, like the title of her autobiography, life is not a fairy tale. Court documents obtained Tuesday show one of Barrino s houses in Charlotte... More »

Few people, at 22 years old, merit an autobiography AND a biopic. But Fantasia, the former American Idol champ with the raspy, gospel-tinged voice of a weathered R&B veteran, has always been an old soul... More »

The father of American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a $10 million libel suit against the publisher of a book about his daughter, alleging that it contains false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional... More »

It took a lifetime for music greats Ray Charles and Johnny Cash to earn screen biographies. In today s increasingly rapid celebrity cycle, one American Idol had a much briefer wait. The Fantasia Barrino... More »

The minds behind American Idol want you to know that there was never a moment like this. The much-hyped Fantasia Barrino biopic scheduled to air Aug. 19 on Lifetime is already coming under fire from... More »

American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino had to be persuaded to play herself in a television movie about her hardscrabble life. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, to air Aug. 19 on Lifetime, is inspired by the... More »

When American Idol success story Fantasia portrays herself in the Lifetime Network biopic Life Is Not A Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story, veteran choreographer and actress Debbie Allen will be in... More »

Fantasia Barrino went on ABC s 20/20 newsmagazine on Friday evening, September 30, to talk about her brand-new memoir, Life Is Not A Fairly Tale, published the same day. The third-season American Idol... More »

Brian McKnight, Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia, Ciara, Nick Cannon and Kierra Kiki Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard are set to perform on the 19th annual Soul Train Music Awards, to be taped on Monday, February... More »

In a move to level the playing field, American Idol producers have decided to give half of the 24 semifinalist spots to men once the series kicks off next Tuesday (January 18). Over the last three seasons... More »

Fantasia Barrino beat out Diana DeGarmo last night to become the newest American Idol. The 19-year-old single mother from North Carolina received a majority of the 65 million votes cast by fans of the... More »