On December 13, 2011, she gave birth to a son, Dallas Xavier Barrino.Ģ8. On Septemit was confirmed that the singer would be having a boy. She did not reveal the name of the father.Ģ7. On August 1, 2011, Barrino announced a second pregnancy during a charity concert event in Jacksonville, Florida. In December 2010, a North Carolina judge ruled in Barrino’s favor, stating the Cooks’ separation date was September 14, 2009, and not June 2010 as Paula previously claimed.Ģ6. In late August 2010, the ex-wife of Antwuan Cook, Paula Cook, accused Barrino of knowingly pursuing a relationship with her husband despite knowledge of their existing marriage.Ģ5. On August 9, 2010, Barrino was hospitalized in Pineville, North Carolina, due to overdosing on aspirin and an unknown sleep aid.Ģ4. An August 2010 divorce filing in Mecklenburg County District Court alleges that Barrino had a year-long relationship with Antwaun Cook, who was married, bringing up the subject of alienation of affection laws in North Carolina.Ģ3. Barrino had many musical collaborations during the fall of 2006 including a remake of The Clark Sisters’ “Endow Me” which featured Faith Evans, Lil’ Mo, and Coko of SWV, a remake of Stevie Wonder’s 1976 song “I Wish” with Patti LaBelle and Yolanda Adams for the soundtrack to the 2006 computer-animated film Happy Feet, and most notably her duet with Aretha Franklin which was recorded at that time and later released in 2007.Ģ2. In August 2006, Barrino played herself in a Lifetime Television film based on her autobiography Life Is Not a Fairy Tale.ġ4. Though she did not win any awards, she performed at the 48th annual telecast with several artists including Aerosmith, Joss Stone, John Legend, Maroon 5, and Ciara in an all-star tribute to Sly and the Family Stone during the Grammy Award show.ġ3. In 2006, Barrino was nominated for three Grammy Awards for her debut album.
After winning American Idol, Barrino signed to J Records with 19 Entertainment and began work on her debut album.ġ2. Barrino’s brother auditioned for the eighth season of American idol but failed to make it to the Hollywood round.ġ1.
tour with the other American Idol finalists and appeared in the 2004 Christmas special, Kelly, Ruben and Fantasia: Home For the Holidays as well.ġ0. Barrino’s show was a heartfelt staging of the Porgy and Bess standard “Summertime” that left her in tears from “feeling the song” and earned praise from the judges and was named amongst the AOL’s 2004 list of greatest television moments.ĩ. She became pregnant at 16, and on Augshe gave birth to her daughter, Zion Quari Barrino, with her ex-boyfriend, Brandel Shouse.Ĩ. Feeling embarrassed and harassed after she was raped by a classmate, she dropped out of high school.ħ. Despite the travels, she attended Andrews High School in High Point, North Carolina.Ħ. Her uncles, The Barrino Brothers, were a 1970s R&B band.ĥ. R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo are her first cousins.Ĥ. Barrino was born to Diane and Joseph Barrino and raised in High Point, North Carolina.ģ. Take a look below for 33 more awesome and interesting facts about Fantasia Barrino.ġ. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and earned Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. Following her victory, she released her debut single, “I Believe,” which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004.
Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor, known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and author.