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Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
lol

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
A bulletin on myspace:

ONE DAY BEFORE HER ALBUM'S RELEASE:

FANTASIA WILL BE ON REGIS AND KELLY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH @ 9AM on ABC!!!

STAY TUNED TO WATCH OUR STAR!!!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Video of Fantasia singing "When I See U" on the Today Show: http://concreteloop.com/2006/12/video-fantasia-on-the-today-show

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Fantabulous. She's also in Entertainment Weekly this week....a sort of strange picture of her with blonde hair and a nice story about her...but it's also sad because her father is SUING her over what she wrote about him in her book Life Is Not a Fairy Tale.

Grooch
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06-16-2006

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Sorry that I didn't answer sooner, Tishala. I missed your post. Unfortunetly, I missed her also. I had to leave for work before she came on.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
She was great on Regis & Kelly. Sang Hood Boy and a Christmas song. Didn't care for her hair though (blonde, very short all around and very long and straight bangs ? off to the right side of her face.)

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
reviews for Fantasia's brand spanking new CD:

Atlanta Journal Constitution

A-

Well, so much for Macy Gray. This former "American Idol" has moved right into her slot. The pop market has limited room, after all, for scratchy-voiced R&B divas, and with her excellent new self-titled album, Fantasia has made a strong case as the most perfect of the imperfect. She has the confidence to sing over hot hip-hop tracks and the good sense to borrow a bit of grit from old soul music, plus she's got the commercial wherewithal to throw in a few contemporary ballads. For someone so young (she's 22), she seems awfully complete. She has a soft side, and that's nice, but she also knows how to get raw.

USA Today

Fantasia, Fantasia: * * * Postgraduate Idol R&B

Despite its title, Fantasia was not particularly pure and uninhibited on debut Free Yourself, which was clearly designed to please a broad audience. On this self-titled follow-up, the 2004 American Idol queen is out to please herself. Anyone else who listens in will reap the benefits, because peeling away the commercial wrapper exposes a bold and brassy soul diva who gives these R&B thumpers and revved-up Motown cookers real sizzle.

Boston Globe:
FANTASIA
"Fantasia" (J Records)

Grade: B

Kelly, Ruben, Carrie and Taylor may never outgrow their ties to "American Idol." But Fantasia already has. Thanks to her distinctive new CD, it's likely the smoky-voiced singer will eventually be associated with Missy Elliott, not Simon Cowell. Big Boi guests on the hot single "Hood Boy," writer Diane Warren and producer Babyface team for the big ballad "I Feel Beautiful" and Missy contributes three songs (the thumping "I'm Not That Type," the breakup anthem "Two Weeks Notice" and the closing, emotional "Bump What Ya Friends Say"). But it's Fantasia's voice that pulls everything together. She's a classic gospel/soul star remade for a modern era. Download: "Baby Makin' Hips."

Tishala
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08-01-2000

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Fantasia at the Aretha Franklin Tribute singing "Rock Steady": link. Sadly, my girlfriend Chaka does not sound so great on "Respect." Ruben is on it too....sounding very good.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

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Thanks for that link, Tish ...

Retired
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07-11-2001

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For those that missed it, "Life Is Not A Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story" is being repeated on Lifetime Sun. 12/31 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Mon. 1/1 at 4 p.m. Eastern. Enjoy.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

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fantasia has been nominated for three NAACP image awards:

Outstanding female artist
Outstanding Movie, Mini Series, or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie

Tishala
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08-01-2000

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Aretha planning Broadway show
NY daily News

Cicely Tyson, "American Idol's" Fantasia, Billy Dee Williams and gospel star Karen Clark are among the talents Aretha Franklin aims to line up for "From These Roots," the Broadway-bound play based on her best-selling autobiography of the same title.

"I've just laid the groundwork for the play. We're going to start here in Detroit and take it to a number of major cities, then on to New York," says the multi-Grammy-winning legend, who is again in the awards spotlight for performing "Never Gonna Break My Faith." The Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy and Andrea Remanda song, from the motion picture "Bobby," is currently up for Golden Globe best song honors.

Aretha says now, "I'm casting the key people, who would be myself, my dad and family. I'm interested in Cicely Tyson playing my grandmother. I'd like to have Fantasia possibly play me as a young woman, and there are others I have in mind. There will be someone playing me at three ages, and I will probably make an appearance at the end of the play." [...]

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 7:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Fantasia was great singing at the tribute to Aretha televised tonight!

Tishala
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08-01-2000

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Yeah, she tore shit UP! Here are links to YouTube: baby I Love You and Rock Steady.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Fantasia finally (!) gets a spot on Oprah: link and rumors are that she will be the next Celie in The Color Purple on Broadway. No official word yet, though.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

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i do believe i will be at the taping, though i can't say more. i'll let you know if it happens.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

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Oooooooh me is envious.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

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dang, I'm jealous, Yank ...

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

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Turns out I'm not going, though someone close to me is. I'll let you know if I get any insider scoop. The taping is this week.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

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sad that you're not going, Yank ...

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
The episode with Fantasia will air next Wednesday, 2/28. Also on the show -- Chris Rock and the upcoming Discovery Channel/BBC series Planet Earth.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

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cool, thanks for the info, Yank ...

Roteach
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06-01-2003

Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roteach a private message Print Post    
Fantasia was on AI today and announced that she was taking over one of the rolls in The Color Purple on April 10. Quincy Jones is one of the producers. He was in the audience and said that she is ready for the role.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, March 02, 2007 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Fantasia on Oprah. It's a VERY VERY good performance. link

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Yep, she sang her heart out. Makes me want to go across country to NYC so I can see her in the show. :-)