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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 4:44 pm
lol
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 4:56 pm
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!!!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 6:13 pm
Video of Fantasia singing "When I See U" on the Today Show: http://concreteloop.com/2006/12/video-fantasia-on-the-today-show
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:04 am
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.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:34 am
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.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 1:28 pm
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.)
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:25 pm
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."
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 8:46 am
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.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 3:44 pm
Thanks for that link, Tish ...
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 2:07 pm
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.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 2:30 pm
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
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, January 12, 2007 - 11:53 am
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." [...]
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 7:45 pm
Fantasia was great singing at the tribute to Aretha televised tonight!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 12:59 pm
Yeah, she tore shit UP! Here are links to YouTube: baby I Love You and Rock Steady.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 1:52 pm
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.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 1:54 pm
i do believe i will be at the taping, though i can't say more. i'll let you know if it happens.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 1:59 pm
Oooooooh me is envious.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 2:48 pm
dang, I'm jealous, Yank ...
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:25 am
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.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:55 am
sad that you're not going, Yank ...
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 12:28 pm
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.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 12:56 pm
cool, thanks for the info, Yank ...
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 6:14 pm
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.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, March 02, 2007 - 7:25 pm
Fantasia on Oprah. It's a VERY VERY good performance. link
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:59 am
Yep, she sang her heart out. Makes me want to go across country to NYC so I can see her in the show. 
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