Fantasia Barrino

15 top selling AI alumni-- so far

source: American Idol on LJ.

6. Fantasia, 2,309,000. The Season 3 winner, Fantasia Barrino, shed her last name and became a star. She hit #8 with her debut album, Free Yourself. The album featured four Hot 100 hits, including the #1 "I Believe." Her follow-up album, Fantasia, reached #19. Like Clay Aiken (who played Sir Rob...

Published Fri, Mar 20

Fantasia Barrino

source: Broadway.com

Her version of "Summertime", which she first performed on American Idol, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one and remained there for eleven consecutive weeks. She also enjoyed success with her subsequent single "I Believe" and her debut solo ...

Published Thu, Mar 5

Jordin Sparks Dropped by 19 Management?

source: mjsbigblog

However, the album spawned 3 successful singles that kept her album sales steady, and after a year, Jordin Sparks is about to go platinum. Her smash hit “No Air”, a duet with Chris Brown, certified double platinum, peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #3. The first single, “Tattoo” went platin...

Published Thu, Nov 20

fantasia_fans @ 2004-10-27T15:45:00

source: Fantasia Barrino Fans

Missy Elliott, R. Kelly Helping Fantasia With Her Debut LP American Idol' winner's Free Yourself drops November 23. In an "American Idol" winner first, Fantasia has scored some of the biggest names in music to contribute to her debut album. This report is from MTV News.

Published Sat, Oct 18

Happy Birthday Fantasia!

source: Yahoo! Search

Fantasia’s Idol victory over runner-up Diana DeGarmo was merely the start to her career. In June, 2004 she released “I Believe” which shot to number one on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. The thirteen-track album, “Free Yourself” was released shortly thereafter and received four Gram...

Published Mon, Jun 30

Article : Fantasia Gets "Free"

source: Rolling Stone

Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri and Rodney Jerkins lead the list of contributors to American Idol winner Fantasia's debut album, Free Yourself, due November 23rd. The album includes Fantasia's previously released single "I Believe," as well as the Gershwin standard "Summertime," whi...

Published Wed, Oct 31

Constantine Maroulis Makes His Mark on the Charts

source: Yahoo! Search

Until recently, the number of season four Idols to hit the charts has been somewhat small compared to other seasons. With his debut at No. 75 on the Billboard 200 for his self-titled debut album, Constantine Maroulis has changed that. What's even more impressive is that he achieved this whil...

Published Wed, Aug 22