Fantasia Barrino Net Worth 2023
Fantasia Barrino made her dreams come true in front of millions of Americans when she became the season 3 Winner American Idol. The days that follow the victory of her victory, she let go of the first single of her “I believe” selling more than 500K copies. She started working on her debut album shortly after working with Missy Elliott, Ciara and Jermaine Durpi.
Fantasia had moved from its small town of High Point North Carolina and in a 6,600-square-foot mansion in the suburbs. But things took turned suddenly for worse when she got involved with a married man. The bad press led to a great reaction of fans and critics who lead to sales of deficient albums and a loss of reputation.
She was also served with several demands from her father and her brother. She financed to her lose her mansion and declare himself bankrupt. It would be years before it recover her the confidence of her to make her return to the stage by making her new single in American Idol. Through everything, every fantasy could maintain her faith and nowadays her equity is $ 3 million.
Fantasia was born at the North Carolina Alto Point. She had almost no relationship with her father while her mother lifted her and her brothers on her account. Fantasia revealed in her memory “Life is not a fairy story” that she was illiterate. She had a poor education and abandoned high school at the age of 16 after she was raped by a classmate.
That same year she was pregnant with her daughter Zion Quari Barrino with her boyfriend Brandel Shouse. That same year she attended an audition that would change her life for American Idol in Greensboro North Carolina. She competed against Jennifer Hudson. The two formed a link and friendship beyond the series and, finally, working together on Hudson’s debut album.
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After winning, American Idol Fantasia launched its free debut album, which went to Platinum and sold more than 2 million copies around the world. The album was nominated for more than twenty prizes, including a Grammy. Its Sophomore launch entitled Fantasy was also Platinum and the only free, was number 1 in the Billboard R & B graphics for eight weeks in a row.
Two years later, she made her debut on stage in Broadway’s musical purple color. She was personally chosen by Oprah Winfrey to play Celie. In 2010, she had her own series of reality of her about VH1 entitled Fantasia really. The show lasted two seasons and received a large number that became one of the highest classrooms of VH1 in 2010.
That same year, her race was encountered with a serious obstacle. She was accused of sleeping with a married man she met at Verizon Wireless. According to divorce presentation, Mecklenburg County District Court alleges that Barrino had a one-year ratio of knot with Antwaun Cook, who was married.
Barrino went to a journey in the media, defending the accusations saying that the two began to come out after she separated. Negative feedback sent fantasy to a depression that leads to a suicide attempt. On August 9, 2010, Barrino was hospitalized in Pineville, North Carolina, due to an overdose of aspirin and unknown help for sleep.
Through her obstacles, Fantasia affirms that she was music that saved her life and her daughter. On December 13, 2011 she gave birth to a son, Dallas Xavier Barrino. In 2013, she threw the 4th album of her, side effects from you with the single “without me” with Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott. The album debuted at number 2 selling 94K copies the first week.
