![]() ![]() Yet the slick, urban contemporary sound of the album may have alienated some of Fantasia's fans, who were more accustomed to the old-school approach she'd displayed on AMERICAN IDOL. But the scrappy singer revived herself yet again in 2010 with a new album, another Color Purple run and a reality show. AMERICAN IDOL winner Fantasia Barrino mixed hip-hop with classic soul on her 2004 debut, FREE YOURSELF. ![]() Not long after, however, Fantasia faced a new set of problems, including fans' ire and lost ticket sales after missed Color Purple performances (which turned out to be due to a cyst on her vocal cords), spiraling debt and her record label dropping her. Her self-titled sophomore album dropped later that year, followed by a 2007 star turn as Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple. Free Yourself - letra: Baby you don't pay me no mind, You act like you don't love me no more, Maybe you need space or some time, Your attitude is. She chronicled her struggles to reach the top as a young single mother in the 2006 book Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, which was later turned into a Lifetime television movie (starring Fantasia as herself). Despite her successes, life has not always been easy for Fantasia. Her debut album, Free Yourself, dropped in 2004 and earned several Grammy nods. Sixty-five million people voted for her, leading to her record deal with Clive Davis' J Records. This young singer from North Carolina went from unknown teenager to worldwide superstar after winning the third season of American Idol. ![]()
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