Fantasia Barrino
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"Fantasia Monique Barrino", commonly Mononymous person/known simply by the mononym "Fantasia", is an United States/American contemporary R&B/R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the American Idol (season 3)/third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe (Fantasia Barrino song)/I Believe," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100/Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Music recording sales certification/Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006.

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You're illiterate to just about everything. You don't want to misspell.

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I want to do all types of music, music for all people. I want my music to be encouraging, to help people.

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I like to play dress up, I'm in love with fashion.

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Listen to your momma.

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And my mom comes upstairs and she says, 'Something is wrong with you.' I wouldn't even talk. She says, 'Have you been touched?' I still said nothing. I laid in that bed for two days. I wouldn't even go to school.

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If I could have waited, I would have.

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You're illiterate to just about everything. You don't want to misspell. So that, for me, kept me...in a box and I didn't, wouldn't come out.

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I always want people to - to get the message that I'm trying to send out. You know, I've been through some things, so when I get up there and sing my songs, I'm like, Hey, I've been through it, and I want to encourage somebody else that if you're going through it, you can come out.

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