Fantasia: talks about new album 'Free Yourself' and her life as an 'American Idol'.(Cover Story)

From: Jet | Date: January 10, 2005| Author: Yarbrough, Marti | Copyright information

Since having blown away her competition on FOX television's third installment of "American Idol," singer Fantasia Barrino has been on a firstname basis with the entire nation. After she won the reality show's grand prize of a $1 million recording contract, she catapulted into instant stardom and capped off a year full of accomplishments.

Already the 20-year-old has made music history by becoming the first artist on Billboard's Hot 100 chart to premiere at No. 1 with her...

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