Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B (contemporary R&B)/soul (soul music) singer, Broadway (Broadway theatre) and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season (American Idol (season 3)) of the television series American Idol in 2004. She has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. After playing the part of Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple (The Color Purple (musical)), she is cast to be in the film adaptation of the musical.

In 2004, she released her debut single, I Believe (I Believe (Fantasia song)), which debuted at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard Hot 100), making Barrino the first recording artist in history to debut at the number one spot with a debut single. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Platinum (Music recording sales certification) by the RIAA and garnered Barrino four Grammy nominations in 2006. In 2006, she released her second album, Fantasia (Fantasia (album)), which featured the number-one R&B hit When I See U. The album was certified Gold (Music recording sales certification) by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. She then played the part of Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple. Her third studio album is set to be released in early 2010.