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Fantasia joined Jennifer Hudson for a performance of "I'm His Only Woman" on Thursday night.

VH1 Welcomes Fantasia

Fantasia will star in VH1's newest reality show.

"Fantasia has one of the most fascinating stories in show business, from her tough upbringing to her meteoric rise on the national scene thanks to 'American Idol,' " Jeff Olde, executive vp original programming at VH1, told The Hollywood Reporter. "Her challenges from fame and her unwillingness to fail have combined to create a larger-than-life talent who appeals to music lovers around the world. So many people wanted to work with her on this, but Fantasia is now part of the VH1 family, and we're so happy to have her."

The show,which will chronicle Fantasia's career and life as a single mother, is slated to air in early 2010.

Visit Fantasiabarrinolive.com as more details emerge.

Upcoming Events

Fantasia is the special guest at the 13th Annual Young Women and Godly Girl Power Spiritual Conference at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Fort Washington, Maryland. The conference takes place from Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26, 2009. For more information visit, divineyoungwomen.com.

Fantasia is scheduled to perform at Funk Fest 2009 in Spartanburg, South Carolina at Barnet Park on Saturday, June 6th. Tickets are available online at www.funkfest2009.com. Gates open at 4pm, and show starts at 6pm. Other artists on the show include Maze, and Whodini. For more info click HERE.

Fantasia will give a special gospel performance with her mother at the 25th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, June 7th. The headliner for that evening is Kirk Franklin. Admission is free and the concert begins at 4:30 pm. For more information click HERE.

Rickey Smiley and Fantasia come together for one night only of Comedy & Soul at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The concert takes place on Mother's Day weekend, Friday, May 8th. Tickets go on sale today, available online at www.bokcenter.com or by calling 1-866-7-BOKCTR.

Fantasia Heads to the Gulf Coast

According to the Pensacola News Journal, The Saenger Theatre in Pensacola will welcome “American Idol” winner Fantasia.

Fantasia will rock the stage on April 10th.

For ticket information, visit call 595-3880, or visit http://www.pensacolasaenger.com/.

Don't forget to visit http://www.fantasiabarrinolive.com/ for your latest Fantasia news.

Fantasia Rocks Morehouse

Fantasia made an appearance at Morehouse this weekend. As usual she rocked it!

American Idol Experience and NAACP Image Award

Fantasia and other American Idol contestants were at Disney World today for the grand opening of the American Idol Experience.

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For more pictures, visit http://www.studioscentral.com/american-idol-press-event-photos.html or http://www.fantasiabarrinolive.com/

Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson were also awarded a NAACP Image Award for their collaboration on Jennifer's album, "I'm His Only Woman." This is Fantasia's second win. Congrats ladies. Be sure to check the song out on I-tunes.

Red Carpet Interview

Fantasia stopped and chatted with ET reporter Thea Andrews on the Grammy red carpet.

Grammy Fashion

Fantasia hit up Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala Saturday night and the Grammys last night looking Fabulous! She recently told reporters that she's dropped twenty pounds.

For more pictures, visit http://www.fantasiabarrinolive.com/ or visit us at the Tasiaville Forum!

All pictures are courtesy of wireimages.com

Head of the Class

Fantasia recently reaffirmed her plans to obtain her high school diploma. She told E!

"I've been talking about it for so long. I have a lot of young people who look up to me, like my 15-year-old brother and 7-year-old daughter. It's something that I really need to do and that I want to do."

We wish Fantasia luck on her endeavors!

At Night to Remember featuring Fantasia

Fantasia will headline the annual "A Night to Remember" fundraising gala presented by Comcast on April 17 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

The Chattanoogan reports the following:

“We’re very excited about welcoming Fantasia to Chattanooga,” said Mr. Overton, who noted that the singer/actress’s personal story of triumph over early obstacles mirrors the A Night to Remember commitment to helping youngsters surmount challenges in order to reach for their dreams.

More details about this event can be found by visiting http://www.anighttoremember.org/

She's Back!

The internet is buzzing from the news of Fantasia's return to "The Color Purple." Fantasia will be reprising her role as Ms. Celie for a limited time. BV's Jawn Murray reports:

BV Buzz has has learned exclusively that season three 'American Idol' winner Fantasia will return to the Oprah Winfrey-produced musical.

Beginning this summer, Fantasia will resume her role as Celie and embark on a three month run with the show, kicking off at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on June 30.

She will also play dates with 'The Color Purple' when the show travels to Chicago and Atlanta as well.

To read the full article, visit Jawn.