Fantasia Barrino will appear on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Feb. 3.
The platinum-selling, eight-time Grammy Award nominated 'American Idol' champ will open up to Winfrey -- who is the producer of the acclaimed theater musical 'The Color Purple' -- about some of her highly-publicized dramas and a few previously unknown details of her life, which is captured on her hit VH1 reality series 'Fantasia For Real.' (Exclusive excerpts are below.) As previously reported by BV Newswire, the show was ratings bonanza for VH1 during its premiere.
Fantasia will debut her new song, 'Even Angels,' which will be featured on her third J Records album – due for release this spring.Interview Excerpts:
On missed performances of The Color Purple
FANTASIA: And towards the end of The Color Purple I would get very tired. Not enough sleep. I would be pushing myself. And at times – OPRAH: Because it's hard to come down after the show, right. FANTASIA: Well, the tumors were taking a lot out of me. OPRAH: So you were singing with the tumors. FANTASIA: Singing with the tumors. And if I wasn't on the stage, I was in the hospital getting an IV. But these are things that nobody would have ever known. OPRAH: Why didn't you tell me? FANTASIA: Well, I couldn't find you, Oprah. (Laughter.) OPRAH: I'm a phone call away. I mean, really, why didn't you say -- if not me, why didn't you say to someone, look, I'm -- I'm going through this? Because we didn't know that.
On taking care of her family
FANTASIA: I couldn't work or sing for six weeks. And as you can see, I take care of my whole family and it wasn't good for me, because who was gonna pay the bills? But I'm like, well, Lord, I've been through a lot. Why this now? I have so many people that I have to take care of. So it -- it -- OPRAH: So what is the answer? What did the Lord say? FANTASIA: Stop taking care of everybody. (laughter)
On what happened to all of her money
OPRAH: What happened to all the money? Because first of all everybody assumes when you come off "American Idol" you go make the first album, especially if they bought the album, you have millions of dollars coming in. Were there millions of dollars coming in? FANTASIA: You know, I don't want to throw anybody under the bus. I do believe there was a lot of money coming in. I just don't know where it was going.
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By: kaykay on 2/02/2010 5:17PM
WOW I had no idea fantasia was going through that they mention nothing about that on her reality show.
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By: AM Hood on 2/04/2010 1:41PM
I pray this young girl spend wisely and invest more than she spends. And not spend upon the record business only. There are other avenues, shampoos, perfumes. restaurants, etc. And TINY has a talent in the creating studios. Has anyone encouraged him in this area. He can do that and his music.
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By: Van Helsing on 2/02/2010 10:03PM
Fantasia, there are a few important rules you must follow when talking to Oprah: 1.Don't look her in the eyes...you may turn into stone. 2.Carry extra garlic, a crucifix, and holy water. 3.If all else fails, hold a mirror to her face...demonds can not endure the sight of themselves.4.If you do the show at night, make sure there is no full moon. Follow these rules, and you'll be okay!!
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By: Judy Beaudoin on 2/03/2010 10:00AM
I am so sick of the jealous women who hate Oprah! She worked hard to get where she is and she has helped so many of us in countless ways.
Who do you help? How hard do YOU work? Did you finish school? Did you excel? I thought not.
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By: Eve on 2/03/2010 12:58PM
Dear Judy, Oprah has not helped me in any way. Maybe when her show began, she had some modesty, but over the years it became all about Oprah and her rich life style. She looks mostly outside of the country to her own to help, which in my mind is being a bigot. How she has so many followers is scary to me. This just means that people have lost the ability to think for themselves. Sitting down to have your makeup and clothes put on and talking to people isn't exactly a hard job and the money she makes from her followers, such as yourself, is amazing. I guess she is not doing so well these days, as I have received an offer for a full year of her magazine for $12 and an extra free copy for a friend. It is costing her money to try to get people to read her full of herself magzine.
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By: Sus7637 on 2/04/2010 9:18AM
VAN HELSING HOW BOUT LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AND WATCH YOUR FACE WILL BE AGING SOON, WITH HANGING SKIN...... CROWS FEET-CRACKS AND WRINKLES" ATLEAST BLK PPL DONT HAVE YOUR PROBLEM! JEALOUS HATER!
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By: bradmachado on 2/03/2010 7:10AM
Wow Fantasia got out of her death bed to do the color purple. Those inoperable tumors and all she missed was SIXTY performances. Her ugly, worthless ass should have been fired.
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By: wendy gurowitz on 2/03/2010 8:08AM
Didn't your mother ever teach you if you have nothing nice to say about someone, don't say anything at all. You sound like one classless individual. Fantasia you are great and I am sorry for all you have been through. I hope you are feeling better!Shame on you Bradmachado.
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By: Judy Beaudoin on 2/03/2010 9:45AM
Fantasia is my pick for the best EVER to come out of American Idol - she has a voice that is incredible and so are the emotions that she puts into what she sings.
You are a low-life for saying what you did - you have not walked in her shoes.
Have some humanity, (look it up in Websters)
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By: Elaine on 2/03/2010 9:55AM
You ought to be ashamed of yourself. I have never been a Fantasia fan, but I certainly do not wish her any bad luck and hope for the best for her. Obviously you were raised in a barn, so possibly your unkind words could be excused, but I really think that even a pig would know better than to kick someone when they're down.
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