Fantasia Barrino On Her Golden Globe Best Actress Nomination For ‘The Color Purple’: “I’m Still Here”
deadline.comIn response to her Golden Globe nomination Monday for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy in The Color Purple, Fantasia Barrino starts the conversation with gratitude as she swore, after playing Celie on Broadway in the musical adaptation, she would never play the character again. “I’ve said in Interviews before that I would never play this role again because of post-traumatic stress, but I am so glad that I didn’t allow fear to stand in my way,” she said after this morning’s nominations were revealed.
Barrino first rose to fame in 2004 when she won the third season of American Idol with her powerful, raspy voice and emotional performances.
After releasing her debut song “I Believe,” which later became the fastest-selling single in history by an Idol contestant, she released her first album.
It debuted at No. 1 and was certified platinum. Over the next few years, Fantasia released more albums and established herself as an R&B star.
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